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KR101317309B1
KR101317309B1 KR1020080042137A KR20080042137A KR101317309B1 KR 101317309 B1 KR101317309 B1 KR 101317309B1 KR 1020080042137 A KR1020080042137 A KR 1020080042137A KR 20080042137 A KR20080042137 A KR 20080042137A KR 101317309 B1 KR101317309 B1 KR 101317309B1
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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본 발명은 얼음과 물을 선택적으로 인출할 수 있도록 하는 디스펜서를 냉장실도어에 마련함으로써 사용자가 편리하게 얼음과 물을 받을 수 있도록 한 냉장고를 제공한다. The present invention provides a refrigerator in which a user can conveniently receive ice and water by providing a dispenser in the refrigerating chamber door to selectively withdraw ice and water.

본 발명에 따른 냉장고는 냉동실과, 냉동실과 중간격벽에 의해 분리 구획되는 냉장실과, 냉장실을 개폐하는 냉장실도어와, 냉동실에 마련되어 제빙된 얼음을 저장하는 얼음저장유닛과, 냉장실도어에 설치되어 얼음과 물을 선택적으로 인출할 수 있도록 하는 디스펜서를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 한다.The refrigerator according to the present invention includes a freezer compartment, a refrigerating compartment divided by a freezer compartment and an intermediate partition, a refrigerating compartment door for opening and closing the refrigerating compartment, an ice storage unit for storing iced ice provided in the freezing compartment, and installed in the refrigerating compartment door. And a dispenser to selectively withdraw water.

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냉장고{Refrigerator}Refrigerator {Refrigerator}

본 발명은 냉장고에 관한 것으로, 더욱 상세하게는 냉장실과 냉동실 내부의 물과 얼음을 도어 외측에서 받을 수 있게 하는 디스펜서를 포함한 냉장고에 관한 것이다.The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator including a dispenser for receiving water and ice inside a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment from an outside of a door.

일반적으로 냉장고는 저장실이 형성된 본체와, 본체에 힌지 결합되어 저장실을 개폐하는 도어를 포함한 것으로, 본체 내에는 압축기, 증발기, 응축기, 팽창밸브 등의 냉동사이클 구성요소를 포함하여 증발기에서 발생한 냉기를 저장실에 공급하여 저장실에 보관된 음식물 등의 저장물을 낮은 온도에서 장기간 보관할 수 있도록 한 장치이다.Generally, a refrigerator includes a main body having a storage compartment and a door that is hinged to the main body to open and close the storage compartment. The refrigerator includes refrigeration cycle components such as a compressor, an evaporator, a condenser, and an expansion valve, and stores the cold air generated in the evaporator. It is a device that can be stored in the storage room such as food and stored for a long time at a low temperature by supplying to.

여기서, 냉장고는 하부저장실이 냉동실로 설정되며 상부저장실이 냉장실로 설정되는 BMF(BOTTOM MOUNTED FREEZER) 냉장고와, 하부저장실이 냉장실로 설정되며 상부저장실이 냉동실로 설정되는 TMF(TOP MOUNTED FREEZER) 냉장고와, 냉동실과 냉장실이 좌우 양측에 형성된 SBS(SIDE BY SIDE TYPE)냉장고로 대별된다.Here, the refrigerator has a BMF (BOTTOM MOUNTED FREEZER) refrigerator in which the lower storage compartment is set as a freezer compartment and the upper storage compartment is set as a refrigerator compartment, and a TMF (TOP MOUNTED FREEZER) refrigerator in which the lower storage compartment is set as a refrigerator compartment and the upper compartment is set as a freezer compartment, Freezer compartment and refrigerator compartment are divided into SBS (SIDE BY SIDE TYPE) refrigerators formed on both sides.

상술한 냉장고는 물이나 얼음을 도어 외측에서 받을 수 있도록 하는 디스펜서가 냉동실도어에 설치되어 있다. 대한민국 공개특허 제10-2005-0033296호 등에서는 냉동실도어에 설치된 얼음취출장치가 개시되어 있다. The refrigerator described above is provided with a dispenser in the freezer door to receive water or ice from the outside of the door. Korean Unexamined Patent Publication No. 10-2005-0033296 discloses an ice extraction device installed in the freezer door.

