Appliance with dual ice makers
AssigneeElectrolux do Brasil S.A.
InventorsRodrigo Marge Pagnozzi, Israel Mercer Neto, Guilherme Rissatto Picanço, Augusto Biscaia Da Silva, Alexandre Sauer, Alcione Colecha, Aguilar Da Silva
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Abstract
A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet defining a first compartment and a second compartment, a primary ice maker mounted within the first compartment, and an auxiliary ice maker removably mounted within the second compartment for selectively adjusting an ice making capacity of the appliance. The appliance further includes a dispenser for dispensing water and ice pieces made by the primary ice maker.
Claims7
A refrigerator appliance comprising:
- a cabinet defining a plurality of compartments;
- a primary ice maker mounted within a first compartment of the plurality of compartments;
- an auxiliary ice maker removably mounted within a second compartment of the plurality of compartments;
- a support frame configured to removably mount the auxiliary ice maker within the second compartment;
- wherein the support frame includes:
- a horizontal member extending substantially parallel to an upper wall of the second compartment, wherein the horizontal member is secured to the upper wall of the second compartment,
- a vertical member that extends downward from the horizontal member substantially perpendicular to the upper wall, and
- first and second mounting projections that extend horizontally from the vertical member and are configured to be respectively received within first and second openings defined in a carriage of the auxiliary ice maker, and
- an anchor configured to secure the support frame to the upper wall of the second compartment,
- wherein the anchor and the support frame are arranged on opposite sides of the upper wall of the second compartment,
- wherein the anchor and the support frame are secured to one other with the upper wall therebetween,
- wherein the anchor includes a plate body and plurality of coupling bodies,
- wherein the plurality of coupling bodies extend from the plate body and through a plurality of coupling body apertures in the upper wall of the second compartment, and
- wherein the support frame includes a plurality of tabs that are received within channels defined by the plurality of coupling bodies to secure the support frame and anchor to one another.
A refrigerator appliance comprising:
- a cabinet defining a plurality of compartments;
- a primary ice maker mounted within a first compartment of the plurality of compartments;
- an auxiliary ice maker removably mounted within a second compartment of the plurality of compartments;
- a support frame configured to removably mount the auxiliary ice maker within the second compartment;
- wherein the support frame includes:
- a horizontal member extending substantially parallel to an upper wall of the second compartment, wherein the horizontal member is secured to the upper wall of the second compartment,
- a vertical member that extends downward from the horizontal member substantially perpendicular to the upper wall, and
- first and second mounting projections that extend horizontally from the vertical member and are configured to be respectively received within first and second openings defined in a carriage of the auxiliary ice maker,
- wherein each of the first and second mounting projections includes a shaft and an enlarged head provided at an end of the shaft that is larger in diameter than the shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.