REFRIGERATOR APPLIANCE AND ICE DISPENSER DEFINING A LIQUID OUTLET

A refrigerator appliance and ice dispenser is provided herein. The refrigerator appliance comprises a cabinet; an ice maker attached to the cabinet; a dispenser recess defined on the refrigerator appliance in selective communication with the ice maker; a dispenser conduit disposed within the dispens...

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Hauptverfasser: TEJASWINI, Allamneni Naga, KONUDULA, Joshna, CHANDRA, Sharath, KRAUSE, Andrew Reinhard, SEKHAR, Koncha Chandra
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A refrigerator appliance and ice dispenser is provided herein. The refrigerator appliance comprises a cabinet; an ice maker attached to the cabinet; a dispenser recess defined on the refrigerator appliance in selective communication with the ice maker; a dispenser conduit disposed within the dispenser recess. The dispenser conduit comprising a chute wall defining an ice passage permitting ice therethrough, a fluid inlet positioned radially outward from the ice passage in fluid communication with a fluid source selectively supplying a fluid flow thereto, and a fluid outlet defined through the chute wall in downstream fluid communication with the fluid inlet; and a light source mounted within the chute wall, the light source being directed toward the dispenser recess.