상기 공보에 개시되어 있는 냉장고는 얼음을 제조하는 제빙기 또는 물을 저장하는 저수탱크 중 어느 하나 이상과 연결되도록 냉동실도어 내부에 설치되어 얼음 또는 물을 취출시키는 디스펜서와, 제빙기 및 저수탱크와 디스펜서 또는 디스펜서와 냉동실도어사이에 연통되도록 설치되어 얼음 또는 물이 취출되도록 안내하는 취출유로와, 취출유로 상에 설치되어 유로를 개폐시키는 밸브수단과, 취출유로와 연통되도록 냉동실도어 전면에 돌출되게 설치되어 얼음 또는 물을 외부로 취출시키는 취출가이드를 포함하여 구성된다.The refrigerator disclosed in the publication has a dispenser installed inside the freezer door to draw ice or water so as to be connected to at least one of an ice maker for manufacturing ice or a storage tank for storing water, and an ice maker and a storage tank, a dispenser or a dispenser. And a flow passage which is installed to communicate with the freezer door to guide the extraction of ice or water, valve means which is installed on the flow passage to open and close the flow passage, and protrudes in front of the freezer door to communicate with the flow passage. It comprises a take-out guide for taking out water to the outside.

하지만, 냉장고는 디스펜서가 냉동실도어에 부착되는 경우에는 사용자가 얼음을 취출하는 것이 불편한 문제가 있었다. 이러한 문제는 상부저장실이 냉동실로 설정되는 TMF(TOP MOUNTED FREEZER) 냉장고의 경우에 더욱 편리성이 저하되어, 어린이들이 디스펜서를 통해 얼음 또는 물을 인출하고자 할 경우 어린이의 손이 디스펜서까지 닿지 않기 때문에 디스펜서의 이용이 불편한 문제점이 있었다.However, the refrigerator has a problem that it is inconvenient for the user to take out the ice when the dispenser is attached to the freezer door. This problem is further reduced in the case of TMF (TOP MOUNTED FREEZER) refrigerators in which the upper storage room is set as a freezer, and when the children try to draw ice or water through the dispenser, the children do not reach the dispenser. There was a problem with the use of uncomfortable.

본 발명은 이와 같은 문제점을 해결하기 위한 것으로서, 본 발명의 목적은 얼음과 물을 인출할 수 있도록 하는 디스펜서를 냉장실도어에 마련함으로써 사용자가 편리하게 얼음 또는 물을 받을 수 있도록 한 냉장고를 제공하는데 있다. The present invention is to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator that allows the user to conveniently receive ice or water by providing a dispenser in the refrigerating chamber door to draw ice and water. .

본 발명에 따른 냉장고는 냉동실과, 냉동실과 중간격벽에 의해 분리 구획되는 냉장실과, 냉장실을 개폐하는 냉장실도어와, 냉동실에 마련되어 제빙된 얼음을 저장하는 얼음저장유닛과, 냉장실도어에 설치되어 얼음과 물을 선택적으로 인출할 수 있도록 하는 디스펜서를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 한다. 여기서, 냉장실은 냉동실의 하부에 마련되는 것을 특징으로 한다. The refrigerator according to the present invention includes a freezer compartment, a refrigerating compartment divided by a freezer compartment and an intermediate partition, a refrigerating compartment door for opening and closing the refrigerating compartment, an ice storage unit for storing iced ice provided in the freezing compartment, and installed in the refrigerating compartment door. And a dispenser to selectively withdraw water. Here, the refrigerating compartment is characterized in that it is provided in the lower portion of the freezing compartment.

또한, 중간격벽은 얼음저장유닛의 얼음을 디스펜서로 유출하는 얼음배출통로를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 한다. 또한, 중간격벽과 냉장실도어 사이에는 냉동실의 냉기가 냉장실로 누출되는 것을 방지하는 실링부재가 마련되는 것을 특징으로 한다. In addition, the intermediate partition is characterized in that it comprises an ice discharge passage for outflowing the ice of the ice storage unit to the dispenser. In addition, a sealing member is provided between the intermediate partition and the refrigerating chamber door to prevent the cold air from leaking into the refrigerating compartment.

