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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 01, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2000
Kurt C. Senner, Galesburg, IL (US);
Maytag Corporation, Newton, IA (US);
Abstract
An assembly for sensing a level of ice stored in a bin of an automatic ice maker includes a bale arm and a sensing member. The sensing member is rotatably attached to the bale arm for movement between multiple, varying height positions. The sensing member includes first, second and third portions, with the first portion including a first pair of spaced leg elements, the second portion of the sensing member including a second pair of spaced leg elements, and the third portion of the sensing member being constituted by a vortex leg portion which interconnects the second pair of spaced leg elements. The first leg elements include connecting portions which are snap-fittingly attached to the bale arm, while being biased into engagement with portions of the bale arm. At least one of the connecting portions is formed with detents into which a segment of bale arm projects in order to establish a selected one of the varying height positions.