KR100550553B1 - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator capable of increasing the effective content of at least one of the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment by allowing the dispenser to serve as a home bar, comprising: an ice maker for generating ice by ice-making water; An ice bank containing the ice produced in the ice maker; An ice chute forming a passage through which ice of the ice bank is dropped; A dispenser formed in a freezer compartment door so that a container containing ice guided by the ice chute or a frozen animal is placed thereon; And a dispenser door mounted to the freezer compartment door to open and close the dispenser.

Refrigerator, Freezer, Refrigerator, Dispenser, Home Bar, Dispenser Door, Ice Maker

Description

Refrigerator {Refrigerator}             

1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to the prior art,

2 is a schematic view of a refrigerator compartment door and a refrigerating compartment door of a refrigerator according to the prior art opened;

3 is a schematic side view showing a freezer compartment door and a dispenser of a refrigerator according to the prior art;

4 is a schematic side view showing a freezer compartment door and a home bar of a refrigerator according to the prior art;

5 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention;

6 is a perspective view of the freezer compartment door and the refrigerating compartment door of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention;

7 is a side sectional view showing a freezer compartment of the first embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention;

8 is a side sectional view showing a refrigerating chamber of a first embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention;

9 is a perspective view illustrating an ice maker and an ice bank of a first embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention;

10 is a front sectional view showing an ice maker and an ice bank of a first embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention;

11 is a front view in which the dispenser of the first embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention is opened;

12 is a schematic side view of the dispenser of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention being opened;

13 is a schematic side view of a sealed refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

14 is a schematic side view of the dispenser of the second embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention opened;

15 is a front view showing a container for holding ice and a container for holding water in a dispenser of a third embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention;

16 is a front view showing a container for holding ice and a frozen animal in the dispenser of the third embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention;

17 is a perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention;

18 is a perspective view of the refrigerator compartment door and the refrigerator compartment door of the refrigerator according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention;

19 is a front view in which the dispenser of the fourth embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention is opened;

20 is a schematic side view of the dispenser of the fourth embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention opened;

21 is a schematic side view of a sealed refrigerator according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention;

22 is a schematic side view of the dispenser of the fifth embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention opened;

23 is a front view of a container for holding ice and a container for holding water in a dispenser of a sixth embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention mounted thereon;

24 is a front view showing a container for holding ice and a frozen animal in the dispenser of the sixth embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention;

<Explanation of symbols on main parts of the drawings>

50: main body 52: barrier

54: freezer door 56: cold storage door

60: ice maker 61: cup

62: ice maker mold 63: heater

64: ejector 64a: axis

64b: pin 65: motor

66: slider 67: ice detection lever

68: ice making control section 69a: temperature sensor

69b: control panel 69c: magnet

69d: Hall sensor 70: ice bank

71: ice outlet 72: shutter

74: auger 75: motor

76: grinder 76a: rotary blade

76b: fixed blade 80: ice chute

81: passage 82: top of passage

83: bottom of passage 84: freezer chute

85: fridge chute 86: connection chute

90: dispenser 97: ice cube extraction button

98: crushed ice extraction button 99: water supply hose

99a: water supply button 99b: container

100: dispenser door 110: stopper

122: evaporator 124: cooling fan

132: compressor 134: condenser

136: Inflator F: Freezer

R: cold storage chamber C: cooling chamber

m: frozen animal w: frozen material

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator in which a home bar and a dispenser are integrally provided.

In general, a refrigerator is a device for maintaining a freezing compartment or a refrigerating compartment at a low temperature by using a refrigeration cycle device of a refrigerant.

1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to the prior art, and FIG. 2 is a schematic view of the refrigerator compartment door and the refrigerating compartment door of the refrigerator according to the prior art.

1 and 2, the conventional refrigerator has a freezer compartment F or a refrigerator compartment R partitioned by the barrier 1, and the freezer compartment F and the refrigerator compartment R at a low temperature. A main body 2 equipped with a refrigeration cycle device for cooling, a freezer compartment door 4 connected to the main body 2 to open and close the freezer compartment F, and the main body to open and close the refrigerating compartment R; And a refrigerating compartment door 6 connected to 2).

The main body 2 includes an outer casing 3 forming an outer appearance, a freezer inner casing formed inside the outer casing to form the freezing compartment R, and having a front surface open for access of an animal to be cooled, and the outer casing. A refrigerator compartment inner casing which is located inside the casing 3 to form the refrigerator compartment and whose front surface is opened for access to the object to be refrigerated, and the outer casing 3 for insulating the freezer compartment F and the refrigerator compartment R; It consists of a heat insulating material filled between a freezer compartment inner casing and a refrigerator compartment inner casing.

