Patent ID: 11933532
Assignee: ELECTROLUX HOME PRODUCTS, INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A refrigeration appliance comprising:
a fresh food compartment for storing food items in a refrigerated environment having a target temperature above zero degrees Centigrade;
a freezer compartment for storing food items in a sub-freezing environment having a target temperature below zero degrees Centigrade;
an ice maker disposed within the fresh food compartment or the freezer compartment for freezing water into ice pieces, the ice maker comprising a removable ice bin for storing the ice pieces produced by the ice maker;
a rotatable auger positioned within the removable ice bin and configured to drive the ice pieces out of the removable ice bin via a driving force applied in a first direction;
a motor configured to rotate the auger; and
a drive bar coupled to the motor and engageable with the rotatable auger, the drive bar configured to apply a resisting force to the removable ice bin along a second direction generally opposed to the first direction sufficient to counteract the driving force, wherein the resisting force is less than a removal force applied by a user to remove the removable ice bin from the ice maker.