Patent ID: 11920848
Assignee: HAIER US APPLIANCE SOLUTIONS, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC F  G | IPC F  G

Claim 0:
1. An icemaking appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the icemaking appliance comprising:
a cabinet defining an ice storage chamber;
an ice maker provided above the ice storage chamber and configured to form ice cubes;
a water jacket at least partially surrounding the ice storage chamber; and
a sensor assembly having at least a portion thereof disposed within the ice storage chamber, the sensor assembly comprising:
a sleeve passing above the water jacket, the sleeve defining a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being arranged within the ice storage chamber;
a conductive plug inserted into the first portion of the sleeve; and
a temperature sensor inserted into the second portion of the sleeve, the temperature sensor being a separate piece from the conductive plug, wherein the temperature sensor is configured to detect a temperature change within an interior of the ice storage chamber to determine a level of the ice cubes within the ice storage chamber when at least one ice cube contacts the conductive plug, and wherein the temperature sensor is in thermal contact with the conductive plug at a junction of the first portion and the second portion, the conductive plug transferring heat between the interior of the ice storage chamber and the temperature sensor.