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A refrigerator having a cabinet forming a freezer compartment having an access opening. A closure member is hingedly connected to the cabinet for closing the access opening and an ice maker is mounted on the closure member. An ice bucket or storage receptacle is mounted to the closure member below t

A refrigerator having a cabinet forming a freezer compartment having an access opening. A closure member is hingedly connected to the cabinet for closing the access opening and an ice maker is mounted on the closure member. An ice bucket or storage receptacle is mounted to the closure member below the ice maker. A support rail is provided along the inner surface of the closure member wherein the ice maker is vertically movable along the support rail. The ice maker has an ice level sensor and the amount of ice supplied to the ice bucket is controlled by the vertical position of the ice maker. The ice bucket is pivotably mounted to the closure member and can be pivoted between an orientation wherein the ice bucket is positioned adjacent the closure member substantially under the ice maker and an orientation wherein the ice bucket is pivoted away from the closure member. The ice bucket is a pitcher-like receptacle having a handle and is removable from the closure member.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [9.] A refrigerator comprising:a cabinet forming a freezer compartment having an access opening;a closure member hingedly connected to the cabinet for closing the access opening;an ice maker movably supported on the closure member for vertical rectilinear movement; andan ice storage rec

[ We claim:] [9.] A refrigerator comprising:a cabinet forming a freezer compartment having an access opening;a closure member hingedly connected to the cabinet for closing the access opening;an ice maker movably supported on the closure member for vertical rectilinear movement; andan ice storage receptacle mounted to the closure member below the ice maker for receiving ice from the ice maker,wherein the amount of ice supplied to the ice storage receptacle is controlled by the vertical position of the ice maker.