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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2024
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Charles Benjamin Miller, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet and a door having an ice maker apparatus. A plurality of valves includes a solenoid and release fitting. A mount member couples together the plurality of valves. The release fitting is configured to articulate along a translation axis to selectively couple the plurality of valves through a valve opening to a plurality of conduits. A fluid manifold couples the plurality of valves together in fluid communication. A release plate includes an opening through which the plurality of conduits is extendable in selective fluid coupling to the plurality of valves. The release plate includes a slot into which the mount member extends to couple the mount member to the release plate. The slot extends along the translation axis to permit movement of the release plate relative to the plurality of valves.