公开(公告)号：US11441829B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-13

申请号：US16872690

申请日：2020-05-12

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Robert B. Becker ,  Marcus R. Fischer ,  Christopher R. McElvain ,  Ryan D. Schuchart

IPC: F25C1/243 ,  F25C5/06 ,  F25C5/185 ,  F25C1/04 ,  F25C5/182

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining an interior volume and a door for accessing the interior volume. An ice maker is disposed within the interior volume harvesting ice. The ice maker includes a frame and a motor. An ice tray includes a first end engaged with the motor, a second end engaged to the frame and a plurality ice wells defined by a plurality of weirs including first and second sets of weirs positioned proximate the first and second ends respectively, and interior weirs positioned therebetween. Each of the first and second sets of weirs and the internal weirs include a passage bifurcating each weir into first and second weir portions. Each of the passages defined by the first and second sets of weirs have a cross-sectional area that is greater than a cross-sectional area of any one of the passages defined by the internal weirs.

公开(公告)号：US10914501B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-09

申请号：US16275925

申请日：2019-02-14

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Marcus Fischer ,  Christopher R. McElvain ,  Ryan D. Schuchart

IPC: F25C5/20 ,  F25C5/185 ,  F25D23/04

Abstract: An ice maker assembly is provided that includes an ice maker. A mounting plate is positioned within 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. An ice storage bin is removably positioned within the ice maker receiving space. The ice storage bin comprises an ice bin wall positioned on an ice bin base. An auger assembly is disposed through the ice bin base. A latch is slidably disposed along a bottom surface of the ice bin base. The latch includes a plurality of retention features that cooperate with the engagement features. Horizontal movement of the latch causes vertical motion of the ice storage bin.

公开(公告)号：US20190178554A1

公开(公告)日：2019-06-13

申请号：US16275925

申请日：2019-02-14

Applicant: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

Inventor： Marcus Fischer ,  Christopher R. McElvain ,  Ryan D. Schuchart

IPC: F25C5/20 ,  F25D23/04 ,  F25C5/185

Abstract: An ice maker assembly is provided that includes an ice maker. A mounting plate is positioned within 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. An ice storage bin is removably positioned within the ice maker receiving space. The ice storage bin comprises an ice bin wall positioned on an ice bin base. An auger assembly is disposed through the ice bin base. A latch is slidably disposed along a bottom surface of the ice bin base. The latch includes a plurality of retention features that cooperate with the engagement features. Horizontal movement of the latch causes vertical motion of the ice storage bin.

公开(公告)号：US09915458B2

公开(公告)日：2018-03-13

申请号：US14921236

申请日：2015-10-23

Applicant: Whirlpool Corporation

Inventor： Robert B. Becker ,  Marcus R. Fischer ,  Christopher R. McElvain ,  Ryan D. Schuchart

IPC: F25C5/06 ,  F25C1/04 ,  F25C5/18 ,  F25C1/24

CPC classification number: F25C1/04 ,  F25C1/243 ,  F25C5/06 ,  F25C5/182 ,  F25C5/185 ,  F25C2305/022 ,  F25C2500/02

Abstract: An appliance door includes an outer wrapper and an inner liner that defines an ice making receptacle. An ice maker is disposed proximate a top portion of the ice making receptacle. A sliding assembly is defined within an inward-facing surface of the ice making receptacle. An ice bin is operable between an engaged state, wherein the ice bin is fully inserted into the ice making receptacle, a disengaged state, wherein the ice bin is removed from the ice making receptacle, and a lateral sliding state, wherein the ice bin is operated laterally and free of rotation between the engaged and disengaged states. The ice bin and the ice making receptacle cooperatively define an ice delivery mechanism that selectively delivers ice pieces from an inner volume of the ice bin to an ice delivery zone proximate the outer wrapper.