Refrigerator appliance and latch for an ice bin access panel of the refrigerator appliance

A refrigerator appliance comprising:

• a door defining a receptacle configured to receive an ice container;
• a panel (i) having first and second opposing edges (ii) rotatably secured to the door along the first edge, (iii) configured to pivot relative to the door between open and closed positions, (iv) configured cover the receptacle in the closed position, (v) configured to provide access to the receptacle in the open position, and (vi) having a protrusion extending outward from an outer surface proximate to the second edge;
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• a latch (i) rotatably secured to the door, (ii) defining a notch configured receive the protrusion to secure the panel in the closed position, and (iii) having a ramped surface configured to engage and guide the protrusion toward the notch during the engagement between the latch and the panel.

A refrigerator appliance comprising:

• a door defining an ice storage compartment;
• an access panel (i) configured to transition between open and closed positions, (ii) configured to cover the ice storage compartment in the closed position, (iii) configured to provide access to the ice storage compartment in the open position, and (iv) having a protrusion extending outward therefrom;
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• a latch (i) secured to the door, (ii) defining a notch configured receive the protrusion to secure the access panel in the closed position, and (iii) having a ramped surface configured to engage and guide the protrusion toward the notch during the engagement between the latch and the access panel.