Refrigeration device comprising an ice reservoir

Abstract

A refrigeration device is provided that includes a housing enclosing an interior and an ice reservoir, arranged in the interior, having an output opening and accommodating a stirrer. The ice reservoir can be pivoted between two positions that are different with respect to the height of the output opening.

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       9 . A refrigeration appliance comprising:
 a housing that encloses an interior; and,   an ice storage tank, the ice storage tank being located in the interior and having a dispensing opening and a stirrer, and the ice storage tank is movable between two positions with the height of the dispensing opening in one of the positions being different than the height of the dispensing opening in the other of the positions.   
   
   
       10 . The refrigeration appliance as claimed in  claim 9  and further comprising an actuating element for actuation of a pivoting motion of the ice storage tank between the two positions. 
   
   
       11 . The refrigeration appliance as claimed in  claim 9 , wherein the stirrer is rotatable about an axis that extends in a longitudinal direction of the storage tank. 
   
   
       12 . The refrigeration appliance as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein the stirrer is a rod with an undulating profile in one plane. 
   
   
       13 . The refrigeration appliance as claimed in  claim 11 , wherein a base of the ice storage tank slopes down toward the dispensing opening in one of the two positions and in the other position rises toward the dispensing opening. 
   
   
       14 . The refrigeration appliance as claimed in  claim 12 , wherein the stirrer is helical in shape. 
   
   
       15 . The refrigeration appliance as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the stirrer is capable of rotating in opposite directions. 
   
   
       16 . The refrigeration appliance as claimed in  claim 14 , wherein the rotational direction of the stirrer is linked to the position of the ice storage tank.