公开(公告)号：US10139145B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-27

申请号：US15084532

申请日：2016-03-30

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Samuel Vincent DuPlessis ,  Timothy Scott Shaffer ,  Ronald Scott Tarr ,  Tomas Garces

IPC: F25C1/25 ,  F25C1/147 ,  F25C5/182 ,  F25D11/00

Abstract: Stand-alone ice making appliances are provided. An appliance includes a container defining a first storage volume for receipt of ice, a water tank defining a second storage volume for receipt of water, and a pump in fluid communication with the second storage volume. The appliance further includes an ice maker which is in fluid communication with the pump for receiving water from the pump. The appliance further includes a filter, the filter including a filter medium operable to remove contaminants from water flowing through the filter medium, the filter positioned upstream of the ice maker in a flow direction of water from the second storage volume to the ice maker.

公开(公告)号：US20170284721A1

公开(公告)日：2017-10-05

申请号：US15084532

申请日：2016-03-30

Applicant: General Electric Company

Inventor： Samuel Vincent DuPlessis ,  Timothy Scott Shaffer ,  Ronald Scott Tarr ,  Tomas Garces

IPC: F25C1/22 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D11/00 ,  F25C1/14 ,  F25C5/18

CPC classification number: F25C1/25 ,  F25C1/147 ,  F25C5/182 ,  F25C2400/12 ,  F25C2400/14 ,  F25D11/00 ,  F25D2323/121

Abstract: Stand-alone ice making appliances are provided. An appliance includes a container defining a first storage volume for receipt of ice, a water tank defining a second storage volume for receipt of water, and a pump in fluid communication with the second storage volume. The appliance further includes an ice maker which is in fluid communication with the pump for receiving water from the pump. The appliance further includes a filter, the filter including a filter medium operable to remove contaminants from water flowing through the filter medium, the filter positioned upstream of the ice maker in a flow direction of water from the second storage volume to the ice maker.