Ice-dispensing assembly mounted within a refrigerator compartment

• Main Authors: WILSON MARK WAYNE, TUMMALA ANIL KUMAR, VENKATESAN THIRUVALAN, UMAKANTHAN HEMACHANDRAN, RAFALOVICH ALEXANDER PINKUS, ANIKHINDI SANJAY MANOHAR, JOSHI ANAND GANESH, DAVIS MATTHEW WILLIAM, SUBBARAO GAUTAM
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 04.05.2010
• Subjects: BLASTING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; WEAPONS

A refrigerator includes a housing having at least one refrigerator compartment, a door for accessing the at least one refrigerator compartment, and an ice-dispensing assembly. The ice-dispensing assembly includes an insulated housing arranged within the at least one refrigerator compartment, an ice-making device arranged within the insulated housing and configured to produce ice, an ice-storage container arranged within the insulated housing, and a dispenser arranged within the door and communicating with the ice-storage container, wherein the dispenser is configured to transfer ice from the ice-storage container to an external portion of the refrigerator.