Refrigerator comprising an ice making unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10101072-B2
Application number	US-201515327331-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 28, 2015
Priority date	Aug 1, 2014
Publication date	Oct 16, 2018
Grant date	Oct 16, 2018

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator comprising an ice making unit wherein ice cubes are formed and that has an ice cube tray that is moved by being rotated, a body whereon the ice cube tray is located and that encloses the ice cube tray and more than one sealing member that extends between the side walls of the body and the ice cube tray.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A refrigerator comprising:
an ice making unit wherein ice cubes are formed,
an ice cube tray that is moved by being rotated,
a body whereon the ice cube tray is located and that encloses the ice cube tray and a sealing member that extends between the side walls of the body and the ice cube tray, wherein the sealing member has one end fixed on the body and another end that rests against the ice cube tray, and
a channel disposed on the body so as to remain above the ice cube tray and by the sealing member, wherein the end of the sealing member fixed on the body is placed into the channel.

2. The refrigerator as in claim 1 , wherein the ice making unit comprises at least one supporting plate that is mounted to the body so as to remain at least partially in the channel and whereon the sealing member is mounted.

3. The refrigerator as in claim 2 , wherein the ice making unit comprises at least one cut-out that is arranged on the body and at least one claw that disposed on the supporting plate and that enables the supporting plate to be mounted on the body by resting against the surface of the cut-out.

4. The refrigerator as in claim 2 , wherein the ice making unit comprises at least one hole arranged on the sealing member and at least one extension that enables the sealing member to be suspended from the supporting plate by engaging with the holes arranged on the supporting plate.

5. The refrigerator as in claim 2 , wherein the ice making unit comprises a skirt that extends from the channel towards the sealing member so as to at least partially cover at least one surface of the supporting plate.

6. The refrigerator as in claim 1 , wherein the sealing member extends between the ice cube tray and the side walls of the body in an inclined manner.

7. The refrigerator as in claim 1 , wherein the ice making unit comprises two sealing members that are disposed oppositely, one resting against the inner surface of the ice cube tray and the other against the outer surface of the ice cube tray.

8. The refrigerator as in claim 1 , wherein the ice making unit comprises a bend that is disposed on the sealing member and that partially surrounds the corner of the body by extending over the body.

9. The refrigerator as in claim 8 , wherein the bend extends on the sealing member so as to form an L shape with the sealing member.

Assignees

• Arcelik As

Inventors

• Akan Samet
• Gunduz Nihat

Classifications

• F25C1/24 Primary

  for refrigerators, e.g. freezing trays · CPC title

• F25C2500/06

  Spillage or flooding of water · CPC title

• F25C5/22 Primary

  particularly adapted for household refrigerators · CPC title

• F25C2305/022

  Harvesting ice including rotating or tilting or pivoting of a mould or tray · CPC title

• F25C2305/0221

  rotating ice mould · CPC title