The refrigeration cycle apparatus includes a compressor for compressing a low-temperature low-pressure gas refrigerant, a condenser in which the high-temperature and high-pressure refrigerant compressed by the compressor is radiated to outside air to condense, an expander for reducing the refrigerant condensed in the condenser, and the expander The refrigerant expanded in the evaporator is configured to evaporate by taking heat from the freezing chamber (F) or the refrigerating chamber (R).

The refrigerator may be classified according to a cooling method, and the evaporator may be in close contact with the freezing compartment inner casing and the refrigerating compartment inner casing to cool the freezing compartment F and the refrigerating compartment R by conduction and natural convection, and the The internal air of the freezing compartment F and the refrigerating compartment R is circulated to the evaporator by a cooling fan, and is divided into an intercooled refrigerator that cools the freezing compartment F and the refrigerating compartment R by forced convection.

Meanwhile, as shown in FIG. 2, an automatic ice maker 12 for ice-making after ice making ice by using cold air in the freezer compartment F is mounted inside the freezer compartment F. The ice chute 16 and the dispenser 18 are mounted on the freezer compartment door 4 so that the ice iced in 12) can be taken out without opening the freezer compartment door 4.

The automatic ice making device 12 includes an ice maker 13 having an ejector in which water is supplied and iced out and iced ice is taken out, and a crusher for containing ice extracted from the ice maker 13 and crushing the ice. It consists of the ice bank 14 provided.

The ice chute 16 is attached to the rear surface of the freezer compartment 4 to form a passage 16a for dropping the ice taken out of the ice bank 14 into the dispenser 18.

The dispenser 18 is formed to have a recessed shape toward the rear of the freezer compartment door 4.

In addition, the home bar 20 is installed in the refrigerating compartment door 6 so that the refrigerator compartment door 6 can be easily withdrawn without opening the refrigerating compartment door 6.

3 is a schematic side view illustrating a freezer compartment door and a dispenser of a refrigerator according to the prior art.

As shown in FIG. 3, the dispenser 18 has a shape recessed rearward in the freezer compartment door 4, the front of which is opened so that the container 19 in which the ice is contained may be raised, and the rear and left and right sides thereof. And the lower surface is blocked.

Figure 4 is a schematic side view showing a freezer compartment door and a home bar of a refrigerator according to the prior art.

As shown in FIG. 4, the refrigerating compartment door 6 is provided with an opening hole 6a for entering and exiting the object to be refrigerated, and a groove bar bucket 22 is mounted on the rear surface of the refrigerating compartment door 6. The groove bar cover 24 is mounted above the groove bar bucket 22.

The home bar cover 24 forms a separate accommodation space V from the refrigerating chamber R between the home bar bucket and a cold air inlet or outlet between the home bar bucket 22 and the home bar bucket 22. The cold air inlet is formed.

In addition, the refrigerating compartment door 6 is provided with a home bar door 26 for opening and closing the opening hole 6a.

Looking at the operation of the refrigerator of the prior art configured as described above are as follows.

First, when the compressor is driven, a high temperature and high pressure gas refrigerant is discharged from the compressor, and the discharged high temperature and high pressure gas refrigerant is heat-exchanged with outside air around the condenser while condensing into a liquid refrigerant of medium temperature and high pressure. As it passes through the expander, it expands into a low temperature low pressure liquid refrigerant. The refrigerant expanded in the expander cools the surroundings while passing through the evaporator, and the cold air cooled by the evaporator freezes / freezes the freezing compartment F and the refrigerating compartment R.

Meanwhile, the cold air in the freezer compartment F cools the ice maker 13 to ice the water supplied to the ice maker 13, and the iced ice is contained in the ice bank 14.

A user places a container under the passage 16a of the ice chute 16 or raises the container 19 above the bottom of the dispenser 18 to take out the ice contained in the ice bank 14, and then takes out the ice. When the button is pressed or the lever is operated, the ice contained in the ice bank 14 is dropped through the passage 16a of the ice chute 16 and then contained in the container 19.

In addition, a part of the cold air in the refrigerating chamber (R) enters the accommodation space (V) of the home bar 20 to maintain the refrigerated object contained in the home bar 20 at a low temperature.

When the user opens the home bar door 26 to draw out the object to be stored in the home bar 20, the accommodation space V of the home bar 20 opens in front thereof, and the user opens the refrigerator compartment door. Without opening (6), the to-be- chilled object in the home bar 20 can be taken out easily.

Then, when the home bar door 26 is closed, the accommodation space (V) of the home bar 20 is closed in front of the, and the refrigerated object in the home bar 20 is refrigerated at low temperature.

