Refrigeration – Means producing shaped or modified congealed product – With product receiving and storing means
Patent
1998-12-28
2000-07-04
Tapolcai, William E.
Refrigeration
Means producing shaped or modified congealed product
With product receiving and storing means
2221466, F25C 518
Patent
active
060821302
ABSTRACT:
A refrigerator having a cabinet defining a freezer compartment having an access opening and a closure member for closing the access opening. An ice maker is disposed within the freezer compartment for forming ice pieces and an ice storage bin is removably mounted to the closure member below the ice maker for receiving ice from the ice maker. The ice storage bin has an upper portion which is transparent and has a bottom opening. An ice discharge chute extends through the closure member below the bottom opening of the ice storage bin. A motor is mounted on the closure member. An auger is vertically disposed within the ice storage bin and is drivingly connected to the motor. Upon energization of the motor, the auger moves ice pieces from the ice storage bin through the bottom opening to the ice discharge chute for dispensing ice pieces from the ice storage bin.
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Harmon Daryl L.
Hortin Gregory G.
Myers Verne H.
Nelson Mark H.
Oltman Andrew M.
Krefman Stephen D.
Rice Robert O.
Tapolcai William E.
Van Winkle Joel M.
Whirlpool Corporation
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