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US 2013/0340464 A1Published application
Mega ice bin
AssigneeWhirlpool Corporation
InventorsDOUGLAS D. LECLEAR, THOMAS L. JUELLER, JR., RONALD L. VOGLEWEDE
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Abstract
An ice collection area is disposed inside the cabinet proximate an ice maker. An ice storage area is disposed inside the cabinet. A first relocatable ice bin is disposed inside the cabinet. The first relocatable ice bin is disposed in one of the ice collection area and the ice storage area. A second relocatable ice bin is disposed inside the cabinet. The second relocatable ice bin is disposed in the other of the ice collection area and the ice storage area.
Claims20
An appliance comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a first relocatable ice maker disposed inside the cabinet and removably connected to the refrigerated cabinet proximate an ice dispensing area;
- and
- a second relocatable ice maker disposed inside the appliance proximate an ice storage area.
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An appliance comprising:
- a cabinet;
- an external ice dispenser in the cabinet;
- a first modular ice bin disposed inside the cabinet, the first modular ice bin being locatable in a first position wherein the first modular ice bin receives ice and a second position wherein the first modular ice bin receives ice;
- and
- a second modular ice bin disposed inside the cabinet, the second modular ice bin being locatable in the first position wherein the second modular ice bin receives ice and the second position wherein the second modular ice bin receives ice;
- wherein the first modular ice bin and the second modular ice bin include a trap door;
- and
- wherein the first modular ice bin and second modular ice bin are operably linked with the external ice dispenser when in the first position.
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An appliance comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a first relocatable ice maker disposed inside the cabinet and removably connected to the refrigerated cabinet proximate an ice dispensing area;
- a second relocatable ice maker disposed inside the appliance proximate an ice storage area;
- a first modular ice bin disposed inside the cabinet, the first modular ice bin being locatable in a first position wherein the first modular ice bin receives ice from the first relocatable ice maker and a second position wherein the first modular ice bin receives ice from the second relocatable ice maker;
- and
- a second modular ice bin disposed inside the cabinet, the second modular ice bin being locatable in a first position wherein the second modular ice bin receives ice from the first modular ice maker and a second position wherein the second modular ice bin receives ice from a second modular ice maker;
- and
- an external ice dispenser in the cabinet, wherein the first modular ice bin and the second modular ice bin include a trap door;
- and
- wherein the first modular ice bin and second modular ice bin are operably linked with the external ice dispenser when in the first position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.