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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 25, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2022
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Alan Joseph Mitchell, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet with a door rotatably mounted to the cabinet. The refrigerator appliance also includes an ice making chamber defined in one of the cabinet and the door. An ice making assembly and an ice storage bin are positioned within the ice making chamber. The refrigerator appliance further includes an infrared emitter mounted to a movable part of the ice making assembly and an infrared detector mounted to a movable part of the ice making assembly. The refrigerator appliance further includes an infrared emitter and an infrared detector mounted to the ice making assembly.