US 12,188,707 B2
Evaporator for an ice making assembly
Jin Wu, Shanghai (CN); Bo Yan, Shanghai (CN); Yayu Song, Shanghai (CN); Eddy Zhou, Shanghai (CN); Michael Zhou, Shanghai (CN); Roy Teng, Shanghai (CN); Zhijun Shi, Shanghai (CN); Jason Jiang, Shanghai (CN); Brent Junge, Evansville, IN (US); and Justin Brown, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Appl. No. 17/799,555
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
PCT Filed Jul. 9, 2021, PCT No. PCT/CN2021/105373
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 12, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/279354, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 12, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0183599 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. F25C 1/045 (2018.01); F25B 39/02 (2006.01); F25B 49/02 (2006.01); F25C 5/10 (2006.01)
CPC F25C 5/10 (2013.01) [F25B 39/02 (2013.01); F25B 49/02 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ice making assembly comprising:
a plurality of mold bodies, each of the plurality of mold bodies defining a respective ice-making cavity; and
an evaporator coupled to the plurality of mold bodies, the evaporator comprising
a plurality of caps, each of the plurality of caps positioned on a respective one of plurality of mold bodies such that an open end of each of the plurality of caps is positioned at the respective one of the plurality of mold bodies,
an inlet tube having a plurality of branches, each of the plurality of branches of the inlet tube mounted to a respective one of the plurality of caps, and
an outlet tube having a plurality of branches, each of the plurality of branches of the outlet tube mounted to a respective one of the plurality of caps,
wherein a respective evaporation chamber is formed between each of the plurality of caps and the respective one of plurality of mold bodies, each of the plurality of branches of the inlet tube configured for directing a flow of refrigerant into the evaporation chambers, each of the plurality of branches of the outlet tube configured for directing the flow of refrigerant out of the evaporation chambers.