Patent ID: 7698901

Claim:
A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet defining at least a freezer compartment; and an icemaker assembly mounted in the freezer compartment, said icemaker assembly including: a bin removably mounted in the freezer compartment, said bin including a bottom wall, as well as first and second pairs of opposing side walls, with one of the first pair of opposing side walls including an opening; a coupler rotatably mounted in the opening of the bin, said coupler including a recessed interior portion having an aperture and a cog member; an auger rotatably mounted in the bin, said auger including a first end portion extending through the aperture of the coupler leading to a second end portion; and a drive member extending within the freezer compartment and operatively connected to the coupler, said drive member including at least one arm member having first and second opposing side edges, said first and second opposing side edges being provided with an arcuate notch and a drive flat respectively, said drive member being driven in a first direction during an ice cube dispensing operation to cause a corresponding rotation of the auger and, in a second direction during a crushed ice dispensing operation to cause a corresponding rotation of the auger, said at least one arm member engaging the cog member through the drive flat to establish an indirect connection to the auger when being rotated in the first direction and, said at least one arm member engaging the first end portion of the auger with the first portion of the auger nesting within the arcuate notch to establish a direct and positive connection to the auger when being driven in the second direction.