US 12,259,171 B2
Ice making assembly for a refrigerator appliance
Alan Joseph Mitchell, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Filed on Sep. 30, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/957,663.
Prior Publication US 2024/0110739 A1, Apr. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. F25C 5/00 (2018.01); F25C 5/20 (2018.01)
CPC F25C 5/22 (2018.01) [F25C 2700/02 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, comprising:
a cabinet;
a door rotatably mounted to the cabinet;
an ice making chamber defined in one of the cabinet and the door;
an ice making assembly positioned within the ice making chamber;
an ice storage bin positioned within the ice making chamber;
an infrared emitter mounted to a movable sweep assembly of the ice making assembly; and
an infrared detector mounted to the movable sweep assembly of the ice making assembly.