However, in the refrigerator according to the related art, the dispenser 18 is mounted on the freezer compartment door 4 and the home bar 20 is mounted on the refrigerating compartment door 6, so that the refrigerator compartment F and the refrigerating compartment R There is a problem that the space utilization is low and the effective content is small, and the structure of the freezer compartment door 4 and the refrigerating compartment door 6 becomes complicated.

The present invention has been made to solve the above problems of the prior art, the dispenser also serves as a home bar to increase the effective content of any one of the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment, the structure of any one of the freezer door and the refrigerating compartment door The purpose is to provide a refrigerator that can be simplified.

Refrigerator according to the present invention for solving the above problems is an ice maker for generating ice by ice-making; An ice bank containing the ice produced in the ice maker; An ice chute forming a passage through which ice of the ice bank is dropped; A dispenser formed in a freezer compartment door so that a container containing ice guided by the ice chute or a frozen animal is placed thereon; And a dispenser door having a lower end rotatably connected to the freezer compartment door by a hinge means so as to open and close the dispenser.

In addition, the refrigerator according to the present invention includes an ice maker for generating ice by making ice; An ice bank containing the ice produced in the ice maker; A freezer compartment chute mounted to a rear surface of a freezer compartment door to form a passage for dropping ice of the ice bank; A refrigerator compartment chute mounted on a rear surface of the refrigerator compartment door; A connection chute formed so as to penetrate the barrier that partitions the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment to connect the freezer compartment chute and the refrigerating compartment chute; A dispenser formed to protrude from the rear surface of the refrigerating compartment door so that the container or the object to be stored in which the ice guided to the refrigerating compartment chute is placed; And a dispenser door having a lower end rotatably connected to the refrigerating chamber door by a hinge means to open and close the dispenser and serve as a home bar.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

5 is a perspective view showing a first embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention, Figure 6 is a perspective view of the freezer compartment door and the refrigerating chamber door of the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

5 and 6, the refrigerator according to the present embodiment, the freezer compartment (F) and the refrigerating chamber (R) is partitioned by the barrier 52 in the interior of the main body 50, the freezer compartment (F) A freezing compartment door 54 for opening and closing the door is rotatably connected to the main body 50, and a refrigerating compartment door 56 for opening and closing the refrigerating compartment R is rotatably connected to the main body 50.

In the freezer door 56, an ice maker 60 for making ice by ice-making water, an ice bank 70 for receiving ice produced by the ice maker 60, and ice in the ice bank 70 are dropped. Ice chute 80 to form a passage to make, a container in which the ice guided by the ice chute 80, or dispenser 90 on which the frozen animal is placed, and a dispenser door for opening and closing the dispenser 90 ( 100) is mounted.

The ice maker 60 is mounted to the rear surface of the freezer compartment door 54.

The ice bank 70 is mounted to the rear surface of the freezer compartment door 54 so as to be positioned below the ice maker 60.

The ice chute 80 is mounted on the rear surface of the freezer door 54 to be located below the ice bank 70.

The dispenser 90 is a support plate protruding from the rear surface of the freezer compartment door 54.

The dispenser 90 communicates with the freezer compartment F to allow the cold air of the freezer compartment F to freeze the frozen animal placed on the dispenser 90.

That is, the dispenser 90 is open at the front, the left and right and the rear is open.

The dispenser 90 may be disposed horizontally to prevent the container or the frozen animal from falling when the freezer compartment door 54 is opened or closed.

One end of the dispenser door 100 is rotatably connected to the freezer compartment door 54.

Reference numeral 92 is a vertical wall for preventing the frozen animal falling protruding to a predetermined height on both ends and the rear end of the dispenser.

7 is a side sectional view showing a freezer compartment of the first embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention;

As shown in FIG. 7, the main body 50 has an outer casing 112 forming an outer appearance, and is positioned inside the outer casing 112 to form the freezing compartment F, and the front surface of the main body 50 for entering and exiting a frozen animal. The freezer compartment inner casing 114 and the heat insulating material 116 which surrounds the outer surface of the freezer compartment inner casing 114 are comprised.

A cold air discharge hole 120a and a cold air return hole 120b are formed in the freezer compartment inner casing 114 to circulate cold air in the freezer compartment F or the refrigerating compartment, and are cooled between the rear portion of the inner casing 114. The cooling chamber panel 120 forming the chamber C is disposed.

An evaporator 122 is disposed in the cooling chamber C to evaporate while the refrigerant having a low temperature and low pressure passes therethrough, and a cooling fan for blowing air exchanged with the evaporator 122 to the freezing chamber F and the refrigerating chamber R. 124 is disposed.

The cooling fan 124 is arranged in the motor 125 mounted in the cooling chamber (C).

