Patent ID: 8281611
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: F25C

Abstract:
1. An automatic icemaker for a refrigerator, comprising: an ice mold body comprising a front side, a back side, and a plurality of ice chambers for containing water therein for freezing into ice cubes, each ice chamber comprising a top opening comprising a frontal portion adjacent the front side; an ice stripper comprising a plurality of stripper fingers and a plurality of covers, each cover of the plurality of covers is disposed between two respective adjacent stripper fingers so that there are no openings in the ice stripper, and there are no openings between the plurality of covers and the plurality of stripper fingers, wherein the plurality of stripper fingers and the plurality of covers are disposed along the front side and extend inward in direction towards the back side, where in an end edge of the plurality of stripper fingers and the plurality of covers form a common edge, the common edge being located opposite the front side and extending over the ice chambers to completely cover the frontal portion of the top opening of each ice chamber to prevent any water residing in the ice chambers from spilling over the front side of the ice mold body; and an ice rake disposed between the front side and the back side, the ice rake comprising a rotatable shaft, and a plurality of rake fingers extending outward from the shaft for moving ice cubes out of the respective ice chambers and onto the ice stripper.