Patent ID: 11885558
Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 12:
13. A sealing assembly for use in a refrigerator provided with a body and a door configured to pivot about the body between an open position and a closed position, the sealing assembly comprising:
a gasket socket disposed (i) along a first exterior mating surface on an ice making storage assembly that is disposed within the body and (ii) within a slot that is defined by and extends inward from the first exterior mating surface; and
a gasket protrusion fixed to a second exterior mating surface on the door, wherein (i) the second exterior mating surface is configured to be positioned opposite to the first mating surface when the door is in the closed position, (ii) the gasket protrusion is configured to engage and be at least partially disposed within the gasket socket when the door is in the closed position to form a seal between a refrigerated compartment defined by the ice making storage assembly and surroundings external to the ice making storage assembly, and (iii) the gasket protrusion is configured to disengage the gasket socket when the door is in the open position to break the seal between the refrigerated compartment and the surroundings external to the ice making storage assembly.