Patent ID: 9200823
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: F25B,F25C,F25D

Abstract:
1. An ice maker for making substantially clear ice pieces, the ice maker comprising: a mold that has a first piece and a second piece; at least one cavity within the mold having a first reservoir in the first piece and a second reservoir in the second piece, wherein the first and second reservoirs align to substantially enclose the at least one cavity; a fluid intake aperture in the first piece that extends from an exterior surface of the first piece to the at least one cavity for injecting water; a thermoelectric device with a cold side thermally coupled to an exterior surface of the second piece, wherein the thermoelectric device transfers heat from the cold side to a hot side of the thermoelectric device to provide a first temperature to the mold; a removable cooling source thermally and detachably coupled to the hot side of the thermoelectric device, wherein the cooling source is configured to reduce the temperature of the hot side to allow the cold side to provide a second temperature that is cooler than the first temperature to freeze the water in the at least one cavity; wherein water in the at least one cavity at the second temperature forms an ice piece that substantially occupies a respective volume of the at least one cavity where said ice piece is formed; and water leaving the at least one cavity is collected between a water jacket portion of the first piece of the mold and an exterior portion of the first piece of the mold; and wherein the water jacket portion forms an interior surface of the first reservoir.