Patent ID: 9459035
Filing Date: 2016-10-04
CPC Classification: F25C

Claim Text:
1. A refrigeration appliance comprising: a housing enclosing an interior; a dispensing passage that extends through the housing; an assembly arranged in the interior, the assembly having a storage compartment for chunks of ice and a stirrer, the stirrer being rotatable about an axis that extends through the storage compartment to move the chunks of ice contained in the storage compartment in relation to each other and to move the chunks of ice toward the dispensing passage; a crushing compartment for crushing the chunks of ice therein, the crushing compartment having an opening formed therein, the opening leading to the dispensing passage; a closable flap completely filling the opening and closing the opening and preventing the chunks of ice from entering the dispensing passage, the closable flap preventing the chunks of ice which are potentially resting against the closable flap from thawing and flowing in an uncontrolled manner out of the dispensing passage; a self-locking mechanism for locking the closable flap in a closed position, the self-locking mechanism having an arm pivotable about an axis, the flap opening due to movement of the arm, the arm having a rib with a slot formed therein; and a toggle lever, the slot cooperating with the toggle lever, the toggle lever having two end portions that are coaxial with one another that define a lever axis of rotation, each of the end portions having a respective lever arm connecting the end portions to an eccentric portion of the toggle lever, the lever axis of rotation, the eccentric portion and the axis of the stirring rod lying in a common plane in a closed position of the closeable flap.