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Ice/liquid dispensing bay

US8517484B2 · kind B2 · utility

2Cited by

8References

18Claims

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Assignees

BSH Bosch und Siemens Hausgeräte GmbH · DE
MIELE & CIE. KG · DE

Inventors

Peter Eckartsberg · Aalen, DE
Frank Placke · Bielefeld, DE
Ulrich van Pels · Rheda-Wiedenbrück, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 16, 2009
Grant date	Aug 27, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 12, 2030

Classification

Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
CPC primaryF25D23/028
WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

An ice/liquid dispensing bay for a domestic refrigeration device. The ice/liquid dispensing bay has a drip tray that defines a lower end of the bay and a drip plate that covers the drip tray. The drip plate has an edge with at least one locking recess into which a locking projection engages in a locked position. The locking projection is biased by a spring.

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