Patent ID: 7857877

Claim:
An assembly for installation in a refrigerator having a plurality of interior walls defining a refrigerator interior, the assembly comprising: an enclosure having an interior, an exterior, and extending longitudinally between a first end and a second end, a service line opening in the enclosure, the interior of the enclosure including a passageway for conducting at least one refrigerator service line between the service line opening and the interior of the enclosure, the enclosure mounted to one of the plurality of interior walls of the refrigerator by means for attaching; an air filter housing mounted to the enclosure, the air filter housing being attached to the exterior of the enclosure with a portion of the air filter housing extending into the interior of the enclosure, and at least another portion of the air filter housing being located exterior of the enclosure; the air filter housing having a first opening for the ingress of air into the air filter housing and a second opening for the discharge of air from the air filter housing; an air filter located in the air filter housing for filtering air entering the air filter housing; and an air flow path conveying to the refrigerator interior air discharged from the second opening in the air filter housing, the air flow path including a duct that is located within the enclosure interior, the duct having one end in fluid communication with the second opening in the air filter housing and a second end in fluid communication with an exhaust opening of the enclosure to thereby direct substantially all of the air discharged from the second opening to the exhaust opening.