Refrigerator
US12345459B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2022 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25C2400/10
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A refrigerator including an ice maker; an ice bucket including a first position guide; and a pad mountable to the ice bucket and including a base, an inclined member, and a second position guide. When the pad is being mounted to the ice bucket, the second position guide couples with the first position guide to guide positioning of the pad in the ice bucket so that, when the pad is mounted to the ice bucket, the base is in a front portion of the ice bucket and the inclined member is in a rear portion of the ice bucket and is inclined to the base. When the pad is mounted to the ice bucket and the ice bucket is positioned under the ice maker, ice produced by the ice maker falls into the ice bucket and is transferred by the inclined member to the base.
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