여기서, 냉장실도어는 디스펜서에서 물을 인출하도록 물저장유닛을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 한다. 또한, 얼음방지통로는 얼음의 이동방향에 따라서 하측으로 갈수록 점점 폭이 줄어드는 형상으로 마련되는 것을 특징으로 한다. 한편, 냉동실을 개폐하는 냉동실도어를 더 포함하고, 얼음저장유닛은 냉동실도어에 마련되는 것을 특징으로 한다. Here, the refrigerating chamber door is characterized in that it comprises a water storage unit to withdraw water from the dispenser. In addition, the ice prevention passage is characterized in that it is provided in a shape that gradually decreases in width toward the lower side in accordance with the movement direction of the ice. On the other hand, further comprising a freezer compartment door for opening and closing the freezer compartment, characterized in that the ice storage unit is provided in the freezer compartment door.

이상에서 상세하게 설명한 바와 같이, 본 발명에 따른 냉장고는 디스펜서를 냉장실도어에 마련하여 사용자가 편리하게 얼음을 받을 수 있도록 할 뿐만 아니라, 사용자가 냉장실도어를 열지 않고서도 얼음과 물을 선택적으로 인출 가능하도록 한다.As described in detail above, the refrigerator according to the present invention provides a dispenser in the refrigerating chamber door to allow the user to conveniently receive ice, and the user can selectively withdraw ice and water without opening the refrigerating chamber door. Do it.

이하에서는 첨부도면을 참조하여 본 발명의 바람직한 실시 예를 상세하게 설명하겠다.Hereinafter, with reference to the accompanying drawings will be described in detail a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

도 1은 본 발명에 따른 냉장고의 폐쇄상태를 나타낸 도면이며, 도 2는 본 발명에 따른 냉장고의 개방상태를 나타낸 도면이다. 도면에 도시된 바와 같이, 냉장고는 중간격벽(400)에 의해 냉동실(200)과 냉동실(300)이 상하로 구획된 본체(100)와, 본체(100)의 전면에 장착되어 냉동실(200)과 냉동실(300)을 개폐하는 냉동실도 어(210)와 냉장실도어(310)를 포함하여 구성된다. 여기서, 본체(100)의 후방영역에는 압축기(600) 및 응축기와, 냉기를 발생시키는 증발기와, 증발기로부터 생성된 냉기를 냉동실로 강제 송풍시키는 송풍팬이 설치된 냉기공급부가 마련되어 있음은 당연하다.1 is a view showing a closed state of the refrigerator according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a view showing an open state of the refrigerator according to the present invention. As shown in the drawing, the refrigerator is mounted on the front surface of the main body 100 and the freezer compartment 200 and the freezer compartment 200 and the freezer compartment 300 divided up and down by the intermediate partition 400, and the freezer compartment 200 and It is configured to include a freezer compartment door 210 and the refrigerating compartment door 310 to open and close the freezer compartment (300). Here, the cold air supply unit is provided in the rear region of the main body 100 is provided with a compressor 600, a condenser, an evaporator for generating cold air, and a blowing fan for forcibly blowing cold air generated from the evaporator to the freezing chamber.

