Arrangement of ice fullness detector in ice making machine

Abstract

Disclosed is an arrangement of an ice fullness detector within an ice making machine composed of an ice making unit and an ice reservoir upon which the ice making unit can be separably stacked, wherein ice cakes formed within the ice making unit are discharged into the ice reservoir through an opening defined within the bottom wall of the ice making unit so as to be stored within the reservoir. The detector further comprises a detector assembly having an ice fullness detector at the lower end and a horizontal portion formed at a predetermined position so as to function as a stopper; and a slot formed within the bottom wall of the ice making unit adjacent to an opening of the ice making unit which allows passage therethrough of the detector but not the horizontal portion thereof wherein the detector can be brought down into the ice reservoir at a predetermined position by pulling the lower end of the assembly downwardly through the slot until the horizontal portion is abutted against the bottom wall of the ice making unit. A hook is provided upon the inner wall surface of the ice making unit at a height from the bottom wall of the ice making unit which is high enough to accommodate the full length of the assembly, so that the assembly can be hooked upon the inner wall surface of the ice making unit when the detector need not be present within the ice reservoir.