Patent ID: 9696079
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: F25C

Claim:
1. An ice maker comprising: an ice mold that includes a first piece removably engaged with a second piece; a spherical cavity within the ice mold, wherein the first and second pieces align to substantially enclose the cavity; an aperture in the mold that extends into to the cavity for injecting water into the cavity; a thermoelectric device thermally engaged with the second piece for freezing water in the cavity; an electrical drive body rotatably coupled with the ice mold that is configured to rotate the mold from an injection position to a tilted position, wherein the cavity receives water in the injection position, and wherein the mold rotates at least 45 degrees from the injection position to the tilted position to freeze water on a side portion of the cavity; and a storage bin positioned to receive an ice piece formed in the cavity when the first and second pieces disengage to release the ice piece; wherein the second piece includes a metallic material and the first piece includes a polymeric material, and wherein the first piece includes a lower thermal conductivity than the second piece.