Tilt-out ice bin for a refrigerator

摘要

A refrigerator having an insulated cabinet (15) and a door (11) pivotally mounted to the cabinet (15) having an exterior face including a dispenser cavity (118). An ice maker (22) in the refrigerated storage space (13) is arranged to make and harvest ice pieces. An ice delivery system (20) on the inside of the door (11) dispenses ice pieces into a dispenser cavity in the exterior face of the door (11). The ice delivery system can include an ice bin (24) including a generally open top and having a bottom opening pivotally mounted on a horizontal axis below the ice maker (22). The ice can receive ice pieces harvested by the ice maker (22) and discharge ice pieces through the bottom opening and the ice delivery system in a first position. The ice bin (24) can tilt out to permit access to ice pieces, and can be removed from the ice delivery system (20), in a second position when the door (11) is open.