US 12,455,104 B2
Stand-alone ice making appliance with a side tank filter
Bo Yan, Shanghai (CN); Yayu Song, Shanghai (CN); Samuel Vincent DuPlessis, Louisville, KY (US); and Gregory Sergeevich Chernov, Louisville, KY (US)
Assigned to Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
Appl. No. 17/799,548
Filed by Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc., Wilmington, DE (US)
PCT Filed Jul. 9, 2021, PCT No. PCT/CN2021/105356
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 12, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/279353, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 12, 2023.
Prior Publication US 2024/0183596 A1, Jun. 6, 2024
Int. Cl. F25C 1/25 (2018.01); F25C 1/147 (2018.01)
CPC F25C 1/25 (2018.01) [F25C 1/147 (2013.01); F25C 2400/12 (2013.01); F25C 2400/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A stand-alone ice making appliance, comprising:
a casing;
a water tank disposed within the casing;
an ice maker disposed within the casing;
a pump disposed within the casing, the pump positioned between the water tank and the ice maker and in fluid communication between the water tank and the ice maker, the pump operable to flow water from the water tank to the ice maker;
an auxiliary water reservoir mounted to a side of the casing and positioned entirely outside of the casing, the auxiliary water reservoir comprising a base and a container, the base attached to the side of the casing adjacent a bottom of the casing, a bottom portion of the container removably received within a top portion of the base, the auxiliary water reservoir in upstream fluid communication with the water tank such that water within the auxiliary water reservoir is flowable to the water tank; and
a filter disposed within the auxiliary water reservoir.
 
11. A stand-alone ice making appliance, comprising:
a casing;
a water tank disposed within the casing;
an ice maker disposed within the casing;
a pump disposed within the casing, the pump positioned between the water tank and the ice maker and in fluid communication between the water tank and the ice maker, the pump operable to circulate water from the water tank to the ice maker;
an auxiliary water reservoir positioned entirely outside of the casing, the auxiliary water reservoir comprising a base and a container, the base being clipped to a side of the casing adjacent a bottom of the casing, a bottom portion of the container being removably received within a top portion of the base, the auxiliary water reservoir in upstream fluid communication with the water tank such that water within the auxiliary water reservoir is flowable to the water tank, the auxiliary water reservoir defining an inlet and an outlet; and
a filter disposed within the auxiliary water reservoir, the filter configured such that water within the auxiliary water reservoir is gravity fed through the filter between the inlet and the outlet of the auxiliary water reservoir, the filter being in upstream fluid communication with the water tank to filter water prior to water entering the casing.