ICE MAKER DOWNSPOUT

An elongated downspout (10) for delivering water to an ice tray (18) in a refrigerated appliance (22) includes a cavity (26) defined by at least one flute (30) and at least one lobe (34). The downspout (10) includes an inlet port (38) for receiving water (14). The at least one flute (30) and at leas...

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Hauptverfasser: Aranda, Jose R, Naing, Sann M, Ergican, Erdogan
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:An elongated downspout (10) for delivering water to an ice tray (18) in a refrigerated appliance (22) includes a cavity (26) defined by at least one flute (30) and at least one lobe (34). The downspout (10) includes an inlet port (38) for receiving water (14). The at least one flute (30) and at least one lobe (34) are configured to create a substantially laminar flow (42) of the water (14) received from the inlet port (38) along the at least one flute (30) and the at least one lobe (34).