US 11,867,444 B2
Drainless clear ice maker for recycling water used to make clear ice
Brent Alden Junge, Evansville, IN (US); and Alan Joseph Mitchell, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Jul. 1, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/365,861.
Prior Publication US 2023/0003431 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. F25C 1/25 (2018.01); F25C 1/18 (2006.01)
CPC F25C 1/25 (2018.01) [F25C 1/18 (2013.01); F25C 2400/14 (2013.01)] 10 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An icemaker appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the icemaker appliance comprising:
a cabinet comprising an ice storage compartment defined therein;
a first ice mold and a second ice mold provided above the ice storage compartment;
a first reservoir provided within the ice storage compartment;
a first circulation system provided in the first reservoir, the first circulation system configured for supplying a first liquid from the first reservoir to the first ice mold during a first icemaking cycle, the first liquid containing a first concentration of total dissolved solids (TDS);
a second reservoir provided within the ice storage compartment, the second reservoir being in fluid communication with the first reservoir; and
a second circulation system provided in the second reservoir, the second circulation system configured for supplying a second liquid from the second reservoir to the second ice mold during a second icemaking cycle, the second liquid containing a second concentration of TDS greater than the first level of TDS, wherein the second liquid comprises at least a portion of the first liquid transferred to the second reservoir after the first icemaking cycle.