Refrigerator with ice mold chilled by fluid exchange from thermoelectric device with cooling from fresh food compartment or freezer

摘要

A refrigerator that has a fresh food compartment (14), a freezer compartment (16), and a door (18) that provides access to the fresh food compartment is disclosed. An icemaker (102) is mounted remotely from the freezer compartment. The icemaker includes an ice mold (106). A thermoelectric device is provided and includes a warm side and an opposite cold side. A fluid pathway is connected in communication between the cold side of the thermoelectric device and the icemaker. A pump (60) moves fluid from the cold side of the thermoelectric device to the icemaker. Cold fluid or air may be taken from the freezer compartment to dissipate heat from the warm side of the thermoelectric device for providing cold fluid to and for cooling the ice mold or cool/warm fluid to other cooling or warming applications in the refrigerator compartment or on the refrigerator compartment door.