CPC F25C 5/182 (2013.01) [F25C 5/22 (2018.01); F25C 2300/00 (2013.01)] | 18 Claims |
1. An ice bucket for a refrigerator appliance, the ice bucket comprising:
a bucket body;
an auger provided inside the bucket, the auger comprising
an auger shaft rotatable about a first shaft axis; and
a collet at a first end of the auger shaft and including an axially beveled surface formed circumferentially around the auger shaft; and
an agitator provided in the bucket in mechanical communication with the auger, the agitator comprising
an agitator shaft rotatable about a second shaft axis non-parallel to the first shaft axis;
a plurality of first tines extending radially from the agitator shaft within the bucket body to engage ice therein; and
a projection that extends perpendicularly from the agitator shaft opposite the plurality of tines, wherein the projection is configured to engage with the axially beveled surface.
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