Patent ID: 9310124
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: F25C,F25D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. An appliance comprising: a module-receiving cavity disposed in the appliance; an ice manipulation module disposed in the module-receiving cavity and configured to be alternatively connected with and removed from the module receiving cavity; at least one ice modification member disposed inside and attached to the ice manipulation module, wherein each at least one ice modification member is stationary with respect to a base of the ice manipulation module; a motor operably connected with the ice manipulation module and including an output shaft extending into the ice manipulation module; an impeller connected with the output shaft proximate to the at least one ice modification member, the impeller being operable between a first directional rotation defining a first functional condition being at least one of ice dispensing, ice crushing and ice shaving, and a second directional rotation defining a second functional condition being at least one other of ice dispensing, ice crushing and ice shaving, wherein the impeller includes a single outwardly extending member, and wherein the single outwardly extending member is operated to perform the first and second functional conditions; and an ice chute proximate the ice modification member for dispensing ice, wherein when the first and second functional conditions are ice crushing and ice shaving, the single outwardly extending member is operable to further perform ice dispensing through the ice chute.