Patent ID: 9664430
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: F25C,F25D

Claim:
1. An ice-making assembly for a refrigeration appliance comprising: at least one evaporator configured for generating cooled air; at least one fan configured for circulating the cooled air; an ice maker configured for making ice cubes, the ice maker exposed to the cooled air such that the ice maker is maintained at a temperature less than a freezing temperature of water by the cooled air; an ice cube storage bin configured for receiving the ice cubes from the ice maker, the ice cube storage bin and the ice cubes within the ice cube storage bin exposed to the cooled air such that the ice cubes within the ice cube storage bin are maintained at a temperature greater than the freezing temperature of water by the cooled air and the ice cubes within the ice cube storage bin melt while stored within the ice cube storage bin; a drain positioned at a bottom portion of the ice cube storage bin, the drain configured for receiving liquid water melted from the ice cubes located in the ice cube storage bin; a drain line; and an evaporation pan, the drain line extending between the drain and the evaporation pan in order to place the evaporation pan in communication with the drain such that the drain line directs the liquid water melted from the ice cubes located in the ice cube storage bin to the evaporation pan, the evaporation pan configured for facilitating evaporation of the liquid water melted from the ice cubes within the evaporation pan.