Patent ID: 8584474
Filing Date: 2013-11-19
Classification: F25B,F25C,F25D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An ice maker comprising: a mold including a plurality of cavities for receiving water to be frozen into ice pieces; a bracket including a track that cooperates with a portion of said mold to support said mold within said ice maker to guide said mold along a path during adjustment between a water fill position where said mold is to receive water to be frozen into ice pieces and an ice making position where said water received in said mold is to be frozen into said ice pieces; a driver operatively connected to said mold for adjusting a position of said mold to a plurality of different locations during an ice making cycle; a controller for controlling said position of said mold by operating said driver; and a first limit switch located adjacent to said water fill position to be actuated by said mold upon reaching said water fill position along said path and transmit a first signal to indicate that the mold has arrived at said water fill position in response to being actuated; and a second limit switch located adjacent to said water fill position to be actuated by said mold upon reaching said ice making position along said path and transmit a second signal to indicate that the mold has arrived at said ice making position in response to being actuated.