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

• Main Authors: THOMAS, MARK E, BOARMAN, PATRICK J, HORTIN, GREGORY G, CULLEY, BRIAN K
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; 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

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...