Ice compartment assembly for refrigerator

摘要

An insulated icemaking compartment is provided in the fresh food compartment of a bottom mount refrigerator. The icemaking compartment may be integrally formed with the liner of the fresh food compartment, or alternatively, may be modular for installation anywhere in the fresh food compartment. A removable bin assembly with a front cover normally seals the icemaking compartment to maintain the temperature in the compartment. A cold air duct formed in the rear wall of the refrigerator supplies cold air from the freezer compartment to the icemaking compartment. A return air duct directs a portion of the air from the icemaking compartment back to the freezer compartment. An air vent in the icemaking compartment directs another portion of air into the fresh food compartment. A control system provides for controlling refrigerator functions in a manner that promotes energy efficiency.

主权项

1. A refrigerated appliance comprising:
a cabinet having top, bottom, left, right and back walls and a substantially open front; a lower portion of the cabinet including a freezer compartment; an upper portion of the cabinet over the freezer compartment including a fresh food compartment defined by a liner having top, bottom, left side, right side, front, and back walls, and a front opening in the front wall; an ice making compartment in an upper corner of the upper portion of the cabinet outside of but along the liner and including a front opening; a sleeve having a closed back end, an open front end corresponding with the front opening of the ice making compartment, perimeter dimensions that substantially conformingly fit into the ice making compartment, and an internal space; a removable ice making assembly disposed within the internal space of the sleeve, the removable ice making assembly comprising an ice maker, an ice bin, and an ice making compartment insulating front opening cover, the ice bin having a longitudinal axis between front and back ends with the cover on the front end; insulating material installed between at least a portion of the liner proximate to the ice making compartment and the sleeve; and a fresh food compartment door providing access to both the fresh food compartment and the ice making compartment.