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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 04, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2020
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Alan Joseph Mitchell, Louisville, KY (US);
Brent Alden Junge, Evansville, IN (US);
Stephanos Kyriacou, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An icemaker appliance includes a cabinet forming an ice storage compartment, a first reservoir provided within the ice storage compartment, a circulation system arranged within the first reservoir, an ice maker provided within the first reservoir to dispense ice into the ice storage compartment, a second reservoir connected to the ice storage compartment, a return line conduit connected to the second reservoir and the first reservoir to direct melt water from the second reservoir to the first reservoir, a second pump provided at the second reservoir to pump melt water through the return line conduit, and a cleanout line having a first end connected to the second reservoir and a second end exposed outside of the cabinet.