In addition, a cold air discharge hole 126a is formed in front of the cooling chamber panel 120 so that the air blown by the cooling fan 124 is supplied to the freezing chamber F, and the cold air of the freezing chamber F is returned. The freezer compartment rear panel 126 on which the cold air return holes 126b are formed is spaced apart from each other.

8 is a side sectional view showing a refrigerator compartment of the first embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 8, the main body 50 is positioned inside the outer casing 112 to form the refrigerating chamber R, and a refrigerating chamber inner casing 118 having a front surface opened for access to the object to be cooled. And, the freezing chamber inner casing 114 is configured to include a heat insulating material 116 surrounding the outer surface, the lower portion is provided with a machine room (M).

In addition, the main body 50 is mounted in the machine room (M) and the compressor 132 for compressing the low-temperature low-pressure gas refrigerant evaporated in the evaporator, the inside of the machine room (M) or the outer casing (112) The condenser 134 mounted on the rear surface and the high pressure refrigerant compressed by the compressor 82 is radiated to the outside air to condense, and the expander 136 that depressurizes the refrigerant condensed in the condenser 84 to facilitate evaporation. It is configured to include more.

The refrigerator compartment R has a cold air discharge duct 137 formed at the upper portion of the barrier 52 so that the cold air cooled by the evaporator 122 is supplied into the refrigerator compartment R, and the barrier 52 The cold air return duct 138 is formed in the lower portion so that the cold air that has refrigerated the refrigerating chamber R returns to the cooling chamber.

Each of the cold air discharge duct 137 and the cold air return duct 138 has one end communicating with the refrigerating chamber R and the other end communicating between the cooling chamber panel and the freezing chamber rear panel or into the cooling chamber.

FIG. 9 is a perspective view illustrating an ice maker and an ice bank of a refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 10 is a front sectional view of the ice maker and ice bank of a first embodiment according to the present invention.

As shown in FIGS. 9 and 10, the ice maker 60 includes a cup 61 in which water supplied through a water supply hose (not shown) is contained, and water supplied to the cup 61 is transferred to a freezer compartment. Ice maker mold 62 iced by cold inside and heater 63 mounted on ice maker mold 62 to heat ice maker mold 62 so as to separate ice maker mold 62 and ice when taking out ice. And an ejector 64 rotatably disposed above the ice maker mold 62 to spread the iced ice, a motor 65 generating a driving force to rotate the ejector 64, and the ejector 64. Slider 66 for guiding the ice scooped up into the ice bank 70, the ice detection lever 67 for sensing the ice of the ice bank 70, and the ice maker mold 62 The heater 63 and the motor 65 may be removed according to the temperature and whether the ice bank 70 is full. And an ice making control unit 68 for controlling a water supply valve for controlling the water supplied to the cup 61.

The ice maker mold 62 has an ice making space in which water freezes and has a semi-cylindrical shape, and is formed long in the left and right direction. Spacing is formed.

In addition, the ice maker mold 62 has a connection portion 62b protruding from the front left and right sides to be fixed to the rear surface of the freezer compartment door.

The heater 63 is disposed in a '⊃' shape on the bottom surface of the ice maker mold 62.

The ejector 64 is disposed long in the lateral direction so that the shaft 64a rotated in association with the motor 65 crosses the upper side of the ice making space, and a plurality of pins 64b are provided on the side of the shaft 64a. The number of ice-making spaces divided into a plurality of partitions is formed by the partition projections 62a.

The ejector 64 is rotatably supported at one end of the cup 61 and the other end of the driven gear 64c for projecting the inside of the ice making control unit 68 and receiving the driving force of the motor 65. It is connected to the axis of rotation.

The motor 65 is mounted inside the ice making control unit 68, and a drive gear 65a meshed with the driven gear 64c is formed on the rotating shaft thereof.

The ice making control unit 68 detects whether or not the ice bank 70 is full by detecting a rotational position of the temperature sensor 69a for detecting the temperature of the ice maker mold 62 and the ice detection lever 66. A control panel is provided with an ice sensor, and turns on / off the heater 63, the motor 65, and a water supply valve according to a temperature detected by the temperature sensor 69a and whether or not the ice is detected by the ice sensor. 69b) is mounted.

 The ice detection sensor is a magnet 69c rotated in conjunction with the ice detection lever 67 and a hall sensor 69d fixed to the control panel 69b to detect a magnetic field change when the magnet 69c moves. It is composed.

9 and 10, the upper surface of the ice bank 70 is opened to contain the ice iced from the ice maker 60, and an ice outlet 71 is formed so that the ice contained in one side of the ice bank 70 is taken out. do.

In addition, the ice bank 70 is a shutter 72 for opening and closing the front portion of the ice outlet 71, and the auger 74 is arranged in the left and right directions to horizontally transport the contained ice to the front portion of the ice outlet 71 And a motor 75 for rotating the auger 74 and an ice crusher 76 mounted above the ice outlet 71.

