Patent ID: 8844313
Filing Date: 2014-09-30
Classification: F25C

Abstract:
1. An ice making assembly comprising: an ice maker including a mold body defining one or more compartments for forming ice cubes therein; a harvesting assembly for removing an ice cube from the one or more compartments; one or more bimetallic elements, each bimetallic element positioned at a respective compartment and wherein at least a portion of each bimetallic element is configured to deform into the respective compartment when activated and create a separation between an edge of the compartment and an ice cube and assist in removing an ice cube from the respective compartment, wherein each of the one or more bimetallic elements is fixed in place at one or more points; and a heating source located at the one or more compartments in the ice maker and configured to activate the one or more bimetallic elements by heating.