# US 2014/0150474 A1 · Custom location ice maker > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0150474 A1 - Document ID: US20140150474A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 13/691,893 - Filed: 2012-12-03 - Published: 2014-06-05 - Earliest claimed: 2012-12-03 - Assignees: Whirlpool Corporation - Applicants: Whirlpool Corporation - Inventors: Patrick J. Boarman; Mark E. Thomas - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140150474A1 ## CPC - F25C 1/00: Producing ice (F25C3/00 takes precedence) - F25C 1/22: Construction of moulds; Filling devices for moulds - F25C 5/22: {particularly adapted for household refrigerators} - F25D 11/02: with cooling compartments at different temperatures - F25B 21/02: using Peltier effect; using Nernst-Ettinghausen effect - F25D 2400/40: Refrigerating devices characterised by electrical wiring - F25C: PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE - F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B) - F25B: REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS ## Abstract A method of configuring an ice maker within a refrigerator includes providing the refrigerator, the refrigerator having a refrigerator cabinet, a fresh food compartment disposed within the refrigerator cabinet, a freezer compartment disposed within the refrigerator cabinet, the ice maker having a fluid line extending to a fluid supply within the refrigerator, and a door providing access to within the refrigerator cabinet. The method further includes configuring the refrigerator for relocation by positioning the ice maker in a first position within the refrigerator cabinet without disconnecting the fluid line from the ice maker; relocating the refrigerator. The method further includes installing the refrigerator by moving the ice maker from the first position within the refrigerator cabinet to a second position within the refrigerator cabinet without disconnecting or connecting the fluid line to the ice maker. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method of configuring an ice maker within a refrigerator, the method comprising: providing the refrigerator, the refrigerator comprising (a) a refrigerator cabinet, (b) a fresh food compartment disposed within the refrigerator cabinet, (c) a freezer compartment disposed within the refrigerator cabinet, (d) the ice maker having a fluid line extending to a fluid supply within the refrigerator, and (e) a door providing access to within the refrigerator cabinet; configuring the refrigerator for relocation by positioning the ice maker in a first position within the refrigerator cabinet without disconnecting the fluid line from the ice maker; relocating the refrigerator; installing the refrigerator by moving the ice maker from the first position within the refrigerator cabinet to a second position within the refrigerator cabinet without disconnecting or connecting the fluid line to the ice maker. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the first position is within the fresh food compartment. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the first position is within the freezer compartment. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the second position is on an interior portion of the door. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4 wherein the door is a fresh food compartment door providing access to the fresh food compartment. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5 wherein the door is a first French door and wherein the refrigerator further comprises a second French door and wherein the freezer compartment is positioned below the fresh food compartment. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4 wherein the door is a freezer compartment door providing access to the freezer compartment. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7 wherein the fresh food compartment is positioned to vertically extend side-by-side with the freezer compartment. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the relocating the refrigerator comprises delivering the refrigerator to a home. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising removing the door from the refrigerator cabinet. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10 wherein the installing the refrigerator further comprises replacing the door on the refrigerator cabinet. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 further comprising selecting the second position from a plurality of different mounting locations positioned within the refrigerator cabinet. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12 wherein each of the mounting locations has an associated first support member and a second support member. ### Claim 14 A refrigerator, comprising: a refrigerator cabinet; a fresh food compartment disposed within the refrigerator cabinet; a freezer compartment disposed within the refrigerator cabinet; an ice maker having a fluid line extending to a fluid supply within the refrigerator, the ice maker configured to be removably mounted; a door providing access to within the refrigerator cabinet; a plurality of mounting locations within the refrigerator cabinet for the ice maker, each of the plurality of mounting locations providing a first support member and a second support member for removably mounting the ice maker. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The refrigerator of claim 14 wherein the plurality of mounting locations comprise locations on a fresh food compartment door of the refrigerator. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The refrigerator of claim 14 wherein the plurality of mounting locations comprise locations on a freezer compartment door of the refrigerator. ### Claim 17 (depends on 14) The refrigerator of claim 14 wherein the plurality of mounting locations comprise locations within the fresh food compartment. ### Claim 18 (depends on 14) The refrigerator of claim 14 wherein the plurality of mounting locations comprise locations within the freezer compartment. ### Claim 19 (depends on 1) The refrigerator of claim 1 further comprising fluid connections to the ice maker such that the ice maker is moveable between the plurality of mounting locations without disconnecting the fluid connections. ### Claim 20 A method of configuring an ice maker within a refrigerator, the method comprising: providing the refrigerator, the refrigerator comprising (a)refrigerator cabinet, (b) a fresh food compartment disposed within the refrigerator cabinet, (c) a freezer compartment disposed within the refrigerator cabinet, (d) an ice maker having a fluid line extending to a fluid supply within the refrigerator, the ice maker configured to be removably mounted, (e) a door providing access to within the refrigerator cabinet, and (f) a plurality of mounting locations within the refrigerator cabinet for the ice maker, each of the plurality of mounting locations providing a first support member and a second support member for removably mounting the ice maker; configuring the refrigerator for relocation by positioning the ice maker in a first position within the refrigerator cabinet without disconnecting the fluid line from the ice maker; relocating the refrigerator; and installing the refrigerator by moving the ice maker from the first position within the refrigerator cabinet to a second position within the refrigerator cabinet without disconnecting or connecting the fluid line to the ice maker.