IP Library Granted Patent US 11,953,255
Granted Patent B2
US 11,953,255 · App. 17/677,301 · Granted Apr 9, 2024

Appliance with ice tray and mount unit

Inventors: Choon Jae Ryu (Prospect, KY); Stephanos Kyriacou (Louisville, KY)
Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
F25C5/24F25C5/22F25C2400/10
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Patent No.
US 11,953,255
App. No.
17/677,301
Granted
Apr 9, 2024
Kind
B2
Abstract

An appliance including a cabinet, a mount unit, and an ice tray is provided. The cabinet forms a freezer chamber and the mount unit is positioned in the freezer chamber. The mount unit forms a channel configured to releasably receive the ice tray. The ice tray includes a lip corresponding to the channel at the mount unit. The mount unit includes a rotor configured to rotate along a central axis.

Claims (20)

1. A refrigeration appliance, comprising:

a cabinet forming a freezer chamber;

a mount unit positioned in the freezer chamber, the mount unit comprising a clip forming a channel configured to releasably receive an ice tray, wherein the clip comprises a first member and a second member each extended along a lateral axis, wherein the channel is formed along the lateral axis between the first member and the second member, and wherein the clip comprises a hinge point at which the first member and the second member are connected together, and wherein the clip comprises a fastener configured to connect the first member and second member together at an open end distal from the hinge point, the ice tray comprising a lip corresponding to the channel at the mount unit, the mount unit comprising a rotor configured to rotate along a central axis.

2. The refrigeration appliance of claim 1 , wherein the clip forms a notch corresponding to a bump at the lip of the ice tray, wherein the bump is configured to be received in the notch at the clip.

3. The refrigeration appliance of claim 1 , the mount unit comprising a first mount unit fixed to the cabinet and a second mount unit releasably attached to the cabinet.

4. The refrigeration appliance of claim 3 , wherein the cabinet forms a groove configured to receive the second mount unit.

5. The refrigeration appliance of claim 4 , wherein the second mount unit comprises a mount member configured to be received at the groove formed at the cabinet.

6. The refrigeration appliance of claim 1 , wherein the lip is extended along a lateral axis co-directional to an extension of the channel.

7. The refrigeration appliance of claim 6 , wherein the central axis corresponds to a longitudinal axis of the ice tray when installed to the mount unit, the longitudinal axis perpendicular to the lateral axis.

8. A freezer appliance, comprising:

a freezer cabinet forming a freezer chamber;

a mount unit positioned in the freezer chamber, the mount unit comprising:

a clip forming a channel configured to releasably receive an ice tray, wherein the clip comprises a first member and a second member each extended along a lateral axis, wherein the channel is formed along the lateral axis between the first member and the second member, and wherein the clip comprises a hinge point at which the first member and the second member are connected together, and wherein the clip comprises a fastener configured to connect the first member and second member together at an open end distal from the hinge point, the ice tray comprising a lip corresponding to the channel at the mount unit; and

a rotor configured to rotate along a central axis.

9. The freezer appliance of claim 8 , wherein the clip forms a notch corresponding to a bump at the lip of the ice tray, wherein the bump is configured to be received in the notch at the clip.

10. The freezer appliance of claim 8 , the mount unit comprising a first mount unit fixed to the freezer cabinet and a second mount unit releasably attached to the freezer cabinet.

11. The freezer appliance of claim 10 , wherein the first mount unit comprises a motor configured to rotate the rotor and the ice tray when installed to the channel.

12. The freezer appliance of claim 10 , wherein the freezer cabinet forms a groove configured to receive the second mount unit, and wherein the second mount unit comprises a mount member configured to be received at the groove formed at the freezer cabinet.

13. The freezer appliance of claim 8 , wherein the lip is extended along a lateral axis co-directional to an extension of the channel.

14. The freezer appliance of claim 13 , wherein the central axis corresponds to a longitudinal axis of the ice tray when installed to the mount unit, the longitudinal axis perpendicular to the lateral axis.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 22, 2022
From: RYU, CHOON JAE; KYRIACOU, STEPHANOS
To: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 059065/0259 →
Continuity (1)
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