냉동실(300)을 개폐하는 냉장실도어(310)에는 공급된 물을 저장하기 위한 물저장유닛(320)이 마련된다. 본 발명에 따른 물저장유닛(320)은 후술하는 디스펜서(500)와 직접 연결되어 물을 공급할 수 있도록 구성된다. 이를 위하여 물저장유닛(320)은 냉장실도어(310)의 배면 상측에서 물의 저수상태를 유지하도록 마련되는 물저장부(321)와, 물저장부(321)에서 디스펜서(500)로 연결되는 물배출관(322)을 포함하여 구성된다. 여기서, 사용자가 직접 물저장유닛(320)에 물을 투입한 뒤 냉장실도어(310)를 닫아두는 방식에 의하여 물을 시원한 상태로 저장할 수 있다. 또한, 도면상에는 도시되어 있지 않으나, 냉장실도어(310)에 장착된 물저장유닛(320)에 물을 보충하기 위해서는 냉장실도어(310)를 개방하여 물을 투입시키는 경우 불가피하게 냉기의 손실이 발생될 수 있으므로, 수원(水源)에 연결된 급수파이프를 통하여 물저장유닛(320)에 직접 물을 공급하도록 제작될 수 있음은 물론이다. 이렇게 물저장유닛(320)에 저장되어 있는 시원한 물은 디스펜서(500)에서의 사용자의 조작에 의해 디스펜서(500)를 통하여 냉장고의 외부로 취출될 수 있다. The refrigerator compartment door 310 that opens and closes the freezer compartment 300 is provided with a water storage unit 320 for storing the supplied water. Water storage unit 320 according to the present invention is configured to be directly connected to the dispenser 500 to be described later to supply water. To this end, the water storage unit 320 is a water storage unit 321 provided to maintain the water storage state of the water on the rear side of the refrigerating chamber door 310, and the water discharge pipe connected to the dispenser 500 in the water storage unit 321 And 322. Here, the user may directly put the water in the water storage unit 320 and then store the water in a cool state by closing the refrigerating chamber door 310. In addition, although not shown in the drawing, in order to replenish water in the water storage unit 320 mounted in the refrigerating chamber door 310, when opening the refrigerating chamber door 310 to inject water, unavoidable loss of cold air may occur. As such, it may be manufactured to supply water directly to the water storage unit 320 through a water supply pipe connected to a water source. The cool water stored in the water storage unit 320 may be extracted to the outside of the refrigerator through the dispenser 500 by a user's manipulation of the dispenser 500.

도 3은 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 냉장고를 나타낸 단면도이다. 도 3에 도 시된 바와 같이, 냉동실(200)의 내부에는 제빙유닛(220)이 마련된다. 이러한 제빙유닛(220)은 얼음을 생성하는 제빙기(221)와, 제빙기(221)의 하부에 마련되어 제빙기(221)에서 분리된 얼음을 저장하는 얼음저장유닛(222)과, 얼음저장유닛(222)에 마련되어 얼음저장유닛(222)에 저장된 얼음을 디스펜서(500)로 이동시키는 이송유닛(223)과, 이송유닛(223)의 단부에 마련되어 사용자의 요구에 따라 선택적으로 얼음을 잘게 분쇄할 수 있는 얼음분쇄유닛(224)을 포함하여 구성된다. 3 is a cross-sectional view showing a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 3, an ice making unit 220 is provided inside the freezing compartment 200. The ice making unit 220 is an ice maker 221 for producing ice, an ice storage unit 222 provided under the ice maker 221 to store the ice separated from the ice maker 221, and an ice storage unit 222. The transfer unit 223 is provided in the ice storage unit 222 to move the ice stored in the dispenser 500, and the ice is provided at the end of the transfer unit 223 to selectively crush the ice selectively according to the user's request It comprises a grinding unit 224.

제빙기(221)는 물을 공급하기 위한 급수관(221a)과, 물이 저장되어 얼음이 생성되는 다수의 얼음수용부(221b)가 형성된 트레이(221c)와, 얼음수용부(221b)로부터 얼음을 이빙시키는 이빙부재(221d)와, 이빙부재(221d)를 구동하는 구동모터(221e)를 포함하여 이루어진다. 이때 제빙기(221)는 냉동실(200)의 깊이방향으로 길게 구비하고, 제빙기(221)의 트레이(221c)를 직접 냉동실(200)의 상면에 고정 설치하여 제빙유닛(220)의 부피를 줄일 수 있다.The ice maker 221 carries out ice from the water supply pipe 221a for supplying water, the tray 221c in which the water is stored, and the ice receiving part 221b in which ice is produced | generated, and the ice receiving part 221b. And a driving motor 221e for driving the moving member 221d. In this case, the ice maker 221 may be provided to extend in the depth direction of the freezing chamber 200, and the tray 221c of the ice maker 221 may be directly fixed to the upper surface of the freezing chamber 200 to reduce the volume of the ice making unit 220. .

