Patent ID: 8578721

Claim:
An ice maker comprising: a mold including a plurality of cavities for receiving water to be frozen into ice pieces; a first bracket for pivotally supporting said mold within said ice maker, said first bracket defining a first enclosed track establishing a range of travel of said mold during an ice making cycle; a second bracket defining a second enclosed track that is aligned with said first enclosed track defined by said first bracket; a pin projecting outwardly from said mold and extending into said first enclosed track defined by said first bracket when said mold is installed within said ice maker, said pin comprising a threaded portion that is cooperable with a compatibly-threaded portion of said mold to releasably couple said pin to said mold; a driver for adjusting said mold between a plurality of different positions along said first enclosed track during said ice making cycle; a rotatable crank formed with an enclosed drive groove, wherein the pin extends through both of the first enclosed track and the enclosed drive groove, the rotatable crank being connected to the driver for moving the pin along the first enclosed track to thereby move the mold; and a controller for controlling operation of said driver to adjust a position of said mold along said first track during said ice making cycle.