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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2018
Applicant:
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Inventors:
Louis A. Wantland, Louisville, KY (US);
Gaurav Sanjay Katre, Pune, IN;
Lauren Nicole Platts, Louisville, KY (US);
Assignee:
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 5/182 (2018.01); F25C 5/20 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 5/182 (2013.01); F25C 5/22 (2018.01); F25C 5/24 (2018.01); F25C 2400/10 (2013.01); F25C 2700/12 (2013.01); F25C 2700/14 (2013.01); F25D 2700/121 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refrigerator appliance and ice bin assembly therefor are provided herein. The ice bin assembly or ice bin may be removably received within the chilled chamber. The ice bin may include a bin body, an ice sweep, and a gear assembly. The bin body may define a storage volume to receive ice therein. The ice sweep may be positioned within the ice bin. The gear assembly may be positioned within the ice bin below the ice sweep in mechanical communication with the ice sweep to motivate rotation of the ice sweep.