제빙기(221)의 하부에는 제빙기(221)의 트레이(221c)로부터 분리된 얼음을 저장하기 위한 얼음저장유닛(222)이 마련되는데, 얼음저장유닛(222)에는 나선형의 이송유닛(223)이 구비되어 이송유닛(223)이 회전함으로써 얼음저장유닛(222)의 얼음을 이송할 수 있게 된다. 또한, 이송유닛(223)의 단부에는 얼음을 분쇄할 수 있는 얼음분쇄유닛(224)이 마련되는데, 얼음분쇄유닛(224)은 고정블레이드(224a)와 회전블레이드(224b)를 포함하여 사용자의 선택에 따라 각얼음 또는 분쇄된 얼음을 얼음배출공(225)를 통하여 중간격벽(400)의 얼음배출통로(410)로 이동하게 된다. An ice storage unit 222 is provided below the ice maker 221 to store the ice separated from the tray 221c of the ice maker 221. The ice storage unit 222 is provided with a spiral transfer unit 223. As the transfer unit 223 rotates, the ice of the ice storage unit 222 can be transferred. In addition, the end of the transfer unit 223 is provided with an ice grinding unit 224 that can crush the ice, the ice grinding unit 224 includes a fixed blade 224a and a rotating blade 224b of the user's choice According to the ice or crushed ice is moved to the ice discharge passage 410 of the intermediate partition 400 through the ice discharge hole (225).

도 4는 도 3에 도시된 냉장고의 요부 단면도이다. 도 3 및 도 4에 도시한 바와 같이, 본 발명에 따른 냉장고는 얼음저장유닛(222)을 통해 공급된 얼음과, 물저장유닛(320)을 통해 공급되는 물을 선택적으로 인출하기 위한 디스펜서(500)가 마련된다. 여기서, 디스펜서(500)는 사용편리성이 저하되는 것을 방지하기 위하여 냉장실도어(310)에 마련된다. 4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating main parts of the refrigerator illustrated in FIG. 3. 3 and 4, the refrigerator according to the present invention is a dispenser 500 for selectively withdraw the ice supplied through the ice storage unit 222, and the water supplied through the water storage unit 320 ) Is provided. Here, the dispenser 500 is provided in the refrigerating chamber door 310 in order to prevent the ease of use deterioration.

디스펜서(500)는 얼음저장유닛(222)의 얼음배출공(225)과 연통된 얼음토출구(510a)를 갖는 디스펜서케이싱(510)과, 디스펜서케이싱(510)의 얼음토출구(510a)를 개폐하는 커버부재(520)와, 커버부재(520)를 개방위치와 폐쇄위치 사이에서 회동시키는 가압부재(530)를 포함하여 구성된다. 또한 도면상 도시하지는 않았으나, 디스펜서는 커버부재와 연동하여 커버부재의 폐쇄속도를 감속시키는 댐퍼부재와, 디스펜서케이싱의 전면에 부착되어 외관을 형성하는 전면판을 더 포함하여 구성된다. 여기서 디스펜서는 원하는 품목을 선택하기 위한 물 선택버튼(W)과 얼음 선택버튼(I)이 형성되어있으므로, 사용자는 상기 버튼(W,I)의 선택을 통하여 물과 얼음을 선택적으로 취출할 수 있다.The dispenser 500 includes a cover for opening and closing the dispenser casing 510 having the ice discharge port 510a in communication with the ice discharge hole 225 of the ice storage unit 222, and the ice discharge port 510a of the dispenser casing 510. And a pressing member 530 which rotates the member 520 and the cover member 520 between the open position and the closed position. In addition, although not shown in the drawings, the dispenser is configured to further include a damper member to reduce the closing speed of the cover member in conjunction with the cover member, and a front plate attached to the front of the dispenser casing to form an appearance. Here, since the dispenser is provided with a water selection button W and an ice selection button I for selecting a desired item, the user can selectively take out water and ice through selection of the buttons W and I. .