Here, the shutter 72 causes the ice transported by the auger 74 to fall below the front part of the ice outlet 71 without crushing when the front part of the ice outlet 71 is opened. When the front portion of the blowout port 71 is blocked, the ice conveyed by the auger 74 is lifted up and crushed by the grinder 76 so as to fall to the rear of the ice blower 71.

On the other hand, it is preferable that the auxiliary blade 72a protrudes from the shutter 72 so that the raised ice can help the grinding operation of the grinder 76.

On the other hand, the ice crusher 76 is formed orthogonal to the rotation axis of the auger 74 and rotated with the auger 74, the fixed blade formed inside the ice bank (70) ( 76b).

11 is a front view of the dispenser of the first embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention opened;

As shown in FIG. 11, the ice chute 80 is formed such that the upper end 82 of the passage 81 passes below the vat ice outlet and the crushed ice outlet of the ice bank, and the passage 81 The lower end 83 of the dispenser 90 faces either one of the left side and the right side of the dispenser 90.

That is, the dispenser 90 has a container 91 in which ice is contained on one side of the left side and the right side, and the frozen animal m is placed on the other side of the left side and the right side of the dispenser 90. .

Reference numeral 97 denotes a vat ice takeout button operated for vat ice takeout, and reference numeral 98 denotes crushed ice takeout button operated for crushed ice takeout.

Fig. 12 is a schematic side view of the dispenser of the first embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention being opened, and Fig. 13 is a schematic side view of the dispenser of the first embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention sealed.

The dispenser door 100 is rotatably connected to the freezer compartment door 54.

The dispenser door 100 has a lower end connected to a front side of the freezer compartment door 54 by hinge means such as a hinge or a hinge rod.

The dispenser door 100 further includes a stopper 110 for limiting the rotation angle to within a set angle.

The stopper 110 is a folding arm that connects the two sides of the freezer compartment door 54 and the dispenser door 100, respectively.

Looking at the operation of the present invention configured as described above are as follows.

First, when the compressor 132 is driven, the high temperature and high pressure gas refrigerant is discharged from the compressor 132, and the discharged high temperature and high pressure gas refrigerant passes through the condenser 134 while the external air around the condenser 134 is discharged. Heat exchanges with the liquid refrigerant to condense into a medium temperature high pressure liquid refrigerant, and expands into a low temperature low pressure liquid refrigerant while passing through the expander 136. The refrigerant expanded in the expander 136 cools the surrounding air while passing through the evaporator 122.

When the cooling fan 124 is driven, the cold air cooled by the evaporator 122 circulates through the cooling chamber C, the freezing chamber F and the refrigerating chamber R, and the freezing chamber F and the refrigerating chamber. Keep (R) at low temperature.

The cold air circulated to the freezer compartment F partially cools the ice maker 60 at the rear side of the freezer compartment door 54 to ice the water supplied to the ice maker 60, and the iced ice is the ice bank. It is contained in 70.

Hereinafter, the ice making process of the ice maker in more detail as follows.

When water is supplied to the cup 61 of the ice maker 60, the water supplied is contained in the ice making space of the ice maker mold 62 and iced by the cold air on the rear side of the freezer door 54.

The temperature sensor 69a senses the temperature of the ice maker mold 62 and outputs a signal at a temperature value to the control panel 69b of the ice making controller 68, and the control panel 69b sets the detected temperature and the temperature. If the detected temperature is lower than the set temperature by comparing the temperature, it is determined that ice making is completed, and the heater 63 is turned on.

The temperature of the ice maker mold 62 is increased by turning on the heater 63, and the iced ice is separated from the ice maker mold 62 while the ice is started to melt from the portion in contact with the ice maker mold 62.

The control panel 69b compares the sensing temperature of the ice maker mold 62 with the second set temperature after the heater 63 is turned on, and when the detected temperature is higher than the second set temperature, the ejector 64 rotates forward. Drive the motor 65 to reverse rotation.

When the ejector 64 drives the forward rotation of the ejector 64, the pin 64b scoops up the ice while the shaft 64a rotates forward, and the ice is guided to the slider 66 and then the ice. It is contained in the bank 70.

On the other hand, during the reverse rotation driving of the ejector 64, the ejector 64 is returned to the initial position of the plurality of pins 64b to the lower side of the slider 66 while the shaft 64a is reversely rotated, so that the next ice making stroke is performed. Prepare.

Afterwards, the ice maker 60 senses the ice of the ice bank 70 by the ice detection lever 67 and the ice detection sensors 69c and 69d to ice the ice on the control panel 69b of the ice making control 68. Outputs a signal according to whether or not, and if it is determined that the ice bank 70 is not full of ice, the control panel 69b of the ice making control unit 68 repeats the above water supply, ice making, heating, and ice breaking. When it is determined that the ice bank 70 is full, the above water supply, ice making, heating, and ice are stopped.

