Reservoir access for stand-alone ice making appliance
AssigneeHaier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
InventorsRachel Winckler, Samuel Vincent DuPlessis, Minjoo Annie Han
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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 reservoir disposed within the casing. The reservoir includes an internal lid. The stand-alone ice making appliance also includes a cover disposed on an external surface of the casing. The cover is rotatable over the reservoir. The internal lid of the reservoir is coupled to the cover. A hinge rotatably couples the cover to the external surface of the casing over the reservoir.
Claims20
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, the reservoir comprising an internal lid;
- a cover disposed on an external surface of the casing, the cover rotatable over the reservoir, the internal lid of the reservoir coupled to the cover;
- a hinge rotatably coupling the cover to the external surface of the casing over the reservoir;
- an ice maker disposed within the casing;
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- a pump disposed within the casing, the pump in fluid communication with the reservoir and the ice maker, the pump operable to flow water from the reservoir to the ice maker.
An ice making appliance, comprising:
- a casing;
- a user interface on the casing;
- a container within the casing;
- a reservoir disposed within the casing, the reservoir comprising an internal lid;
- a cover disposed on an external surface of the casing, the cover rotatable over the reservoir, the internal lid of the reservoir coupled to the cover;
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- a hinge rotatably coupling the cover to the external surface of the casing over the reservoir.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.