여기서, 냉동실(200)과 냉동실(300)을 구획하는 중간격벽(400)에는 제빙유닛(220)에서 제조된 얼음을 디스펜서(500)로 배출하는 얼음배출통로(410)가 형성된 다. 이러한 얼음배출통로(410)는 제빙유닛(220)의 얼음배출공(225)과 디스펜서(500)의 얼음토출관(540)을 연결시켜 얼음이 인출될 수 있도록 소정각도로 경사지게 마련되는 것이 바람직하다. 또한, 중간격벽(400)은 얼음의 이동방향에 따라서 하측으로 갈수록 점점 폭이 줄어드는 형상으로 마련되어, 얼음이 얼음토출관(540)으로 원활히 이동할 수 있도록 한다. 중간격벽(400)과 냉장실도어(310) 사이에는 냉동실(200)의 냉기가 냉장실(300)로 누출되는 것을 방지하는 실링부재(420)가 마련된다. 실링부재(420)는 중간격벽(400)의 저면에 부착되거나, 또는 디스펜서케이싱(510)에 대응하여 냉장실(300)측으로 돌출된 케이스수용부(R)의 상면에 부착되어 냉장실도어(310)의 폐쇄 시 냉동실(200) 내부의 냉기가 얼음배출통로(410)를 통하여 냉장실(300)로 유출되는 것을 방지한다.Here, the ice discharge passage 410 for discharging the ice produced in the ice making unit 220 to the dispenser 500 is formed in the intermediate partition 400 partitioning the freezing chamber 200 and the freezing chamber 300. The ice discharge passage 410 is preferably inclined at a predetermined angle so that the ice is drawn out by connecting the ice discharge hole 225 of the ice making unit 220 and the ice discharge pipe 540 of the dispenser 500. . In addition, the intermediate partition 400 is provided in a shape that gradually decreases in width toward the lower side in accordance with the movement direction of the ice, so that the ice can move smoothly to the ice discharge pipe (540). A sealing member 420 is provided between the intermediate partition 400 and the refrigerating chamber door 310 to prevent cold air of the freezing chamber 200 from leaking into the refrigerating chamber 300. The sealing member 420 may be attached to the bottom surface of the intermediate partition wall 400, or may be attached to the top surface of the case accommodating part R protruding toward the refrigerating chamber 300 in response to the dispenser casing 510. When closed, the cold air inside the freezer compartment 200 is prevented from leaking into the refrigerating compartment 300 through the ice discharge passage 410.

디스펜서케이싱(510)의 상부면에는 얼음이 얼음저장유닛(222)의 얼음배출공(225)에서 중간격벽(400)의 얼음배출통로(410)를 거쳐 얼음토출구(510a)로 토출되도록 안내하는 얼음토출관(540)이 장착되어 있다. 가압부재(530)는 디스펜서케이싱(510)에 결합되어 커버부재(520)를 개방위치와 폐쇄위치 사이에서 회동시킨다. 즉, 사용자가 가압부재(530)를 가압하면 커버부재(520)는 얼음토출구(510a)를 개방하도록 전방으로 회동하고, 가압부재(530)로부터 힘을 제거하면 커버부재(520)는 얼음토출구(510a)를 폐쇄하도록 후방으로 회동하게 된다. 이와 동시에 얼음저장유닛(222)에 마련된 이송유닛(223)이 가동하게 되어 얼음저장유닛(222)에 저장된 얼음이 얼음배출공(225)을 통해 이동하게 된다. 따라서, 사용자가 냉장실도어(310)에 마련된 디스펜서(500)의 가압부재(530)를 가압하는 경우 냉동실(200)의 제빙유닛(220)에서 제조된 얼음이 중간격벽(400)을 상하방향으로 관통하도록 마련된 얼음배출통로(410)를 통하여 얼음토출관(540)으로 이동될 수 있다. 그러므로, 사용자는 디스펜서(500)에 마련된 물 선택버튼(W)과 얼음선택버튼(I)을 조작하여, 물저장유닛(320)의 물배출관(322)을 통해 공급된 물과 얼음저장유닛(222)으로부터 중간격벽(400)을 지나 공급되는 얼음을 편리한 상태에서 선택적으로 취출할 수 있게 된다.Ice that is guided to the upper surface of the dispenser casing 510 to be discharged from the ice discharge hole 225 of the ice storage unit 222 through the ice discharge passage 410 of the intermediate partition 400 to the ice discharge port (510a) The discharge pipe 540 is attached. The pressing member 530 is coupled to the dispenser casing 510 to rotate the cover member 520 between the open position and the closed position. That is, when the user presses the pressing member 530, the cover member 520 rotates forward to open the ice discharge port 510a, and when the force is removed from the pressing member 530, the cover member 520 is the ice discharge port ( It rotates backward to close 510a). At the same time, the transfer unit 223 provided in the ice storage unit 222 is operated to move the ice stored in the ice storage unit 222 through the ice discharge hole 225. Therefore, when the user presses the pressing member 530 of the dispenser 500 provided in the refrigerating chamber door 310, the ice produced by the ice making unit 220 of the freezing chamber 200 penetrates the intermediate partition 400 in the vertical direction. It may be moved to the ice discharge pipe 540 through the ice discharge passage 410 provided to. Therefore, the user operates the water selection button (W) and the ice selection button (I) provided in the dispenser 500, the water and ice storage unit 222 supplied through the water discharge pipe 322 of the water storage unit 320 It is possible to selectively take out the ice supplied through the intermediate partition 400 in a convenient state.

