Patent ID: 7219509

Claim:
A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet defining a freezer compartment maintained at a temperature below 0° C. and a refrigerator compartment maintained at a temperature above 0° C. located above the freezer compartment; an insulated refrigerator door moveably mounted to the cabinet for selectively closing the refrigerator compartment; a refrigeration system for cooling the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment; an insulated module located outside the freezer compartment comprising an automatic ice maker; an insulated ice cube storage bin located outside the freezer compartment; an ice dispenser located on the refrigerator door; and an ice cube dispensing outlet located in the refrigerator door; wherein the ice maker module and ice cube storage bin are maintained below 0° C. for forming and storing ice cubes, and wherein at least a portion of the insulated module is mounted to the exterior of the cabinet.