US Patent 12018879 Refrigerator appliance

A refrigerator includes a first air duct, a second air duct, a door, and a gasket. The door has an ice maker disposed therein. The door also has a third air duct disposed along an internal side panel. The third air duct defines inlet and outlet orifices configured to establish fluid communication between first and second air ducts and the ice maker, respectively. The gasket is overmolded onto the third air duct and is configured to from a seal along an interface between the third air duct and the first air duct, and along an interface between the third air duct and the second air duct.