본 발명의 다른 실시예에 따른 냉장고에 포함되는 제빙유닛은, 도 5에 도시된 바와 같이 냉동실(200)의 상부 일측에 마련되어 얼음을 생성하는 제빙기(221)와, 제빙기(221)의 하측으로 냉동실도어(210)에 마련되어 제빙기(221)에서 분리되는 얼음이 저장되는 얼음저장유닛(222)과, 제빙기(221)에서 분리된 얼음을 얼음저장유닛(222)으로 이송시키는 이송유닛(223), 얼음저장유닛(222)에 마련되어 고착된 얼음을 분리시키기 위한 얼음분리유닛(226)을 포함하여 이루어진다. The ice making unit included in the refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention includes an ice maker 221 provided on one side of the freezer compartment 200 to generate ice, and a freezer compartment below the ice maker 221 as shown in FIG. 5. Ice storage unit 222 provided on the door 210 to store the ice separated from the ice maker 221, and the transfer unit 223 for transferring the ice separated from the ice maker 221 to the ice storage unit 222, ice It comprises an ice separation unit 226 for separating the ice provided in the storage unit 222 is fixed.

여기서, 냉동실도어(210)에 마련된 얼음저장유닛(222)은 냉장실도어(310)의 전체적인 두께를 컴팩트하게 유지하기 위해 얇은 두께로 형성되어 냉동실도어(210)의 두께를 줄이고 냉동실도어(210)가 닫힌 경우 냉동실(200) 내부의 공간을 활용할 수 있도록 마련된다. 상기 얼음저장유닛(222)은 대략 직사각형 형상으로 마련되며, 얼음저장유닛(222)의 하부는 얼음분쇄유닛(224)의 측으로 갈수록 점점 폭이 줄어드 는 형상으로 마련되어, 얼음이 얼음분쇄유닛(224)과 중간격벽(400)에 마련된 얼음배출통로(410)를 거쳐 디스펜서(500)로 원활히 이동할 수 있도록 한다. Here, the ice storage unit 222 provided in the freezing chamber door 210 is formed in a thin thickness to maintain the overall thickness of the refrigerating chamber door 310 to reduce the thickness of the freezing chamber door 210 and the freezing chamber door 210 is When closed, it is provided to utilize the space inside the freezer compartment 200. The ice storage unit 222 is provided in a substantially rectangular shape, the lower portion of the ice storage unit 222 is provided in a shape that gradually decreases in width toward the side of the ice grinding unit 224, the ice is the ice grinding unit 224 ) And the ice discharge passage 410 provided in the intermediate partition 400 to be smoothly moved to the dispenser 500.

상술한 바와 같이, 본 발명은 냉동실 내부의 얼음과 냉장실 내부의 물을 사용자가 냉장실도어에 마련된 디스펜서를 통하여 선택적으로 인출하는 것을 기본적인 기술적 사상으로 하고 있음을 알 수 있다. 따라서, 본 발명의 기본적인 기술적 사상의 범주 내에서 당업계의 통상의 지식을 가진 자에게 있어서는 다른 많은 변형이 가능함은 물론이다.As described above, the present invention can be seen that the basic technical idea that the user selectively withdraw the ice in the freezer compartment and the water in the refrigerating compartment through the dispenser provided in the refrigerating compartment door. Therefore, many modifications may be made by those skilled in the art without departing from the scope and spirit of the present invention.

