Appliance with ice tray and mount unit

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11953255-B2
Application number	US-202217677301-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 22, 2022
Priority date	Feb 22, 2022
Publication date	Apr 9, 2024
Grant date	Apr 9, 2024

Abstract

An appliance including a cabinet, a mount unit, and an ice tray is provided. The cabinet forms a freezer chamber and the mount unit is positioned in the freezer chamber. The mount unit forms a channel configured to releasably receive the ice tray. The ice tray includes a lip corresponding to the channel at the mount unit. The mount unit includes a rotor configured to rotate along a central axis.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A refrigeration appliance, comprising:
a cabinet forming a freezer chamber;
a mount unit positioned in the freezer chamber, the mount unit comprising a clip forming a channel configured to releasably receive an ice tray, wherein the clip comprises a first member and a second member each extended along a lateral axis, wherein the channel is formed along the lateral axis between the first member and the second member, and wherein the clip comprises a hinge point at which the first member and the second member are connected together, and wherein the clip comprises a fastener configured to connect the first member and second member together at an open end distal from the hinge point, the ice tray comprising a lip corresponding to the channel at the mount unit, the mount unit comprising a rotor configured to rotate along a central axis.

2. The refrigeration appliance of claim 1 , wherein the clip forms a notch corresponding to a bump at the lip of the ice tray, wherein the bump is configured to be received in the notch at the clip.

3. The refrigeration appliance of claim 1 , the mount unit comprising a first mount unit fixed to the cabinet and a second mount unit releasably attached to the cabinet.

4. The refrigeration appliance of claim 3 , wherein the cabinet forms a groove configured to receive the second mount unit.

5. The refrigeration appliance of claim 4 , wherein the second mount unit comprises a mount member configured to be received at the groove formed at the cabinet.

6. The refrigeration appliance of claim 1 , wherein the lip is extended along a lateral axis co-directional to an extension of the channel.

7. The refrigeration appliance of claim 6 , wherein the central axis corresponds to a longitudinal axis of the ice tray when installed to the mount unit, the longitudinal axis perpendicular to the lateral axis.

8. A freezer appliance, comprising:
a freezer cabinet forming a freezer chamber;
a mount unit positioned in the freezer chamber, the mount unit comprising:
a clip forming a channel configured to releasably receive an ice tray, wherein the clip comprises a first member and a second member each extended along a lateral axis, wherein the channel is formed along the lateral axis between the first member and the second member, and wherein the clip comprises a hinge point at which the first member and the second member are connected together, and wherein the clip comprises a fastener configured to connect the first member and second member together at an open end distal from the hinge point, the ice tray comprising a lip corresponding to the channel at the mount unit; and
a rotor configured to rotate along a central axis.

9. The freezer appliance of claim 8 , wherein the clip forms a notch corresponding to a bump at the lip of the ice tray, wherein the bump is configured to be received in the notch at the clip.

10. The freezer appliance of claim 8 , the mount unit comprising a first mount unit fixed to the freezer cabinet and a second mount unit releasably attached to the freezer cabinet.

11. The freezer appliance of claim 10 , wherein the first mount unit comprises a motor configured to rotate the rotor and the ice tray when installed to the channel.

12. The freezer appliance of claim 10 , wherein the freezer cabinet forms a groove configured to receive the second mount unit, and wherein the second mount unit comprises a mount member configured to be received at the groove formed at the freezer cabinet.

13. The freezer appliance of claim 8 , wherein the lip is extended along a lateral axis co-directional to an extension of the channel.

14. The freezer appliance of claim 13 , wherein the central axis corresponds to a longitudinal axis of the ice tray when installed to the mount unit, the longitudinal axis perpendicular to the lateral axis.

Assignees

• Haier Us Appliance Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Ryu Choon Jae
• Kyriacou Stephanos

Classifications

• F25C5/24 Primary

  for storing bins (ice bins F25C5/182) · CPC title

• F25C5/22

  particularly adapted for household refrigerators · CPC title

• F25C2400/10

  Refrigerator units · CPC title

• F25C1/04 Primary

  by using stationary moulds · CPC title

• F25C1/24

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