On the other hand, the user opens the dispenser door 100 to take out the ice contained in the ice bank 70, the container 91 for containing the iced ice in the lower portion of the passage 81 of the ice chute 80 ( 83) After placing on the dispenser 90 so as to be positioned below, and operating the barrel ice takeout button 97 or the crushed ice takeout button 98, the ice contained in the ice bank 70 is the ice outlet 71 Drop through the passage 81 of the ice chute (80).

Hereinafter, the ice extraction process of the ice bank in more detail as follows.

When the barrel ice extraction button 97 is operated, the shutter 72 opens the rear portion of the ice outlet 71, and the motor 75 of the ice bank 70 is driven to rotate the auger 74. And, the auger 74 is the ice contained in the ice bank 70 is horizontally conveyed to the upper side of the front of the ice outlet 71,

The ice conveyed by the auger 74 is taken out to the passage 81 of the ice chute 80 through the front portion of the barrel ice outlet 71.

On the other hand, when the user operates the crushed ice extraction button 98, the shutter 72 blocks the upper portion of the front portion of the ice outlet 71, and the motor 75 of the ice bank 70 is the auger ( 74 is rotated, and the auger 74 horizontally transfers the ice contained in the ice bank 70 to the upper portion of the rear portion of the ice outlet 71.

The ice conveyed by the auger 74 is put on the shutter 72 and crushed by the rotating blade 76a, the fixed blade 76b, and the auxiliary blade 72a, and then the ice outlet 71. Falling through the rear portion of the ice chute 80 is taken out into the passage (81).

On the other hand, the ice taken out into the passage 81 of the ice chute 80 passes through the passage 81 and falls toward the dispenser 90 and is placed on the container 91.

Then, when the user pulls out the container 91 to the front of the freezer door 54 and closes the dispenser door 100, the dispenser 90 has a front side thereof by the dispenser door 100. It is sealed and the user can easily withdraw the ice without opening the freezer compartment door 54.

In addition, the cold air circulated to the freezing chamber F freezes the frozen animal m partially loaded on the dispenser 90.

When the user opens the dispenser door 100 to withdraw the frozen animal (m) mounted on the dispenser 90, the dispenser 90 is open at the front side of the freezer compartment 54, The user can easily withdraw the frozen animal placed on the dispenser 90 without opening the freezer compartment door 54.

Then, when the animal (m) is placed in the dispenser (90) and the dispenser door (100) is closed, the dispenser (90) has its front side sealed by the dispenser door (100), and the dispenser The frozen animal placed on the 90 is frozen by cold air in the freezing chamber F.

Fig. 14 is a schematic side view of the dispenser of the second embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention;

In the second embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 14, the lower end 83 of the passage 81 of the ice chute 80 may have any one of a front part and a rear part of the dispenser 90. In addition, since the structure and action of the structure other than the passage | pass of the said ice chute 80 are the same as that of 1st Embodiment of this invention, the same code | symbol is used and the detailed description is abbreviate | omitted.

That is, the dispenser 90 has a container 91 on the lower side of the passage lower end 83 of the ice chute 80, and the animal to be cooled in a space other than the lower side of the passage lower end 83 of the ice chute 80. (m) is raised, the container 91 and the frozen animal (m) is placed on the dispenser 90 in front and rear position.

15 is a front view showing a container for holding ice in a dispenser of a third embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention and a container for holding water, and FIG. 16 is a container for holding ice in a dispenser of a third embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention. This is the front view of the animal.

15 and 16, the refrigerator further includes a water supply hose 99 arranged to supply water toward the dispenser 90, and includes the water supply hose 99. Other configurations and operations of the ice chute 80, the dispenser 90, and the dispenser door 100 are the same as those of the first embodiment of the present invention except for the same reference numerals, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The ice chute 80 is disposed such that the lower end 83 of the passage 81 faces one side of the left side and the right side of the dispenser 90 as in the first embodiment of the present invention.

The water supply hose 99 is disposed to face the other side of the left side and the right side of the dispenser 90.

The water supply hose 99 may be fixed through the through-hole formed in the ice chute 80, may be fixed to the side end of the ice chute 80, it may also be fixed to the rear surface of the freezer compartment door Of course it is possible.

Reference numeral 99a denotes a water supply button operated by a user for supplying water through the water supply hose 99.

As shown in FIGS. 15 and 16, the refrigerator according to the present embodiment may open the dispenser door 100, and may include a container 91 for holding ice and a container for holding water on the upper side of the dispenser 90 ( 99b) can be raised to the left or right position, or the container 91 and the frozen animal (m) for holding ice.

