Patent ID: 9587870
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: F25C,F25D

Claim:
1. An ice making module for a kitchen appliance, the ice making module comprising: a conductive ice tray including at least one ice piece forming cavity wherein the conductive ice tray has an outward surface and an inward surface; an electrical circuit in electrical communication with the conductive ice tray, wherein the electrical circuit includes a power source in selective electrical communication with the conductive ice tray; a switch in electrical communication with the power source and the conductive ice tray, wherein the switch is configured to selectively release an electrical charge through the conductive ice tray in the form of an electromagnetic pulse; a water dispensing mechanism configured to selectively dispose water into the at least one ice piece forming cavity of the conductive ice tray, and wherein the conductive ice tray is in communication with the water selectively disposed within the conductive ice tray; and a cooling apparatus configured to selectively decrease the temperature of the water in the at least one ice piece forming cavity so that the water is substantially solidified to form at least one ice piece, wherein the at least one ice piece is configured to be in selective electromagnetic communication with the conductive ice tray, and wherein the electromagnetic pulse selectively released through the conductive ice tray generates an induced electrical current through the at least one ice piece and a repelling electromagnetic force between the conductive ice tray and the at least one ice piece, wherein the repelling electromagnetic force biases the at least one ice piece away from the at least one bottom surface of the conductive ice tray, thereby ejecting at least one ice piece from the at least one ice piece forming cavity.