도 1은 본 발명에 따른 냉장고를 나타낸 정면도이다.1 is a front view showing a refrigerator according to the present invention.

도 2는 본 발명에 따른 냉장고의 개방상태를 나타낸 정면도이다.2 is a front view showing an open state of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

도 3은 본 발명의 일 실시예에 따른 냉장고의 단면도이다.3 is a cross-sectional view of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.

도 4는 도 3에 도시된 냉장고의 요부 단면도이다.4 is a cross-sectional view illustrating main parts of the refrigerator illustrated in FIG. 3.

도 5는 본 발명의 다른 실시예에 따른 냉장고의 요부 단면도이다.5 is a sectional view showing main parts of a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention.

<도면의 주요부분에 대한 부호 설명>Description of the Related Art [0002]

100...본체 200...냉동실100 ... body 200 ... freezer

210...냉동실도어 220...제빙유닛210 ... Freezer door 220 ... Ice unit

222...얼음저장유닛 223...이송유닛222 Ice storage unit 223 Transport unit

300..냉장실 310...냉장실도어300..Refrigerator 310 ... Refrigerator door

320...물저장유닛 400...중간격벽320 ... Water storage unit 400 ... Medium bulkhead

410...얼음배출통로 420...실링부재410 Ice discharge passage 420 Sealing member

500...디스펜서 510..디스펜서케이싱500 ... Dispenser 510 ... Dispenser Casing

520...커버부재 530...가압부재520 ... Cover member 530 ... Pressure member

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냉동실과,Freezer, 상기 냉동실의 하부에 마련되는 냉장실과,A refrigerating compartment provided below the freezing compartment; 상기 냉동실과 상기 냉장실을 분리 구획하는 중간격벽과,An intermediate partition separating the freezing compartment and the refrigerating compartment; 상기 냉장실을 개폐하는 냉장실도어와,A refrigerator compartment door for opening and closing the refrigerator compartment, 상기 냉동실에 마련되어 제빙된 얼음을 저장하는 얼음저장유닛과,An ice storage unit provided in the freezing chamber to store iced ice; 상기 냉장실도어에 설치되어 얼음과 물을 선택적으로 인출할 수 있도록 하는 디스펜서를 포함하고,A dispenser installed in the refrigerating chamber door to selectively withdraw ice and water, 상기 중간격벽에는 상기 얼음저장유닛과 상기 디스펜서를 연결하는 얼음배출통로가 형성되고, 상기 얼음저장유닛에 저장된 얼음이 상기 얼음배출통로를 통해 상기 디스펜서로 이동하여 인출될 수 있고, 상기 중간격벽과 상기 냉장실 도어 사이에는 상기 냉동실의 냉기가 상기 냉장실로 누출되는 것을 방지하는 실링부재가 마련되는 것을 특징으로 하는 냉장고. An ice discharge passage connecting the ice storage unit and the dispenser is formed in the intermediate partition wall, and the ice stored in the ice storage unit may be extracted by moving to the dispenser through the ice discharge passage. And a sealing member provided between the refrigerating compartment doors to prevent cold air from leaking into the refrigerating compartment. 삭제delete 삭제delete 삭제delete 제 1 항에 있어서, The method of claim 1, 상기 냉장실도어는 상기 디스펜서에서 물을 인출하도록 물저장유닛을 포함하는 것을 특징으로 하는 냉장고. The refrigerator compartment door comprises a water storage unit to withdraw water from the dispenser. 제 1 항에 있어서, The method of claim 1, 상기 얼음방지통로는 상기 얼음의 이동방향에 따라서 하측으로 갈수록 점점 폭이 줄어드는 형상으로 마련되는 것을 특징으로 하는 냉장고.The ice prevention passage is provided in a shape that gradually decreases in width toward the lower side in accordance with the movement direction of the ice. 제 1 항 또는 제 2 항에 있어서, 3. The method according to claim 1 or 2, 상기 냉동실을 개폐하는 냉동실도어를 더 포함하고, 상기 얼음저장유닛은 냉동실도어에 마련되는 것을 특징으로 하는 냉장고. And a freezing compartment door for opening and closing the freezing compartment, wherein the ice storage unit is provided in the freezing compartment door.
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