Ice maker and dispenser for a bottom mount refrigerator
US7386992B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 2, 2006 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25C2500/02
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A bottom mount household refrigerator is provided with an ice dispenser in the fresh food door to dispense ice from a sealed ice making compartment within the fresh food compartment. A conveyor carries ice from a storage bin in the ice compartment to the dispenser.
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