Infused ice making appliance

Abstract

An ice making appliance includes a cover defining an internal volume. The ice making appliance also includes a mold body comprising a mold cavity. The mold body is positioned within the internal volume of the cover. The ice making appliance further includes a dosing pump positioned partially within the internal volume of the cover and a cartridge socket defined through the cover. The cartridge socket is configured to receive an additive cartridge therein.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An ice making appliance, comprising:
 a cover defining an internal volume;   a mold body comprising a mold cavity, the mold body positioned within the internal volume of the cover;   a dosing pump positioned partially within the internal volume of the cover; and   a cartridge socket defined through the cover, the cartridge socket configured to receive an additive cartridge therein.   
     
     
         2 . The ice making appliance of  claim 1 , further comprising a fill tube in fluid communication with a water supply, an outlet of the fill tube positioned within the internal volume of the cover. 
     
     
         3 . The ice making appliance of  claim 2 , wherein the cartridge socket is aligned with the fill tube. 
     
     
         4 . The ice making appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the dosing pump comprises a motor positioned within the internal volume of the cover and a roller assembly positioned at least partially outside of the internal volume of the cover, the roller assembly configured to engage the additive cartridge whereby the dosing pump is operable to urge a liquid additive from the additive cartridge. 
     
     
         5 . The ice making appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the dosing pump is positioned adjacent to the cartridge socket. 
     
     
         6 . The ice making appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the dosing pump is mounted through a top wall of the cover. 
     
     
         7 . The ice making appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the cartridge socket is defined through a top wall of the cover. 
     
     
         8 . The ice making appliance of  claim 1 , wherein the cartridge socket comprises a first portion configured to receive a first portion of the additive cartridge and a second portion configured to receive a second portion of the additive cartridge, whereby the cartridge socket is configured to receive the additive cartridge in only one orientation. 
     
     
         9 . The ice making appliance of  claim 1 , further comprising the additive cartridge received in the cartridge socket, the additive cartridge extending through the cover into the internal volume. 
     
     
         10 . The ice making appliance of  claim 9 , wherein the additive cartridge comprises a dispensing tube extending from an additive reservoir in a sump of the additive cartridge to an outlet of the dispensing tube outside of the sump of the additive cartridge. 
     
     
         11 . The ice making appliance of  claim 10 , further comprising a fill tube in fluid communication with a water supply, an outlet of the fill tube positioned within the internal volume of the cover, the outlet of the dispensing tube aligned with the outlet of the fill tube whereby a flow of liquid additive from the dispensing tube mixes with a flow of liquid water from the fill tube to form a mixed flow of liquid water and liquid additive. 
     
     
         12 . An additive cartridge for an ice making appliance, the ice making appliance comprising a cover defining an internal volume, a mold body comprising a mold cavity, the mold body positioned within the internal volume of the cover, and a dosing pump positioned partially within the internal volume of the cover, the additive cartridge configured to be received in a cartridge socket defined through the cover of the ice making appliance. 
     
     
         13 . The additive cartridge of  claim 12 , further comprising a sump and a cover joined to the sump. 
     
     
         14 . The additive cartridge of  claim 13 , further comprising an additive reservoir in the sump and a dispensing tube extending from the additive reservoir to an outlet of the dispensing tube outside of the sump. 
     
     
         15 . The additive cartridge of  claim 14 , further comprising an aperture in the sump, the aperture configured to receive a roller assembly of the dosing pump. 
     
     
         16 . The additive cartridge of  claim 15 , wherein a portion of the dispensing tube extends around a perimeter of the aperture. 
     
     
         17 . The additive cartridge of  claim 14 , wherein the additive reservoir is defined in a bag, wherein an inlet of the dispensing tube is positioned in the bag, and an inlet portion of the dispensing tube sealed to the bag. 
     
     
         18 . The additive cartridge of  claim 14 , wherein the additive reservoir is defined in a first portion of the additive cartridge, the first portion of the additive cartridge configured to be received in a first portion of the cartridge socket, and wherein an outlet portion of the dispensing tube extends through a second portion of the additive cartridge, the second portion of the additive cartridge configured to be received in a second portion of the cartridge socket, whereby the cartridge is configured to be received in the cartridge socket in only one orientation.