Pivotable guard device for ice bin of refrigeration appliance

A refrigeration appliance, comprising:

• a cabinet, the cabinet defining a freezer space;
• a drawer that is movable between an extended position that is substantially outside of the freezer space and a retracted position that is within the freezer space;
• at least one ice storage bin residing in the drawer;
• a pivotable ice bin guard device residing within the freezer space and comprising:
• a hanger component mounted to the cabinet of the refrigeration appliance, within the freezer space of the refrigeration appliance, and at a location above the drawer and the at least one ice storage bin;
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• a guard component pivotably coupled to the hanger component, the guard component suspended between the hanger component and the at least one ice storage bin and substantially aligned with a rear wall of the at least one ice storage bin when the drawer is in the extended position;
• wherein the guard component forms a barrier to prevent ice cubes from being ejected over the rear wall of the at least one ice storage bin when the drawer is in the extended position.

An ice-making refrigeration appliance, comprising:

• a cabinet, the cabinet defining a freezer space;
• a drawer that is movable between an extended position that is substantially outside of the freezer space and a retracted position that is within the freezer space;
• an automatic ice maker located in the freezer space, the automatic ice maker including an ice cube producing component and at least one ice storage bin that resides in the drawer and is located beneath the ice cube producing component to collect ice cubes when the drawer is in the retracted position;
• a pivotable ice bin guard device residing within the freezer space and comprising:
• a hanger component mounted to the cabinet of the ice-making refrigeration appliance, within the freezer space of the ice-making refrigeration appliance, and at a location forward of the ice cube producing component of the automatic ice maker and above the drawer;
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• a guard component pivotably coupled to the hanger component, the guard component pivotably suspended between the hanger component and the at least one ice storage bin and substantially aligned with a rear wall of the at least one ice storage bin when the drawer is in the extended position;
• wherein the guard component forms a barrier to prevent ice cubes from being ejected over the rear wall of the at least one ice storage bin when the drawer is in the extended position.