Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet that defines a chilled chamber and a door moveably coupled with the chilled chamber. The door moves between an open position and a closed position. An ice storing assembly is coupled with the door. The ice storing assembly is selectively disposed within the cabinet. The ice making assembly includes a bracket coupled with the door and a tray hingedly coupled with the bracket. The tray moves between a stored position and an accessible position. A plate is coupled with the tray and a latch assembly is moveably coupled with the tray and the plate. The latch assembly moves between a locked position and an unlocked position. The latch assembly is removably coupled with the bracket.

Abstract: A holding assembly for frozen edible solids includes an outer cylinder with a spiral groove defined on an inner surface of the outer cylinder. The holding assembly also includes an inner cylinder positioned within the outer cylinder. The inner cylinder defines a slot extending in the axial direction. The holding assembly further includes a platform positioned within the inner cylinder. The platform is translatable along the axial direction within the inner cylinder. The holding assembly also includes a grip positioned at the outer cylinder. The grip is configured to rotate the inner cylinder within the outer cylinder. A method of operating the holding assembly includes rotating the grip of the holding assembly, translating the platform within the inner cylinder, and lifting frozen edible solids in the axial direction out of the outer cylinder.

Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet that defines a chilled chamber. The refrigerator appliance includes a primary conduit coupled with the cabinet and an ice making assembly disposed within the chilled chamber. The ice making assembly includes a base coupled with the cabinet and an ice forming assembly coupled with the base. The ice making assembly includes a reservoir fluidly coupled with the primary conduit and the ice forming assembly. The ice making assembly includes an ice tray coupled with the ice forming assembly. The ice tray defines a drain. A is tank removably coupled with the cabinet. The tank is configured to receive liquid from the drain. A pump is fluidly coupled with the tank and the reservoir. The pump flows liquid from the tank to the reservoir.

Abstract: An ice making assembly mounted to a door of a refrigerator appliance includes an icebox, an ice maker positioned within the icebox for forming ice cubes, and an ice storage bin positioned below the ice maker. The ice storage bin includes an outer shell defining an inner wall positioned against the door and an outer wall facing a chilled chamber of the refrigerator appliance, and a storage insert positioned within the outer shell, the storage insert defining a storage volume for storing the ice cubes, wherein bin insulation is positioned between the storage insert and an outer wall of the outer shell.

Abstract: An ice making assembly of a refrigerator appliance, the ice making assembly including an icemaker frame, an ice tray rotatably mounted to the icemaker frame and defining a first mold cavity and a second mold cavity for receiving water that is formed into ice, wherein the first mold cavity is fluidly isolated from the second mold cavity up to an upper wall that defines a maximum fill line, and a water supply system that supplies independent streams of water into the first mold cavity and the second mold cavity.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet forming a freezer compartment. The refrigerator includes a door coupled with the cabinet. The refrigerator includes an evaporator fluidly coupled with the freezer compartment. The refrigerator includes a first ice maker coupled with the door. Air flows from the freezer compartment to the first ice maker. A first inlet allows a first flow of air into the first ice maker. The first ice maker produces a first style of ice. The refrigerator includes a second ice maker coupled with the door. Air flows from the freezer compartment to the first ice maker. A second inlet allows a second flow of air into the second ice maker. The second flow of air is less than the first flow air. The second ice maker produces a second style of ice different from the first style of ice.

Abstract: A method of operating an ice maker appliance includes initially operating a motor of the ice maker appliance to rotate a mold body from an initial position, the initial position comprising one of a fill position or a complete harvest position of the mold body. Additionally, after initially operating the motor, the method includes detecting a rotational jam of the mold body. Furthermore, the method includes performing an operation associated with clearing the rotational jam of the mold body.

Abstract: A holding assembly for frozen edible solids includes an outer cylinder with a spiral groove defined on an inner surface of the outer cylinder. The holding assembly also includes an inner cylinder positioned within the outer cylinder. The inner cylinder defines a slot extending in the axial direction. The holding assembly further includes a platform positioned within the inner cylinder. The platform is translatable along the axial direction within the inner cylinder. The holding assembly also includes a grip positioned at the outer cylinder. The grip is configured to rotate the inner cylinder within the outer cylinder. A method of operating the holding assembly includes rotating the grip of the holding assembly, translating the platform within the inner cylinder, and lifting frozen edible solids in the axial direction out of the outer cylinder.

Abstract: An ice maker appliance includes an additive dispensing assembly and a mold body. The additive dispensing assembly includes an additive cup configured to receive a volume of liquid additive and a dispensing tube. The ice maker appliance also includes a fill tube. The dispensing tube is aligned with the fill tube whereby the liquid additive from the dispensing tube mixes with a flow of liquid water from the fill tube. The mold body includes a mold cavity. The mold body is positioned downstream of the dispensing tube and the fill tube and is configured for receiving the mixed flow of liquid water and liquid additive whereby a mixture of liquid water and liquid additive is formed in the mold cavity. The mold cavity is further configured for retaining the mixture of liquid water and liquid additive to form an ice piece from the mixture in the mold cavity.

Abstract: An ice making assembly mounted on a door of a refrigerator appliance includes an icebox mounted on the door and defining an ice making chamber and an icebox opening to the ice making chamber, an ice storage bin positioned below the icebox for storing ice, wherein an intake slot is defined between the icebox and the ice storage bin, a damper mounted over the icebox opening and being movable between an open position to permit a flow of air through the icebox opening and a closed position to prevent the flow of air through the icebox opening, a drive motor operably coupled to the damper, and a controller in operative communication with the drive motor for selectively pivoting the damper between the open position and the closed position.

