发明名称 |
REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCES |
摘要 |
Refrigerator appliances are provided. A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet defining a fresh food chamber and a freezer chamber, and a door for accessing one of the fresh food chamber or the freezer chamber. The refrigerator appliance further includes an ice making assembly disposed within one of the fresh food chamber, the freezer chamber or the door. The ice making assembly includes an ice maker, a container defining a storage volume for receipt of ice produced by the ice maker, and a chute extending between the ice maker and the container for directing the ice produced by the ice maker towards the storage volume. The chute includes a body defining a passage therethrough. The ice making assembly further includes a sensor positioned to transmit sensing signals through the chute, the sensor in communication with the ice maker. |
申请公布号 |
US2016201967(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2016.07.14 |
申请号 |
US201514596270 |
申请日期 |
2015.01.14 |
申请人 |
General Electric Company |
发明人 |
Mitchell Alan Joseph;Miller Charles Benjamin;Nuss Bart Andrew;Seenivasan Ansuraj |
分类号 |
F25C5/00;F25D29/00 |
主分类号 |
F25C5/00 |
代理机构 |
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代理人 |
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主权项 |
1. A refrigerator appliance, comprising:
a cabinet defining a fresh food chamber and a freezer chamber; a door for accessing one of the fresh food chamber or the freezer chamber; and an ice making assembly disposed within one of the fresh food chamber, the freezer chamber or the door, the ice making assembly comprising:
an ice maker;a container defining a storage volume for receipt of ice produced by the ice maker;a chute extending between the ice maker and the container for directing the ice produced by the ice maker towards the storage volume, the chute comprising a body defining a passage therethrough; anda sensor positioned to transmit sensing signals through the chute, the sensor in communication with the ice maker. |
地址 |
Schenectady NY US |