US 11,841,181 B2
Ice maker and household refrigeration apparatus
Prashantagouda Hosamani, Ulm (DE); Robert Stahl, Herbrechtingen (DE); Mathias Sigl, Herbrechtingen (DE); and Jorge Carlos Montalvo Sanchez, Knoxville, TN (US)
Assigned to BSH Hausgeraete GmbH, Munich (DE)
Filed by BSH HAUSGERAETE GMBH, Munich (DE)
Filed on May 27, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/884,264.
Application 16/884,264 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/203,026, filed on Nov. 28, 2018, granted, now 11,209,201.
Prior Publication US 2020/0284490 A1, Sep. 10, 2020
Int. Cl. F25C 5/20 (2018.01); F25C 1/24 (2018.01)
CPC F25C 5/22 (2018.01) [F25C 1/24 (2013.01); F25C 5/24 (2018.01); F25C 2400/10 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ice maker for a household refrigeration apparatus, the ice maker comprising:
a housing having an interior and an opening through which ice is dispensable from said interior out of said housing;
a crusher for crushing ice provided at said opening;
a flap movably disposed at said opening and switchable between a closed position for dispensing crushed ice and an opened position for dispensing uncrushed ice through said opening, said flap having a spring for returning said flap into said closed position;
a drive; and
a coupler coupling said drive to said flap for moving said flap, a center portion of said spring being disposed at a rotation axis of said coupler;
said flap having a pivot axis about which said flap pivots, said flap having first and second flap arms, said pivot axis being between said first and second flap arms, said first and second flap arms extending from said pivot axis in different directions, said first flap arm being coupled to said coupler and said second flap arm being movable relative to said opening.