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A refrigerator with a freezer compartment having a door to open and close the freezer compartment. An ice maker is disposed within the freezer compartment for forming ice pieces. An ice storage bin is mounted to the door for receiving ice from the ice maker. A cover is hinged to the ice marker. The

A refrigerator with a freezer compartment having a door to open and close the freezer compartment. An ice maker is disposed within the freezer compartment for forming ice pieces. An ice storage bin is mounted to the door for receiving ice from the ice maker. A cover is hinged to the ice marker. The cover is moveable between an unrestricting position in which ice is discharged when the door is in a closed position to a restricting position in which ice does not discharge when the door is in an open position. A sliding tray having sidewall enclosing an area behind the ice maker and extending the depth between the ice maker and a rear wall of the refrigerator, defines a storage chamber.

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1. A refrigerator including a compartment, the refrigerator comprising: a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the compartment,an ice making assembly disposed within the compartment, the ice making assembly having an ice maker for forming ice pieces, and a cover rotatably hinged t

1. A refrigerator including a compartment, the refrigerator comprising: a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the compartment,an ice making assembly disposed within the compartment, the ice making assembly having an ice maker for forming ice pieces, and a cover rotatably hinged to the ice marker, wherein the cover is moveable between an unrestricting position in which ice is discharged, to a restricting position in which ice does not discharge; andan ice storage unit removably mounted to the door for receiving ice from the ice making assembly, wherein at least a portion of the ice storage unit is configured to be positioned under the ice making assembly when the door is in a closed position,wherein the cover in the unrestricting position engages a top edge of the ice storage unit. 2. The refrigerator of claim 1, further comprising a bail arm rotatable mounted to the ice maker for sensing the level of ice within the ice storage unit. 3. The refrigerator of claim 2, wherein the bail arm is operatively configured to inhibit the ice maker from forming ice pieces when the ice storage unit is full. 4. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the cover is rotatably hinged to a side wall of the ice maker. 5. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the cover rotates about a horizontal axis relative to the ice maker. 6. The refrigerator of claim 1, further comprising a storage chamber positioned behind the ice maker, the storage chamber having a tray slidably mounted to the storage chamber. 7. A refrigerator including a compartment, the refrigerator comprising: a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the compartment,an ice making assembly disposed within the compartment, the ice making assembly having an ice maker for forming ice pieces, and a cover rotatably hinged to the ice marker, wherein the cover is moveable between an unrestricting position in which ice is discharged, to a restricting position in which ice does not discharge; andan ice storage unit removably mounted to the door for receiving ice from the ice making assembly, wherein at least a portion of the ice storage unit is configured to be positioned under the ice making assembly when the door is in a closed position,further comprising a storage chamber positioned behind the ice maker, the storage chamber having a tray slidably mounted to the storage chamber,wherein the tray has a curved guide configured to slidably engage with the storage chamber, the curved guide being disposed along a side wall of the tray. 8. The refrigerator of claim 7, wherein the curved guide defines a curved path when the tray slides in and slides out of the storage chamber. 9. The system of claim 8, further comprising a bail arm rotatably mounted to the ice maker for sensing the level of ice within the ice storage unit. 10. A refrigerator including a compartment, the refrigerator comprising: a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the compartment,an ice making assembly disposed within the compartment, the ice making assembly having an ice maker for forming ice pieces, and a cover rotatably hinged to the ice marker, wherein the cover is moveable between an unrestricting position in which ice is discharged, to a restricting position in which ice does not discharge; andan ice storage unit removably mounted to the door for receiving ice from the ice making assembly, wherein at least a portion of the ice storage unit is configured to be positioned under the ice making assembly when the door is in a closed position,further comprising a storage chamber positioned behind the ice maker, the storage chamber having a tray slidably mounted to the storage chamber,wherein the tray has a pair of curved guides disposed along opposing side walls of the tray, the curved guides defining a curved path for the tray to slide in and slide out of the storage chamber without interfering with the ice maker. 11. The refrigerator of claim 10, wherein the tray has a front edge adapted to serve as a handle for moving the tray along the curved path when the tray slides in and slides out of the storage chamber.