Patent ID: 7266951
Filing Date: 2007-09-11
Classification: F25C

Abstract:
1. An undercounter ice maker for making and dispensing ice cubes, comprising: an ice maker compartment including an ice maker for generating ice cubes; an ice cube storage bin positioned to receive ice cubes from the ice maker; a dispenser outlet positioned on a counter surface above the undercounter ice maker; and an ice dispenser operably connecting the ice maker to the dispenser outlet such that ice cubes generated by the ice maker can be dispensed through the dispenser outlet, including a lifter positioned adjacent the undercounter ice maker outside the ice maker compartment and connected to the ice cube storage bin for moving ice cubes toward the dispenser outlet, wherein the lifter comprises an elevator having a lifting platform, which is moveable between a loading position, where the ice cubes are loaded onto the platform, and a dispensing position, where the loaded ice cubes are positioned for dispensing through the dispenser outlet.