Ice making assembly vertical detection arm

A refrigerator appliance defining a vertical direction, a lateral direction, and a transverse direction, the refrigerator appliance comprising:

• a cabinet comprising a freezer chamber;
• and
• an ice making assembly provided within the freezing chamber, the ice making assembly comprising:
• an ice maker defining a top side, a bottom side, a front side and a back side, the ice maker configured to generate ice;
• and
• an ice detection arm assembly, the ice detection arm assembly comprising:
• a mounting bracket coupled to the ice maker at the top side of the ice maker,
• a first arm rotatably coupled to the bottom side of the ice maker, the first arm configured to rotate around a vertical axis,
• a second arm rotatably coupled to the mounting bracket, the second arm configured to rotate around a lateral axis, the second arm configured to rotate the first arm as the second arm rotates, the second arm extends between a glide end and a stopper end, the second arm defining a bend between the glide end and the stopper end,
• wherein the second arm comprises a pivot shaft one of extending from the stopper end of the second arm or coupled to the stopper end of the second arm, the pivot shaft rotatably couples the second arm to the mounting bracket,
• wherein a biasing member is positioned in the mounting bracket, the biasing member engaging the pivot shaft of the second arm, wherein the pivot shaft defines a protrusion configured to flex the biasing member when the second arm rotates, and
• wherein the mounting bracket defines a retention ledge configured to retain the biasing member at a specified preload deflection.