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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 20, 2021
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Jose R. Aranda, Stevensville, MI (US);
Alexa N. Brown, Mishawaka, IN;
Jackson Felipe Karl, Stevensville, MI (US);
Dakota E. Kosek, Benton Harbor Township, MI (US);
Rishikesh Vinayak Kulkarni, St. Joseph, MI (US);
E. C. Pickles, St. Joseph, MI (US);
Antonio Sanchez, Stevensville, MI (US);
Richard A. Spletzer, Stevensville, MI (US);
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator appliance includes an icemaker that is selectively closeable by a door. An outer gasket is positioned about an edge of the door and a sealing gasket is positioned around a center portion of the door inside the outer gasket. A plurality of protrusions extend from a rim of the icemaker. A liner is aligned with and spaced apart from the rim. A first gasket and a second gasket are positioned between the rim and the liner.