Refrigerator and ice making device for producing and releasing clear ice, and method thereof

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9903631
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13451576

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A refrigerator and ice making device for producing and releasing clear ice and a method thereof. In an exemplary embodiment, an ice tray of the ice making device may include at least one receiving part that receives water for freezing into the clear ice, the at least one receiving part having an opening provided at a top portion thereof through which the water is supplied and the clear ice is discharged from the at least one receiving part. At least one oscillator may be disposed on the ice tray, the at least one oscillator structured to keep the water moving during the ice production process. The at least one oscillator may also be used to vibrate the ice tray to release the clear ice into a collection tray.

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BSH HOME APPLIANCES CORPORATION1901 MAIN STREET SUITE 600 IRVINE CA 92614

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Buehrle, Sascha Tuerkheim, DE 2 24
Staebler, Manfred W New Bern, US 11 149

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