Patent ID: 6058732
Filing Date: 2000-05-09
Classification: F25C

Abstract:
An apparatus comprising:a main body comprising insulating material and including a machine chamber, an ice making chamber, and an ice reservoir;a water sprinkler in said ice making chamber;an ice making component including at least one ice making plate arranged vertically beneath said water sprinkler so as to receive water from said water sprinkler and convert the water into ice;an evaporator contacting said at least one ice making plate so as to cool said at least one ice making plate;a water tank for collecting and storing run-off water from said at least one ice making plate;an ice guide member diagonally arranged between said at least one ice making plate and said water tank so as to guide the ice from said at least one ice making plate to said ice reservoir and so as to pass run-off water from said at least one ice making plate to said water tank;a pump in said water tank for pumping water from said water tank to said water sprinkler;a pump motor in said machine chamber and connected to said pump so as to drive said pump;a rear insulating panel arranged between said machine chamber and said ice making chamber, said insulating panel having a predetermined shape formed by bending said insulating panel at a predetermined position;a substantially L-shaped fixing member extending along said insulating panel so as to hold said insulating panel in a substantially L-shape; anda control box in said machine chamber and attached to said fixing member.