Refrigerator and ice reservoir container for it

Abstract

An ice reservoir container for a refrigerator is provided and includes a reservoir chamber which has a base that slopes along a first vertical section plane towards an outlet opening. The gradient of the base decreases along the section plane as the distance from the outlet opening increases.

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       8 . An ice reservoir container for a refrigerator, the ice reservoir comprising:
 an outlet opening; and   a reservoir chamber having a base sloping downwardly along a first vertical sectional plane to the outlet opening, the gradient of the slope of the base along the sectional plane reducing as the distance from the outlet opening increases.   
   
   
       9 . The ice reservoir container as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the gradient reduces continuously along the first sectional plane. 
   
   
       10 . The ice reservoir container as claimed in  claim 8 , wherein the gradient reduces in stages along the first sectional plane. 
   
   
       11 . The ice reservoir container as claimed in  claim 8  and further comprising an agitator capable of being rotated around an axis in the sectional plane. 
   
   
       12 . The ice reservoir container as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the agitator includes pushers projecting radially from the axis, with the length of the pushers in the radial direction decreasing as the distance from the outlet opening increases. 
   
   
       13 . The ice reservoir container as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the agitator is a rod with a shape curved in one plane. 
   
   
       14 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a housing; and   an ice reservoir container having an outlet opening and a reservoir chamber having a base sloping downwardly along a first vertical sectional plane to the outlet opening, the gradient of the slope of the base along the sectional plane reducing as the distance from the outlet opening increases.