Energy efficient transparent ice cube maker

Abstract

An energy efficient ice cube maker configured to make transparent ice cubes over one inch tall, comprising a refrigeration system, an agitation system and multiple ice molds having a thickness to freeze water through a wall of the ice tray utilizing one directional freezing of the water. Taught is how to configure a frequency/amplitude combination to a refrigeration system to make tall transparent ice cubes and how to distribute the frequency rate and amplitude intensity combination to water in ice trays for a plurality of weights. Additionally taught is how to make a flavored transparent ice treat.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A transparent ice cube making machine comprising:
 features to simultaneously move water in multiple ice molds and move a refrigeration pipe and move a freezing surface; wherein the features to move the water are configured to provide a frequency of over thirty-eight movements per minute to the water; and an amplitude intensity to the water so a droplet of water jumps above a top surface of said water.   
     
     
         2 . A transparent ice cube making machine comprising:
 a refrigeration system;   a freezing surface;   multiple ice molds; and   
       a water movement system; wherein said refrigeration system, said water movement system, and said multiple ice molds are calibrated to a total weight to be moved to provide a frequency of over thirty eight movements per minute to said water and an amplitude intensity to said water so water droplets jump at least one eighth of an inch above a top surface of said water; wherein said amplitude intensity is low enough such that said top surface of said water does not freeze before water below said top surface freezes; and wherein an ice cube made by said machine has a center portion that is void of visual crystallization. 
     
     
         3 . The machine of  claim 2 , further comprising a refrigeration pipe that is configured under a top surface of the freezing surface to freeze said water which is in said multiple ice molds through a bottom wall of said multiple ice molds when said water movement system is activated. 
     
     
         4 . The machine of  claim 2 , wherein said refrigeration system further comprises a thermoelectric cooling to freeze said water which is in said multiple ice molds through a bottom wall of said multiple ice molds when said water movement system is activated. 
     
     
         5 . The machine of  claim 2 , Wherein said freezing surface is made out of ceramic. 
     
     
         6 . The machine of  claim 2 , further comprising a vibration isolator that is configured to the transparent ice cube making machine to help distribute the amplitude to the water in each of the multiple ice molds. 
     
     
         7 . The machine of  claim 2 , wherein the water movement system comprises an eccentric vibrator that is attached to a metal segment that is one sixtieth inch thick or thicker of the transparent ice making machine to help distribute the amplitude and frequency combination to each of said multiple ice molds. 
     
     
         8 . The machine of  claim 2 , wherein the frequency is adjustable by a user for varying weights to be moved to provide the amplitude to each of said multiple ice molds so a droplet of water within said multiple ice molds jumps above a top surface of said water. 
     
     
         9 . The machine of  claim 2 , further comprising a removable lid that is configured to said multiple ice molds in a manner to prevent water splashing outside said multiple ice molds from the amplitude and said lid is removable from said multiple ice molds by hand. 
     
     
         10 . The machine of  claim 2 , wherein said water movement system is further comprised of cams and an electric motor and said cams and electric motor are calibrated to the total weight to be moved to provide an amplitude intensity so droplets of said water which is in said multiple ice molds keeps jumping above the top surface of said water until said water is frozen. 
     
     
         11 . The machine of  claim 2 , wherein said multiple ice molds are made of a polymer and a bottom wall of said ice molds has a thickness of less than 0.070 inches. 
     
     
         12 . A transparent ice cube making machine comprising:
 features to move flavored water in an ice mold made out of a polymer; wherein the flavor in said water is water-soluble and transparent after said water freezes; said transparent ice cube making machine is further configured to freeze said flavored water in said ice mold from a bottom position of said ice mold to a top position of said ice mold through a bottom wall of said ice mold; and
 a refrigeration system; wherein said refrigeration system is configured to use a refrigerant having a boiling point of less than minus twenty degrees Fahrenheit; and wherein said refrigeration system is calibrated to said ice mold to make an ice cube that is over two inches tall, wherein said ice cube made by said machine has a center portion that is void of visual crystallization; and wherein said ice mold is configured to be removable from said machine by a user of said machine. 
   
     
     
         13 . The machine of  claim 12 , wherein said refrigeration system is comprised of piping having a diameter of one half of an inch or larger. 
     
     
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         21 . A transparent ice cube making machine comprising:
 a freezing surface;   a refrigeration system;   multiple ice molds;   a water movement system; and   
       wherein said multiple ice molds sit on top of said freezing surface; and wherein said water movement system is calibrated to a total weight to be moved to provide a frequency to water and an amplitude intensity to said water to make an ice cube that has a center portion that is void of visual crystallization; and wherein said machine is further configured so said multiple ice molds are removable from said freezing surface by a user of said machine after said water freezes. 
     
     
         21 . The machine of  claim 21 , wherein said amplitude intensity is high enough so a droplet of water jumps above a top surface of said water and said amplitude intensity is low enough so said water droplet does not freeze said top surface of said water before said water under said top surface freezes. 
     
     
         22 . The machine of  claim 21 , wherein said machine further comprises a vibration isolator. 
     
     
         23 . The machine of  claim 21 , wherein said machine is further configured so a user of said machine can exchange said multiple ice molds with a different shaped ice molds. 
     
     
         24 . The machine of  claim 21 , wherein said multiple ice molds have a bottom wall made of metal and a sidewall made out of a polymer. 
     
     
         25 . The machine of  claim 21 , wherein said multiple ice molds have a sidewall and said sidewall contacts a sidewall of a mold receiver when said multiple ice molds are inserted into said mold receiver. 
     
     
         26 . The machine of  claim 21 , wherein a refrigeration pipe is located directly under said freezing surface. 
     
     
         27 . The machine of  claim 21 , wherein a lid is calibrated to output BTUs of said refrigeration system to allow warm air above said lid to warm said lid enough to prevent a top surface of said water from freezing before water under said top surface freezes. 
     
     
         28 . The machine of  claim 21 , wherein said multiple ice molds have a wall thickness of less than 0.080 inches and said multiple ice molds flex when one half pound per square inch pressure is applied to said multiple ice molds. 
     
     
         29 . The machine of  claim 21 , wherein said machine is configured to provide one directional freezing of said water in said multiple ice molds. 
     
     
         30 . The machine of  claim 21 , wherein said refrigeration system is configured to utilize a refrigerant having a boiling point of lower than minus twenty degrees Fahrenheit. 
     
     
         31 . The machine of  claim 21 , wherein said machine is further configured to make one hundred pounds of ice cubes that measure over one inch tall utilizing less than eighteen kilowatt hours of energy. 
     
     
         32 . The machine of  claim 21 , wherein said water movement system comprises an eccentric vibrator. 
     
     
         33 . The machine of  claim 21 , wherein said water movement system provides at least one half pound of force for each pound to be moved. 
     
     
         34 . The machine of  claim 21 , wherein a refrigeration pipe is located under said freezing surface and a thermal paste is placed between said refrigeration pipe and said freezing surface.