Patent ID: 8707725

Claim:
An ice making device with a detachable tank for the automatic supply of water, comprising: a main case structure that has a hinged door coupled at the front; an ice making tray detachably disposed inside said case structure; an ice cube container mounted in a sliding manner at a bottom portion of the case structure; a drive transmission mechanism which allows the rotation of said ice making tray in a predetermined angle, said drive transmission mechanism is made up of a manually actuated lever pivotally coupled from one of its ends to the case structure and it has a first gear element integrally formed on said end of the lever, and a second gear element coupled on one side to the said first gear element in a serrated way and on another side to said ice making tray; and wherein the detachable tank mounted in a sliding manner to an upper portion of said case structure that is used to hold water and, once mounted in its place in said case structure, to automatically supply water directly into the ice making tray through a drain opening at the bottom of said tank; wherein said water supply through said drain opening is controlled by a plug valve coupled in a hinged way to the bottom portion of said tank and it is held in a closed position due to the force exerted by a torsion spring attached to it until said force is overcome once a protrusion arranged in said case structure comes in contact and pushes the valve, when the tank is coupled to the case structure; and wherein said plug valve has at least one water diversion flap to prevent water waste from the drain opening to come in contact with the torsion spring preventing its freezing.