Device and method for automatically producing clear ice, and refrigerator featuring such a device

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10006688
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12447501

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There is described a device (3) for automatically producing clear ice, having a water and ice-forming tray (5); a cooling device (7) located at the tray (5) to cool the water in the tray (5) to a predetermined freezing temperature; a drive unit (6) for oscillating the tray (5) about a longitudinal axis (A) of the tray (5); and a number of paddles, which are fixed inside the tray (5), and, as the tray oscillates, move the water/ice in the tray (5) in the oscillation direction of the tray.

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ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS CORPORATION N VRAKETSTRAAT 40 BRUSSELS B-1130

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ingrassia, Tancredi Milan, IT 1 50
Zuccolo, Stefano Sacile, IT 2 122

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