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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 2020
Filed:
May. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Charles Benjamin Miller, Louisville, KY (US);
Bradley Nicholas Gilkey, Louisville, KY (US);
Ansuraj Seenivasan, Hyderabad, IN;
Bart Andrew Nuss, Fisherville, KY (US);
Alan Joseph Mitchell, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 5/04 (2006.01); F25C 5/20 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 5/046 (2013.01); F25C 5/22 (2018.01);
Abstract
An ice dispensing assembly is provided that can be mounted within an appliance, such as a refrigerator appliance. The ice dispensing assembly includes an ice dispenser crusher mechanism having features that facilitate dispensing and crushing of ice. The construction of dispenser crusher mechanism provides a horizontal axis motor coupling with a vertical axis agitator and crusher for dispensing and crushing ice.