US 12,000,642 B2
Appliance with ice packer
Zhuochen Shi, Clemson, SC (US); and Thomas McCollough, Anderson, SC (US)
Assigned to Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by Electrolux Home Products, Inc., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Jun. 24, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/356,905.
Prior Publication US 2022/0412628 A1, Dec. 29, 2022
Int. Cl. F25C 5/02 (2006.01); F25C 1/10 (2006.01); F25C 5/182 (2018.01)
CPC F25C 5/02 (2013.01) [F25C 1/10 (2013.01); F25C 5/182 (2013.01); F25C 2305/022 (2013.01); F25C 2400/10 (2013.01); F25D 2303/081 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ice packer for an appliance to form chewable ice cubes, comprising:
an enclosure defining a pass-through opening extending between an upper end and a lower end thereof;
a door pivotally coupled to the enclosure and rotatable between a first orientation and a second orientation, wherein the door further comprises pivot pins extending laterally from the door to pivotally couple the door to the enclosure, wherein the door opens the pass-through opening when it is rotated to the first orientation, and wherein the door closes the pass-through opening when it is rotated to the second orientation; and
an ice mold slidably supported by the enclosure and configured to translate between a first position and a second position, wherein the ice mold defines a cavity therein, and
wherein when the door is rotated to the second orientation, it defines a platform for receiving ice thereon that is compacted in the cavity of the ice mold when the ice mold is translated toward the second position.