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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 12, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2024
Haier Us Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Choonjae Ryu, Prospect, KY (US);
Alan Joseph Mitchell, Louisville, KY (US);
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
An ice making assembly mounted on a door of a refrigerator appliance includes an icebox mounted on the door and defining an ice making chamber and an icebox opening to the ice making chamber, an ice storage bin positioned below the icebox for storing ice, wherein an intake slot is defined between the icebox and the ice storage bin, a damper mounted over the icebox opening and being movable between an open position to permit a flow of air through the icebox opening and a closed position to prevent the flow of air through the icebox opening, a drive motor operably coupled to the damper, and a controller in operative communication with the drive motor for selectively pivoting the damper between the open position and the closed position.