17 is a perspective view showing a fourth embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention, Figure 18 is a perspective view of the refrigerator compartment door and the refrigerator compartment door of the refrigerator according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

In the refrigerator according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIGS. 17 and 18, an ice maker 60 and an ice bank 70 are mounted in a freezer door 56, and a dispenser 90 and a dispenser are installed in a refrigerator compartment door. The door 100 is mounted, and the ice chute 80 is disposed between the lower side of the ice bank and the upper side of the dispenser, and other configurations other than the ice chute 80 and the dispenser 90 and the dispenser door 100. And since the operation is the same as in the first embodiment of the present invention, the same reference numerals are used and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The ice chute 80 includes a freezer compartment chute 84 mounted on a rear surface of the freezer compartment door 54, a refrigerator compartment chute 85 mounted on a rear surface of the refrigerator compartment door 56, and a freezer compartment chute 64. It consists of a connection chute 86 which connects the refrigerator compartment chute 85.

The freezing compartment chute 84, the connection chute 86 and the refrigerating compartment chute 85 are each formed with passages through which ice passes.

That is, the connection chute 86 has one end of the passage communicating with the passage of the freezer compartment 84, the other end of the passage communicating with the passage of the refrigerator compartment chute 85, and penetrates the barrier 52. Are arranged.

 The dispenser 90 is a support plate formed to protrude from the rear surface of the refrigerating compartment door 56.

The dispenser 90 communicates with the refrigerating chamber R so that the cold air of the refrigerating chamber R can refrigerate the object to be cooled w placed on the dispenser 190.

The dispenser 90 has an open front, left and right sides and an open bottom.

One end of the dispenser door 90 is rotatably connected to the refrigerating compartment door 56.

19 is a front view in which the dispenser of the fourth embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention is opened.

As shown in FIG. 19, the passage lower end 83 of the refrigerating compartment chute 85 of the ice chute 80 faces either one of the left side and the right side of the dispenser 90.

That is, the dispenser 90 has a container 91 in which ice is contained on one side of the left side and the right side, and the frozen animal m is placed on the other side of the left side and the right side of the dispenser 90. .

20 is a schematic side view of the dispenser of the fourth embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention being opened, and FIG. 21 is a schematic side view of the dispenser of the fourth embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention sealed.

The dispenser door 100 is rotatably connected to the refrigerating compartment door 56.

The dispenser door 100 has a lower end connected to a front side of the refrigerating compartment door 56 by hinge means such as a hinge or a hinge rod.

The dispenser door 100 further includes a stopper 110 for limiting the rotation angle to within a set angle.

The stopper 110 is a folding arm that connects the two sides of the refrigerating chamber door 56 and the dispenser door 100, respectively.

In the refrigerator according to the present embodiment, a part of the cold air in the freezing compartment F cools the ice maker 60 at the rear side of the freezer door 54 to ice the water supplied to the ice maker 60, and the iced ice. Is contained in the ice bank 70.

The user opens the dispenser door 100 to take out the ice contained in the ice bank 70, and a container 91 for storing the iced ice is positioned below the passage 83 of the ice chute 80. If it is placed on the dispenser 90, and then the barrel ice take-out button 97 or the crushed ice take-out button 98 is operated, the ice contained in the ice bank 70 is taken out to the ice chute 80.

The ice taken out by the ice chute 80 passes through the passages of the freezing compartment chute 85, the connection chute 86, and the refrigerating chute chute 85, and then moves to the rear rear side of the refrigerating compartment door 56 and the refrigerating chute chute Falling through the lower end 83 of the 85 is contained in the container 91 mounted on the dispenser 90.

Then, when the user pulls out the container 91 to the front of the refrigerating compartment door 56 and closes the dispenser door 100, the dispenser 90 has a front side thereof by the dispenser door 100. It is sealed and the user can easily withdraw the ice without opening the freezer compartment door 54 and the refrigerating compartment door 56.

On the other hand, the cold air in the refrigerating chamber F freezes the object to be cooled w partially loaded on the dispenser 90.

When the user opens the dispenser door 100 to withdraw the refrigerated object w placed on the dispenser 90, the dispenser 90 is opened at the front side of the refrigerating compartment door 56, The user can easily withdraw the refrigerated object w placed on the dispenser 90 without opening the refrigerating compartment door 56.

Then, when the object to be cooled (w) is placed on the dispenser 90 and the dispenser door 100 is closed, the dispenser 90 is closed at its front side by the dispenser door 100, and the dispenser The refrigerated object w placed on the 90 is refrigerated by cold air in the refrigerating chamber F.

