Refrigerator
US8973391B2 · kind B2 · utility
15Cited by
1References
22Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 21, 2012 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D2400/02
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A structure of an auger motor assembly capable of easily installing an auger motor to drive an auger at an inside an ice making compartment, a solenoid valve to select whether to crush ice, an ice making compartment fan to flow the air at an inside the ice making compartment, and a drain hose to discharge the defrost water of the ice making tray to an outside the ice making compartment, so that the auger motor assembly is installed easily at an inside the ice making compartment by being inserted into the inside the ice making compartment through an open front surface of the ice making compartment in a sliding manner.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.