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US 12,546,525 B2Granted
Dispenser assembly for stand-alone ice making appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsRachel Winckler, Lauren Nicole Platts, Minjoo Han, Mason Hawkins, Alexander Marovec
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Abstract
An ice making appliance includes a casing, a user interface on the casing, a container within the casing, and a dispenser assembly coupled to a front surface of the container. The dispenser assembly includes a front portion configured to operate the dispenser assembly. The dispenser assembly is configured to dispense a specified amount of ice, and operated, the dispenser assembly, excluding the front portion, remains either completely inside of the container or completely outside of the container.
Claims12
A stand-alone ice making appliance, comprising:
- a casing;
- a user interface on the casing;
- a container within the casing;
- a reservoir disposed within the casing;
- an ice maker disposed within the casing;
- a dispenser assembly coupled to a front surface of the container, the dispenser assembly comprising a front portion configured to operate the dispenser assembly, the dispenser assembly configured to dispense a specified amount of ice,
- wherein, when operated, the dispenser assembly, excluding the front portion, remains either completely inside of the container or completely outside of the container,
- wherein the front portion of the dispenser assembly comprises a lever extending from the front surface of the container, the dispenser assembly comprising a compartment configured to hold the specified amount of ice,
- wherein the compartment is configured to receive the specified amount of ice by gravity, and wherein the compartment is configured to hold the specified amount of ice within an internal volume of the ice making appliance,
- wherein the dispenser assembly comprises a bucket rotatably coupled to the lever extending from the front surface of the container, the container defining an opening to the bucket of the dispensing assembly, the bucket defining the compartment configured to parcel the specified amount of ice for dispensing.
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An ice making appliance, comprising:
- a casing;
- a user interface on the casing;
- a container within the casing;
- and
- a dispenser assembly coupled to a front surface of the container, the dispenser assembly comprising a front portion configured to operate the dispenser assembly, the dispenser assembly configured to dispense a specified amount of ice,
- wherein, when operated, the dispenser assembly, excluding the front portion, remains either completely inside of the container or completely outside of the container,
- wherein the front portion of the dispenser assembly comprises a lever extending from the front surface of the container, the dispenser assembly comprising a compartment configured to hold the specified amount of ice,
- wherein the compartment is configured to receive the specified amount of ice by gravity, and wherein the compartment is configured to hold the specified amount of ice within an internal volume of the ice making appliance,
- wherein the dispenser assembly comprises a rotary scoop rotatably coupled to the lever extending from the front surface of the container via a ratchet arm, the rotary scoop defining a plurality of compartments, the rotary scoop configured to parcel the specified amount of ice in each respective compartment of the plurality of compartments for dispensing.
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An ice making appliance, comprising:
- a casing;
- a user interface on the casing;
- a container within the casing;
- and
- a dispenser assembly coupled to a front surface of the container, the dispenser assembly comprising a front portion configured to operate the dispenser assembly, the dispenser assembly configured to dispense a specified amount of ice,
- wherein, when operated, the dispenser assembly, excluding the front portion, remains either completely inside of the container or completely outside of the container,
- wherein the dispenser assembly comprises an auger rotatably coupled to a handle extending from the front surface of the container, wherein a flighting of the auger defines a volume, the volume configured to parcel the specified amount of ice for dispensing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.