Invention Grant
- Patent Title: In door ice bin for an automatic ice maker
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Application No.: US14984760Application Date: 2015-12-30
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Publication No.: US10228179B2Publication Date: 2019-03-12
- Inventor: Marcus Fischer , Christopher R. McElvain , Ryan D. Schuchart
- Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee: Whirlpool Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US MI Benton Harbor
- Agency: Price Heneveld LLP
- Main IPC: F25C5/20
- IPC: F25C5/20 ; F25C5/185 ; F25D23/04

Abstract:
A refrigerator is provided that includes a cabinet defining an interior volume and at least one door for providing access to the interior volume. An automatic ice maker assembly is disposed within the interior volume and configured to harvest a plurality of ice cubes. The automatic ice maker assembly has an automatic ice maker, a mounting plate and an ice maker receiving space. The mounting plate defines a plurality of engagement features extending into the ice maker receiving space. A rail system is disposed on opposite sides of the ice maker receiving space and an ice storage bin is removably positioned within the ice maker receiving space. The ice storage bin has an ice bin wall positioned on an ice bin base, and a latch slidably disposed along a bottom surface of the ice bin base. The latch has a plurality of retention features, configured to engage the engagement features.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160116199A1 IN DOOR ICE BIN FOR AN AUTOMATIC ICE MAKER Public/Granted day:2016-04-28
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