EP 2369271 A2 20110928 - Insulation front of ice storage compartment
Title (en)
Insulation front of ice storage compartment
Title (de)
Isolierfront eines Eisaufbewahrungsfachs
Title (fr)
Front d'isolation de compartiment de stockage de glace
Publication
Application
Priority
US 73119410 A 20100325
Abstract (en)
A refrigerator includes a refrigerator cabinet (12), a fresh food compartment (13) disposed within the refrigerator cabinet, a door (14) for providing access to the fresh food compartment (13), and an ice storage bin (40) at the door (14). The ice storage bin (40) includes an ice storage bin body having a front, a back, a bottom, opposite sides, an open top, and a cover (45) mounted to the top. Insulation (47) is provided between the cover (45) and the front of the ice storage bin. The ice storage bin (40) may be pivotally mounted to the door and configured to tilt open to allow for access to ice disposed within the ice storage bin (40). The ice storage bin (40) may be removable. The ice storage bin (40) may be accessed directly from within the fresh food compartment.
IPC 8 full level
F25C 5/00 (2006.01); F25D 23/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
F25C 5/22 (2017.12 - EP US); F25D 23/04 (2013.01 - EP US)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2369271 A2 20110928; EP 2369271 A3 20131211; BR PI1100936 A2 20120821; US 2011232317 A1 20110929
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 11157200 A 20110307; BR PI1100936 A 20110325; US 73119410 A 20100325