Ice-dispensing assembly mounted within a refrigerator compartment

US7707847B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• General Electric Company · US

Inventors

• Matthew W. Davis · Erwinna, US
• Alexander Pinkus Rafalovich · Louisville, US
• Mark W. Wilson · Syracuse, US
• Gautam Subbarao · Bengaluru, IN
• Anil Kumar Tummala · Hyderabad, IN
• Thiruvalan Venkatesan · Poonamallee, IN
• Anand Ganesh Joshi · Savanuru, IN
• Hemachandran Umakanthan · Cuddalore, IN
• Sanjay Manohar Anikhindi · Savanuru, IN

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 30, 2005
• Grant date: May 4, 2010
• Expiry date: Jun 22, 2026

Classification

• Technology area (CPC F): Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
• CPC primary: F25D2700/12
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A refrigerator includes a housing having at least one refrigerator compartment, a door for accessing the at least one refrigerator compartment, and an ice-dispensing assembly. The ice-dispensing assembly includes an insulated housing arranged within the at least one refrigerator compartment, an ice-making device arranged within the insulated housing and configured to produce ice, an ice-storage container arranged within the insulated housing, and a dispenser arranged within the door and communicating with the ice-storage container, wherein the dispenser is configured to transfer ice from the ice-storage container to an external portion of the refrigerator.