Ice well diverter wedge for ice container

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9903632
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15350357

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A refrigerator is provided including an ice making assembly. The ice making assembly includes a storage container that has a discharge zone including a crushing assembly for selectively crushing formed ice before dispensing the ice through the dispenser of the refrigerator. The crushing assembly includes both rotating and fixed crushing blades, and including crushing teeth for crushing the formed ice cubes therebetween. A diverter wedge may be positioned at or formed integrally with the fixed crushing blades such that the diverter wedge closes any gap between the rotating blades and the wall of the discharge zone. The diverter wedge can include a sloped portion to move any smaller or differently-shaped cubes from the outer edge of the discharge zone to between the crushing blades such that it is ensured that the cubes are crushed before being dispensed.

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WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONBENTON HARBOR MI

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Visin, Jerold M Benton Harbor, US 14 31

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