STIR STICK AND BREAKER WALLS FOR AN ICE CONTAINER

摘要

A refrigerator is provided comprising a cabinet, a door for providing access within the cabinet, an ice maker for making ice operably connected to the cabinet, an ice bin comprising a pair of opposite-facing walls and a bottom wall, disposed within the cabinet and located adjacent the ice maker, and a stir assembly positioned within the ice bin, comprising a stir stick, a cam rod, and a pair of breaker walls; wherein the stir stick is configured to oscillate about an axis of rotation, the cam rod is coupled to the stir stick; and the pair of breaker walls are engaged with the cam rod near the bottom of the breaker walls, and hingedly attached to the pair of opposite-facing walls.

主权项

1. An in-door ice container for a refrigerator comprising:
a base removably attached to a refrigerator door; an upper portion coupled to the base, the upper portion comprising at least one wall and defining an ice storage volume and an axis of translation; a stir stick rotatably mounted to the base having an upper portion comprising a cam portion and an ice agitation portion, and a lower portion operatively coupled to a motor, wherein the upper portion is disposed within the ice storage volume, and the lower portion is disposed below the ice storage volume; a cam rod slidably disposed along the axis of translation within the ice storage volume and operatively coupled with the cam portion; and a breaker wall rotatably attached at least one wall and within the ice storage volume and operatively coupled with the cam rod.