| 摘要 |
An ice making device (10,100) and a method of making ice. A plurality of passages (48,122) for refrigerant, preferably, multi-component refrigerant, is in thermal communication with a freezing surface (18,110), for example in an outer shell (36) surrounding a body (12,102). The passages each include an inlet (50,124) and an outlet (52,126). The inlet for a passage may be disposed approximately 180° from the outlet for that passage. The outlet for the passages may form the inlet for the subsequent passage. The size of the outlets may be smaller than a cross-sectional size of the passage. As the refrigerant moves through the passages, water on the freezing surfaces will freeze and form ice. A blade (32,130) will scrape the ice off. |
