Ice delivery system for a refrigerator

A refrigerator including a cabinet for defining a freezer compartment having top wall and an access opening, the refrigerator comprising:

• a closure member for closing the access opening;
• an ice maker being disposed within the freezer compartment adjacent the top wall for forming ice pieces;
• an ice storage bin removably mounted to the closure member below the ice maker for receiving ice from the ice maker, the ice storage bin having a bottom opening;
• an ice discharge chute forming an opening through the closure member below the bottom opening of the ice storage bin;
• a motor mounted on the closure member;
• and
• an auger vertically disposed within the ice storage bin and drivingly connected to the motor,
• wherein upon energization of the motor, the auger moves ice pieces from the ice storage bin through the bottom opening to the ice discharge chute.

A refrigerator including a cabinet defining a freezer compartment having an access opening, the refrigerator comprising:

• a door hingedly mounted to the cabinet for closing the access opening, the door including an inner liner, a outer wrapper and a foam material therebetween;
• a mounting plate connected to the inner liner;
• an ice discharge chute extending through the door adjacent the mounting plate;
• a support member connected to the inner liner below the mounting plate;
• an ice storage bin removably mounted to the mounting plate for receiving ice pieces, the storage bin having a bottom opening;
• a motor supported by the support member below the ice storage bin, the motor having a drive shaft extending from the support member to the mounting plate;
• and
• an auger rotatably disposed within the ice storage bin for coupling with the drive shaft wherein upon energization of the motor, the auger moves ice pieces from the ice storage receptacle through the bottom opening to the ice discharge chute.