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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 29, 2009
Eric K. Watson, Crestwood, KY (US);
Omar Haidar, Louisville, KY (US);
Kenneth U. Nsofor, Louisville, KY (US);
Matthew William Davis, Prospect, KY (US);
Ronald Scott Tarr, Louisville, KY (US);
Joseph Waugh, Louisville, KY (US);
Eric K. Watson, Crestwood, KY (US);
Omar Haidar, Louisville, KY (US);
Kenneth U. Nsofor, Louisville, KY (US);
Matthew William Davis, Prospect, KY (US);
Ronald Scott Tarr, Louisville, KY (US);
Joseph Waugh, Louisville, KY (US);
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for circulating air within an icemaker compartment of a refrigerator are disclosed. The method includes the steps of activating the icemaker, filling the ice cavities with water, and activating the fan after a predetermined time after the ice cavities are filled with water. The apparatus includes a food storage compartment, an access door operable to selectively close the food storage compartment, an icemaker compartment on the access door, an icemaker disposed in the icemaker compartment, the icemaker including an ice mold body defining a plurality of ice cavities, an ice storage bin disposed in the icemaker compartment, a fan for distributing cold air within the icemaker compartment, at least one heating element attached to the ice mold body, a coolant pump, and a controller for regulating the fan and the coolant pump.