EP2339273A3 - Refrigerator - Google Patents

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EP2339273A3
EP2339273A3 EP10157228.7A EP10157228A EP2339273A3 EP 2339273 A3 EP2339273 A3 EP 2339273A3 EP 10157228 A EP10157228 A EP 10157228A EP 2339273 A3 EP2339273 A3 EP 2339273A3
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ice
blade
refrigerator
refrigerator door
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Seung Mok Lee
Sang Ho Park
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LG Electronics Inc
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Priority to PL17190012T priority Critical patent/PL3293474T3/en
Priority to EP21175149.0A priority patent/EP3913304A1/en
Priority to EP14173402.0A priority patent/EP2792975B1/en
Priority to EP17190011.1A priority patent/EP3293473B1/en
Priority to EP22210524.9A priority patent/EP4177548A1/en
Priority to EP17190012.9A priority patent/EP3293474B1/en
Priority to EP17190010.3A priority patent/EP3296671B1/en
Application filed by LG Electronics Inc filed Critical LG Electronics Inc
Priority to EP22162857.1A priority patent/EP4043815A1/en
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00—General constructional features
    • F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
    • F25D23/04—Doors; Covers with special compartments, e.g. butter conditioners
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C5/00—Working or handling ice
    • F25C5/02—Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice
    • F25C5/04—Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice without the use of saws
    • F25C5/046—Ice-crusher machines
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C5/00—Working or handling ice
    • F25C5/02—Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice
    • F25C5/04—Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice without the use of saws
    • F25C5/06—Apparatus for disintegrating, removing or harvesting ice without the use of saws by deforming bodies with which the ice is in contact, e.g. using inflatable members
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C5/00—Working or handling ice
    • F25C5/20—Distributing ice
    • F25C5/22—Distributing ice particularly adapted for household refrigerators
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25C—PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE
    • F25C5/00—Working or handling ice
    • F25C5/20—Distributing ice
    • F25C5/24—Distributing ice for storing bins

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  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
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  • Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
  • Devices That Are Associated With Refrigeration Equipment (AREA)
  • Refrigerator Housings (AREA)
  • Cold Air Circulating Systems And Constructional Details In Refrigerators (AREA)

Abstract

Provided is a refrigerator including a slim refrigerator door (12). The refrigerator includes a storage compartment; a refrigerator door opening and closing the storage compartment; an ice maker (200) configured to generate ice cubes; an ice bin (300) provided at the refrigerator door to receive the ice cubes generated in the ice maker and having a discharge opening (510) through which the ice cubes are discharged; a motor (280) provided at the refrigerator door; and at least one blade (410) within the ice bin, the at least one blade being operably connected to the motor, wherein at least one ice cube generated in the ice maker directly drop onto the at least one blade, and the at least one blade moves at least one ice cube stored in the ice bin to the discharge opening to discharge the at least one ice cube from the ice bin by an operation of the motor.
EP10157228.7A 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator Active EP2339273B1 (en)

Priority Applications (8)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP17190010.3A EP3296671B1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP14173402.0A EP2792975B1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP17190011.1A EP3293473B1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP22210524.9A EP4177548A1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP17190012.9A EP3293474B1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP22162857.1A EP4043815A1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
PL17190012T PL3293474T3 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP21175149.0A EP3913304A1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator

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KR1020090129256A KR101631322B1 (en) 2009-12-22 2009-12-22 Refrigerator

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EP14173402.0A Division EP2792975B1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP14173402.0A Division-Into EP2792975B1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP22162857.1A Division EP4043815A1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP21175149.0A Division EP3913304A1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP17190012.9A Division EP3293474B1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP17190012.9A Division-Into EP3293474B1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP17190010.3A Division EP3296671B1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP17190010.3A Division-Into EP3296671B1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP22210524.9A Division EP4177548A1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP17190011.1A Division EP3293473B1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP17190011.1A Division-Into EP3293473B1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator

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EP2339273A2 EP2339273A2 (en) 2011-06-29
EP2339273A3 true EP2339273A3 (en) 2013-12-18
EP2339273B1 EP2339273B1 (en) 2019-01-16

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EP17190010.3A Active EP3296671B1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP22210524.9A Pending EP4177548A1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP14173402.0A Active EP2792975B1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP10157228.7A Active EP2339273B1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP17190011.1A Active EP3293473B1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP21175149.0A Pending EP3913304A1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP17190012.9A Active EP3293474B1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP22162857.1A Pending EP4043815A1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator

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EP17190010.3A Active EP3296671B1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP22210524.9A Pending EP4177548A1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP14173402.0A Active EP2792975B1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator

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EP17190011.1A Active EP3293473B1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP21175149.0A Pending EP3913304A1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP17190012.9A Active EP3293474B1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator
EP22162857.1A Pending EP4043815A1 (en) 2009-12-22 2010-03-22 Refrigerator

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EP (8) EP3296671B1 (en)
KR (1) KR101631322B1 (en)
CN (1) CN102102930B (en)
DE (1) DE202010018205U1 (en)
ES (1) ES2881507T3 (en)
HU (1) HUE054974T2 (en)
PL (1) PL3293474T3 (en)
PT (1) PT3293474T (en)
SI (1) SI3293474T1 (en)
TR (1) TR201903481T4 (en)

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PL3293474T3 (en) 2021-11-15
CN102102930B (en) 2014-05-28
EP2339273A2 (en) 2011-06-29
EP3913304A1 (en) 2021-11-24
EP3293474A1 (en) 2018-03-14
KR101631322B1 (en) 2016-06-24
HUE054974T2 (en) 2021-10-28
EP3293473B1 (en) 2021-05-19
KR20110072367A (en) 2011-06-29
EP4043815A1 (en) 2022-08-17
EP3293473A1 (en) 2018-03-14
EP3296671A1 (en) 2018-03-21
CN102102930A (en) 2011-06-22
SI3293474T1 (en) 2021-09-30
TR201903481T4 (en) 2019-04-22
ES2881507T3 (en) 2021-11-29
EP2792975B1 (en) 2015-12-09
EP4177548A1 (en) 2023-05-10
EP3296671B1 (en) 2019-03-06
PT3293474T (en) 2021-07-14
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EP3293474B1 (en) 2021-05-26
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