Patent ID: 8869550
Filing Date: 2014-10-28
Classification: F25B,F25C,F25D

Abstract:
1. An ice and cold water dispensing assembly for a refrigeration appliance comprising: a reservoir defining an interior volume, the interior volume of the reservoir configured for containing liquid water and ice cubes therein, the reservoir selectively attachable to the refrigeration appliance; an inlet conduit having an outlet, the outlet of the inlet conduit positioned at the reservoir, the inlet conduit configured for directing the liquid water into the interior volume of the reservoir; an ice maker configured for making the ice cubes and directing the ice cubes into the interior volume of the reservoir, the ice maker including at least one conductor and a heat transfer device, the at least one conductor attached to the reservoir and extending into the interior volume of the reservoir, the heat transfer device configured for selectively cooling the conductor to form the ice cubes thereon, the heat transfer device including a Peltier device that cools the conductor when current of a first polarity is applied and that heats the conductor to allow harvest of the ice cubes when current of a second polarity is applied, the Peltier device including electrical connectors connectable to electrical connectors in the refrigeration appliance when the reservoir is in the refrigeration appliance and disconnectable from the electrical connectors in the refrigeration appliance when the reservoir is to be removed from the refrigeration appliance; a handle and a spout attached to the reservoir, the handle and the spout configured for allowing manual dispensing of the ice cubes and the liquid water from the interior volume of the reservoir when the reservoir is removed from the refrigeration appliance; and an ice dispenser and a water dispenser in the refrigeration appliance, the ice dispenser and water dispenser being in communication with the reservoir when the reservoir is attached to the refrigeration appliance, the ice dispenser configured for removing and dispensing the ice cubes from the interior volume of the reservoir and the water dispenser configured for removing and dispensing the liquid water from the interior volume of the reservoir when the reservoir is attached to the refrigeration appliance.