Fig. 22 is a schematic side view of the dispenser of the fifth embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention;

In the fifth embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present embodiment, as shown in FIG. 22, the lower end 83 of the passage of the refrigerator compartment chute 85 may have any one of the front part and the rear part of the dispenser 90. The other components other than the passage of the refrigerator compartment chute 85 are the same as in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, and therefore the same reference numerals are used, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

That is, the dispenser 90 has a container 91 mounted below the passage lower end 83 of the refrigerating chamber chute 85, and the object to be refrigerated in a space other than the lower side of the passage lower end 83 of the refrigerating chamber chute 85. (w) is raised, and the container 91 and the object to be cooled (w) are placed on the dispenser 90 so as to be positioned back and forth.

FIG. 23 is a front view showing a container for holding ice in a dispenser of a sixth embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention and a container for holding water, and FIG. 24 is a container for holding ice in a dispenser of a sixth embodiment of a refrigerator according to the present invention. This is the front view of the animal.

23 and 24, the refrigerator according to the present embodiment further includes a water supply hose 99 arranged to supply water toward the dispenser 90, except for the water supply hose 99. Other configurations and operations of the ice chute 80, the dispenser 90, the dispenser door 100 and the like are the same as those in the fourth embodiment of the present invention, and the same reference numerals are used, and detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The ice chute 80 is disposed such that the passage lower end 83 of the refrigerating compartment chute 85 faces one side of the left side and the right side of the dispenser 90 as in the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

The water supply hose 99 is disposed to face the other side of the left side and the right side of the dispenser 90.

Reference numeral 99a denotes a water supply button operated by a user for supplying water through the water supply hose 99.

As shown in FIGS. 23 and 24, the refrigerator according to the present embodiment opens the dispenser door 100, and a container 91 for holding ice and a container for holding water on the upper side of the dispenser 90 ( 99b) can be raised to the left or right, or the container 91 and the object to be cooled (w) for holding ice.

The refrigerator according to the present invention configured as described above has a dispenser formed so that a container containing ice or a frozen animal can be placed on a freezer compartment door, and a dispenser door is mounted to open and close the dispenser on a freezer compartment door. Since it can also serve as a bar, there is an advantage that the effective contents of the refrigerating compartment can be increased, and the structure of the refrigerating compartment door can be simplified.

In addition, the refrigerator according to the present invention has a dispenser is formed so that the container or the object to be stored in ice in the refrigerator compartment door, the dispenser door is mounted to open and close the dispenser in the refrigerator compartment door, the dispenser may serve as a home bar. Therefore, the effective contents of the freezer compartment can be increased, and the structure of the freezer compartment door can be simplified.

In addition, the ice maker is mounted on the rear surface of the freezer compartment door, thereby increasing the freezer compartment effective capacity.

In addition, the ice bank is mounted on the rear surface of the freezer compartment door, thereby increasing the freezer compartment effective capacity.

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An ice maker for making ice by ice-making water; An ice bank containing the ice produced in the ice maker; An ice chute forming a passage through which ice of the ice bank is dropped; A dispenser formed in a freezer compartment door so that a container containing ice guided by the ice chute or a frozen animal is placed thereon; And a dispenser door having a lower end rotatably connected to the freezer door by a hinge means to open and close the dispenser and serve as a home bar. An ice maker for making ice by ice-making water; An ice bank containing the ice produced in the ice maker; A freezer compartment chute mounted to a rear surface of a freezer compartment door to form a passage for dropping ice of the ice bank; A refrigerator compartment chute mounted on a rear surface of the refrigerator compartment door; A connection chute formed so as to penetrate the barrier that partitions the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment to connect the freezer compartment chute and the refrigerating compartment chute; A dispenser formed to protrude from the rear surface of the refrigerating compartment door so that the container or the object to be stored in which the ice guided to the refrigerating compartment chute is placed; And a dispenser door having a lower end rotatably connected to the refrigerator compartment door by a hinge means to open and close the dispenser and serve as a home bar. The method of claim 1, And the ice chute is mounted on a rear surface of the freezer door. The method of claim 1, The ice chute is a refrigerator, characterized in that the lower end of the passage toward either side of the left and right sides of the dispenser. The method of claim 1, The dispenser is a refrigerator, characterized in that the support plate is formed to protrude on the back of the freezer compartment door and communicate with the freezer compartment. The method of claim 2, The refrigerator compartment, characterized in that the lower end toward any one of the left side and the right side of the dispenser. The method of claim 2, And the dispenser communicates with the refrigerating compartment such that cold air in the refrigerating compartment refrigerates the object to be refrigerated. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, And the ice maker is mounted on a rear surface of the freezer compartment door. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, And the ice bank is mounted on a rear surface of the freezer compartment door. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 7, The refrigerator further comprises a water supply hose for supplying water toward the dispenser. delete delete delete delete

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