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Ice compartment with driving unit, ice maker and household cooling appliance

US11221170B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

BSH Hausgeräte GmbH · DE

Inventors

Mathias Sigl · Herbrechtingen, DE
Jorge Carlos Montalvo Sanchez · Knoxville, US
Nilton Carlos Bertolini · Anderson, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 3, 2020
Grant date	Jan 11, 2022
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 9, 2040

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF25C2400/10
WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An ice compartment of a household cooling appliance has a driving unit for driving an ice storage container of an ice maker. The driving unit has a drive housing and at least one drive motor. A first receiving duct accommodates a first fastening part and extends completely through the drive housing. The drive housing can be fastened by the first fastening part to an inner liner wall of the refrigeration compartment. The first receiving duct extends across the entire depth of the drive housing and is open at a front end and a rear end. A second receiving duct extends completely through the drive housing. The drive housing can be fastened by the second fastening part to the same inner liner wall of the refrigeration compartment. The second receiving duct extends across the entire depth of the drive housing and is open at a front end and a rear end.

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