Patent ID: 7337617
Filing Date: 2008-03-04
Classification: F25C,F25D

Abstract:
1. In combination with a door of a freezer compartment on a refrigerator, an ice making system comprising: a compact ice maker fixedly mounted on an interior surface of the door; a water supply line to provide water to the ice maker; an ice bin, wherein the length of the ice bin is greater than the width of the ice bin, and the ice bin is releasably mounted in a lengthwise direction on the inside of the door to receive ice from the ice maker; an auger provided within the ice bin in a lengthwise direction to supply ice to the ice dispenser; and a motor provided in a base portion of the ice bin for rotating the auger, wherein the compact ice maker is adjacent to an upper end of the ice bin and is sized to occupy a small area of the total area of the upper end of the ice bin, thereby resulting in the upper end of the ice bin being substantially uncovered.