Apparatus, method, and system for automatically turning off an actuator in a refrigeration device upon detection of an unwanted condition

A refrigeration mechanism comprising:

• a. a housing including an interior cavity;
• b. an icemaker mounted to the housing, the icemaker including an electrically powered actuator;
• c. a dispensing chute having a first portion positioned relative to the icemaker to receive ice from the icemaker and a second portion positioned at a dispensing location, the dispensing chute defining an ice dispensing pathway;
• d. a sensor producing an electrical output signal in response to sensitivity to a measured property, the measured property comprising presence of an object along or near the ice dispensing pathway;
• e. a controller operatively connected to the sensor and the actuator, the controller issuing an instruction to stop operation of the actuator based upon a parameter of the measured property of the sensor.