Filter assembly for ice making appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsAlan Joseph Mitchell, Stephanos Kyriacou, Brent Alden Junge
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Abstract
A filter cartridge assembly for an ice making appliance having a rectilinear filter cartridge with a plurality of partitions that are positioned within an internal chamber, form multiple sub-chambers, and create a non-linear pathway for the flow of water through the filter cartridge. Filter media positioned in the sub-chambers of the filter cartridge are configured to remove dissolved solids from water travelling through the filter cartridge and used by the appliance to create ice, including clear ice.
Claims19
A filter cartridge assembly for an ice making appliance, comprising:
- a filter cartridge defines an internal chamber, the filter cartridge having a pair of generally parallel main walls separated by the internal chamber and connected by a first pair of end walls and a second pair of side walls;
- a fluid inlet connected with the filter cartridge and providing for the flow of water into the internal chamber;
- a fluid outlet connected with the filter cartridge and providing for the flow of water out of the internal chamber;
- a plurality of partitions positioned within the internal chamber, extending between the parallel main walls to form multiple sub-chambers, each partition defining a blocked end and an open end, the partitions spaced apart along a direction between the end walls to form a first group where the blocked end is connected to one of the side walls and a second group where the blocked end is connected with the other side wall, and wherein the partitions define a non-linear pathway for the flow of water through the filter cartridge between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet;
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- filter media positioned in the sub-chambers of the filter cartridge, the filter media configured to remove dissolved solids from water travelling through the filter cartridge.
An ice making appliance, comprising
- a cabinet defining an interior;
- a door supported by the cabinet and configured for allowing selective access to the interior;
- an ice bin located within the interior of the cabinet and positioned to collect ice created by the ice making appliance;
- a cooling system for converting water from a liquid to ice;
- a filter cartridge assembly for removing dissolved solids from the water, the filter cartridge assembly comprising
- a filter cartridge having a rectilinear shape and defining an internal chamber, the filter cartridge having a pair of generally parallel main walls separated by the internal chamber and connected by a first pair of end walls and a second pair of side walls;
- a fluid inlet connected with the filter cartridge and providing for the flow of water into the internal chamber;
- a fluid outlet connected with the filter cartridge and providing for the flow of water out of the internal chamber;
- a plurality of partitions positioned within the internal chamber and extending between the parallel main walls to form multiple sub-chambers, the partitions configured to form a serpentine pathway for the flow of water through the filter cartridge between the fluid inlet and the fluid outlet;
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- filter media positioned in the sub-chambers of the filter cartridge, the filter media configured to remove dissolved solids from water travelling through the filter cartridge.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.