Refrigerator with icemaker chilled by thermoelectric device cooled by fresh food compartment air

An icemaker (102) is mounted remotely from a freezer compartment (16). The icemaker includes an ice mold (106). A thermoelectric device is provided and includes a warm side and an opposite cold side. A flow pathway is connected in communication between the cold side of the thermoelectric device and...

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Main Authors THOMAS, MARK E, BOARMAN, PATRICK J, HORTIN, GREGORY G, CULLEY, BRIAN K
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 04.03.2015
Subjects
BLASTING
COLD ROOMS
COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS
COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS
HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
HEATING
ICE-BOXES
LIGHTING
LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS
REFRIGERATION OR COOLING
REFRIGERATORS
WEAPONS
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Summary:An icemaker (102) is mounted remotely from a freezer compartment (16). The icemaker includes an ice mold (106). A thermoelectric device is provided and includes a warm side and an opposite cold side. A flow pathway is connected in communication between the cold side of the thermoelectric device and the icemaker. In one aspect, a fan is operatively positioned to move air from the fresh food compartment across the warm side of the thermoelectric device and a pump moves fluid from the cold side of the thermoelectric device to the icemaker. Cold air, such as from a refrigerator compartment (14), may be used to dissipate heat from the warm side of the thermoelectric device for providing cold fluid to and for cooling the ice mold of the icemaker.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20130188931