Abstract: An ice making assembly for a refrigerator appliance includes a resilient mold defining a mold cavity for receiving water, a heat exchanger in thermal communication with the resilient mold to freeze the water and form one or more ice cubes, a fixed ejector positioned below the resilient mold, wherein the resilient mold is movable relative to the fixed ejector, and a drive mechanism for moving the resilient mold to engage the fixed ejector and deform the resilient mold to raise the one or more ice cubes.

Abstract: An electric ice press includes a mold body including a first mold segment and a second mold segment. The second mold segment is movable relative to the first mold segment along an axial direction. The first mold segment and the second mold segment define a mold cavity. The electric ice press includes also includes a motor. One or both of the first mold segment and the second mold segment are movable via the motor between a receiving position for receiving an initial ice billet and a sculpted position for reshaping the initial ice billet into a sculpted ice nugget within the mold cavity.

Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet, a door, an interior liner, an icemaker, a guide plate, and an electric heating element. The cabinet defines a chilled chamber. The door is movably mounted to the cabinet. The interior liner defines an icebox within the chilled chamber. The icemaker is mounted within the icebox. The guide plate is horizontally offset from the icemaker within the icebox. The guide plate defines a convection channel extending generally along a vertical direction from a channel inlet to a channel outlet disposed above the channel inlet. The electric heating element is disposed along the convection channel to heat air therein.

Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet defining a chilled chamber, a door rotatably mounted to the cabinet and rotatable between a closed position enclosing the chilled chamber and an open position providing access to the chilled chamber, and an ice making assembly mounted to the door of the refrigerator appliance. The ice making assembly includes an icemaker frame mounted to the door, an ice tray rotatably mounted to the icemaker frame and defining a plurality of mold cavities for receiving water that is formed into ice, a drive motor operably coupled to the ice tray to rotate the ice tray and harvest the ice formed within the plurality of mold cavities, a splash shield extending from a top edge of the ice tray to prevent splashing from the plurality of mold cavities, and an insulation layer that covers a bottom surface of the ice tray.

Abstract: A fluid metering system includes an upper chamber and a lower chamber, with a supply conduit providing a flow of fluid into the lower chamber. The flow of fluid lifts the float to a predetermined fluid volume and the float seals the lower chamber. A delivery conduit is coupled to the lower chamber and a dispensing valve. The dispensing valve is operated to dispense the predetermined fluid volume to a downstream assembly.

Abstract: A method of operating an ice maker appliance includes determining, with a home position sensor, that a portion of an ice making assembly of the ice maker appliance is in a home position and rotating the portion of the ice making assembly from the home position towards a harvest position. The method also includes determining, with a harvest position sensor, that the portion of the ice making assembly did not reach the harvest position. In response to determining that the portion of the ice making assembly did not reach the harvest position, the method includes directing a flow of air to the portion of the ice making assembly, which causes ice in the portion of the ice making assembly to be vaporized.

Abstract: An ice making assembly mounted to a door of a refrigerator appliance includes an icebox, an ice maker positioned within the icebox for forming ice cubes, and an ice storage bin positioned below the ice maker. The ice storage bin includes an outer shell defining an inner wall positioned against the door and an outer wall facing a chilled chamber of the refrigerator appliance, and a storage insert positioned within the outer shell, the storage insert defining a storage volume for storing the ice cubes, wherein bin insulation is positioned between the storage insert and an outer wall of the outer shell.

Abstract: An ice making assembly for an ice maker appliance may include a frame. The frame may be rotatable between a first position and a second position. The ice making assembly may include a mold received in the frame. The mold may include a mold body. The mold body may define a mold cavity for formation of an ice piece. The mold may be rotatable with the frame between the first position and the second position. The ice making assembly may include a mold retainer disposed at a bottom side of the mold. The mold retainer may include a retaining wall. The retaining wall may be positioned around the mold body. The retaining wall may define a slot through the retaining wall. The ice making assembly may include a retaining rib. The retaining rib may extend outward from the mold body. The retaining rib may be disposed within the slot.

Abstract: An ice maker appliance includes an additive receiver chamber. The additive receiver chamber includes a plurality of chamber walls and an enclosed internal volume defined therein. The ice maker appliance also includes an additive cup positioned within the additive receiver chamber. The additive cup is configured to receive a volume of liquid additive. A dispensing tube coupled to the additive cup extends partially within the additive receiver chamber. The ice maker appliance also includes a fill tube in fluid communication with a water supply and a mold body comprising a mold cavity. The mold cavity is configured for receiving a mixture of liquid water from the fill tube and liquid additive from the additive cup through the dispensing tube and for retaining the mixture of liquid water and liquid additive to form an ice piece from the mixture in the mold cavity.

Abstract: A refrigerator appliance may include a cabinet defining one or more chilled chambers. The refrigerator appliance may include a water delivery system. The water delivery system may include a chilled water tank provided within the one or more chilled chambers. The chilled water tank may include an outer wall that may define a water compartment for containing a volume of water. The water delivery system may include a dispenser assembly in downstream fluid communication with the chilled water tank for dispensing ice or water. The water delivery system may include a peristaltic metering pump in fluid communication between the chilled water tank and the dispenser assembly. The peristaltic metering pump may include a housing, a dispensing tube, and a rotor assembly. The housing may define a dosing chamber. The dispensing tube may be disposed within the dosing chamber between the rotor assembly and an inner wall of the housing.