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US 9,541,327 B2Granted
Ice dispenser for a refrigeration device
AssigneeBSH Hausgeräte GmbH
InventorsSongtao Lu, Alexander Rupp, Lisheng Zhang
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Abstract
An ice dispenser for a refrigerator is provided. The ice dispenser includes an ice storage container housing and an ice generator having a hollow mold which is filled with water. The ice storage container housing and the ice generator are combined into one modular unit.
Claims24
An ice dispenser for making and storing ice and for locating in a freezer compartment of a domestic appliance, the ice dispenser comprising:
- an ice storage container housing;
- an ice storage container for storing the ice made by the ice dispenser, the ice storage container being removable from the ice storage container housing;
- and
- an ice generator having a hollow mold which is filled with water to make the ice,
- wherein the ice storage container housing and the ice generator are combined into one modular unit that is configured to be removable from the freezer compartment of the domestic appliance, and
- the one modular unit is configured such that a cooling function of the freezer compartment remains operational when the one modular unit is removed from the freezer compartment.
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A domestic refrigerator comprising:
- a housing containing a freezer compartment;
- and
- an ice dispenser located in the freezer compartment and having an ice storage container housing and an ice generator with a hollow mold that is filled with water,
- wherein the ice storage container housing and the ice generator are combined into one modular unit that is removable from the freezer compartment of the domestic refrigerator,
- a cooling function of the freezer compartment remains operational when the one modular unit is removed from the freezer compartment, and
- the ice generator is indirectly connected to the housing via one of the ice storage container housing and a support member shared with the ice storage container housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.