Patent ID: 7870755
Filing Date: 2011-01-18
Classification: F25C,F25D

Abstract:
1. An ice maker equipped with an air convection fan to automatically receive water and freeze the water to become ice cubes and automatically remove the ice cubes to resume ice making process, comprising: an ice making tray to hold the water and provide a space to freeze the water to become the ice cubes; a water intake unit to receive the water and direct the water to the ice making tray; an ice sweeping shaft to remove the ice cubes formed in the ice making tray out of the ice making tray; a control box which holds at least one horizontal convection fan located at a bottom of the control box and has an air inlet located at the bottom of the control box and an air outlet directed to the bottom of the ice making tray to allow the convection fan to generate cooling air convection to accelerate cooling speed of the ice making tray to improve ice making efficiency; and a plurality of directing plates located at the air outlet at an inclined angle to direct airflow to the bottom of the ice making tray.