Apparatus for supplying water to an ice tray of a refrigerator

Details Apparatus for supplying water to an ice tray of a refrigerator Apparatus for supplying water to an ice tray of a refrigerator

1997-10-21

1999-05-18

Tapolcai, William E.

Refrigeration

Means producing shaped or modified congealed product

With raw material projector, e.g., spray

13762413, 222504, F25C1/12

Patent

active

059040548

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for supplying an exact quantity of a water to an the ice tray is provided. The apparatus includes a first container having a same volume as the ice tray and being rotatably installed below the water tank, and a valve unit for opening and closing the water tank. A driving member for rotating the first container and at the same time, raising and lowering the valve unit is provided. A water supply member is installed in a partition wall which partitions off the freezing and refrigerating compartments. The water supply member flows water from an outlet pipe of a second container to the ice tray. At first, water is supplied to the first container, and then water supplied to the first container is supplied to the ice tray. Therefore, an exact amount of water is supplied to the ice tray.

REFERENCES:
patent: 4821921 (1989-04-01), Cartwright et al.
patent: 4921131 (1990-05-01), Binderbauer et al.
patent: 5555743 (1996-09-01), Hatanaka

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