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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2013
Applicant:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Inventors:
Trevor Hawkins, Belle Plaine, IA (US);
Chad J. Rotter, Amana, IA (US);
Michael A. Bowen, Amana, IA (US);
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation, Benton Harbor, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 1/22 (2006.01); F25C 5/02 (2006.01); F25C 1/12 (2006.01); F25C 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 5/02 (2013.01); F25C 1/12 (2013.01); F25C 5/08 (2013.01);
Abstract
A stand alone ice making appliance or an ice maker within an appliance is provided where the ice maker includes a fluid inlet, a filtration element in fluid communication with the fluid inlet, a control housing configured to engage the filtration element, and a filter cover disposed adjacent the control housing and configured to support the filtration element, wherein the filter cover comprises a plurality of fluid draining slots.