Patent ID: 8627677

Claim:
A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet; a freezer compartment located in the cabinet, said freezer compartment being defined, at least in part, by a back wall; and an icemaker assembly mounted in the freezer compartment, said icemaker assembly including: a support bracket mounted in the freezer compartment, said support bracket including at least one support arm and a back plate extending across the back wall, wherein the back plate includes an opening and is spaced from said back wall of the freezer compartment; an icemaker unit supported by the at least one support arm within the freezer compartment, said icemaker unit being adapted to produce ice cubes; and a fan mounted at the opening of the back plate, said fan being selectively operable to draw air from between the back plate and the back wall to create an airflow directed onto the icemaker unit to speed ice production.