Inventors:
Marcus Roland Fischer - Stevensville MI, US
Amy Lauren Siwek - Dewitt MI, US
Kevin Michael Chase - Saint Joseph MI, US
Tony Lee Koenigsknecht - Saint Joseph MI, US
Randell Lee Jeffery - Stevensville MI, US
Larry Thomas Bashark - Saint Joseph MI, US
Jordan Robert Fountain - Saint Joseph MI, US
Brandon Michael Dawson - Dearborn Heights MI, US
Ryan Dean McCollum - Redondo Beach CA, US
Matthew Russel Schwartz - Minneapolis MN, US
Assignee:
Whirlpool Corporation - Benton Harbor MI
International Classification:
F25C 5/18
Abstract:
The present invention relates to an ice dispenser apparatus having an ice storage bin removably mounted to the refrigerator for receiving and storing ice pieces from an ice maker, a metering device for separating individual ice pieces, and a sensing device for detecting the presence of ice pieces. Actuation of a motor causes the metering device to separate individual ice pieces and the sensing device detects ice pieces before, after, or during dispensing.