KR100195449B1 - Ice dispenser of a refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to an ice dispenser of a refrigerator, and its object is to improve cooling performance by suppressing outflow of ice due to extraction of ice, and at the same time, to easily draw out ice.

The ice dispenser of the refrigerator according to the present invention includes a freezer compartment 20 having a door 30, an auxiliary door 50 provided at one side of the door 30, and an outlet 81 at a portion opposed to the auxiliary door 50 A discharging member 91 for discharging the ice stored in the storage unit 80 to the discharging unit 81 and a motor 92 for driving the discharging unit 91 and a discharging member 91 for discharging the ice stored in the discharging unit 81, (110) for opening the discharge port (81) and closing the discharge port (81) when the discharge port (91) is not operated.

Description

Ice dispenser in refrigerator

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an ice dispenser of a refrigerator, and more particularly, to an ice dispenser of a refrigerator which can improve the structure of an ice dispenser to prevent outflow of cold air and prevent stored ice from falling without necessity.

Generally, a refrigerator stores food by using cold air generated by a refrigeration cycle. FIG. 1 shows the internal structure of the refrigerator. The freezing chamber 2 and the refrigerating chamber 3 are divided into upper and lower parts in the main body case 1 and the door 4 is provided on the front surface of the freezing chamber 2 and the refrigerating chamber 3 . An evaporator (5) for generating cold air is installed in the rear of the freezing chamber (2). The evaporator (5) is accommodated in a space defined by the cover (6). A fan 7 for forcedly blowing the generated cold air is provided on the upper side of the evaporator 5 and a duct for appropriately guiding the cold air blown by the fan 7 to the freezing chamber 2 and the refrigerating chamber 3 is provided in front of the fan 7 (8) is provided.

On the other hand, the freezing chamber 2 is provided with an ice maker 9a for making ice. When the ice is completed, the ice maker 9a removes the ice formed by turning the ice into the freezing chamber 9b. In the refrigerating chamber (3), a water pump (9c) is installed and automatically supplied to the ice maker (9a) so that ice is automatically produced.

However, such a conventional refrigerator structure has a drawback that refrigeration performance is deteriorated due to loss of cool air because a refrigerator door is opened and ice stored in a storage container must be taken out, and a lot of electric power is consumed, and there is a problem that it is inconvenient to remove ice.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, the present invention has been made keeping in mind the above problems occurring in the prior art, and it is an object of the present invention to provide an ice dispenser for a refrigerator which can suppress the outflow of ice due to extraction of ice to improve cooling performance, .

1 is a view showing an internal configuration of a general refrigerator equipped with an automatic ice maker.

2 is a view showing the internal structure of a refrigerator to which the present invention is applied.

3 is an exploded perspective view of the opening and closing member shown in Fig.

4 is an exploded perspective view of the pocket and auxiliary door shown in Fig.

DESCRIPTION OF THE REFERENCE NUMERALS

30: door 31: opening

50: auxiliary door 51: trauma

52: Inner phase 53: Insulation

60: FoCAT 70: Switch

80: Dust container 81:

90: Discharging means 91: Discharging member

92: motor 100: ice maker

110:

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided an ice dispenser for a refrigerator, comprising: a freezer compartment having a door; an auxiliary door provided at one side of the door; a storage container having an outlet at a portion opposed to the auxiliary door; And an opening and closing member that closes the discharging unit when the discharging unit is not operating and discharging means for discharging the ice to the outlet unit when the discharging unit is in operation.

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

2 is a view illustrating a freezer compartment of a refrigerator employing an ice dispenser according to the present invention. As shown in the drawing, a freezing chamber 20 having a front opened is provided in the main body case 10 of the refrigerator. A door 30 is provided on a front surface of the freezing chamber 20 to open and close the freezing chamber 20. The evaporator 41 is accommodated in the cooling chamber 45 partitioned from the freezer compartment 20 by a cover 46. The evaporator 41 is provided at the rear of the freezer compartment 20 to generate cool air. A fan 42 for forcibly blowing the generated cool air and a motor 43 for driving the fan 42 are installed above the evaporator 41. A fan 42 is provided at the rear of the freezer compartment 20 and behind the unshown refrigerator compartment And a duct 44 for appropriately guiding the cold air blown by the compartment to the freezer compartment 20 and the refrigerating compartment (not shown).

On the other hand, an ice maker 100 for producing ice is installed in the freezing chamber 20, and the ice maker 100 has a function of automatically releasing ice to the lower side of the dewatering container 80 when ice is produced . Although not shown, the icemaker 100 is provided with a water supply structure to automatically supply water, the structure of which is the same as the conventional one.

The door 30 is provided at one side thereof with an opening 31 communicating with the inside and the outside of the freezing chamber 20, And discharging means (90) for discharging the ice stored in the container (80) to the opening (31) side in an external command.

In detail, a discharging portion 81 opened frontward is provided at a front surface of the dewarning container 80, that is, at a portion opposed to the opening 31. The discharging means 90 includes a helical discharging member 91 extending forward and backward in the inside of the dewatering container 80 and a motor 92 fixed to the rear of the dewatering container 80 for rotating the discharging member 91 . At this time, the discharge member 91 is extended from the rear side to the front side of the dewatering vessel 80, and the motor 92 is accommodated in the case 93 installed at the rear of the dewatering vessel 80, (91).

An opening and closing member 110 for opening and closing the discharging portion 81 is provided on the front outer surface of the discharging portion 81. The opening and closing member 110 is formed by a pin 111, And the upper side thereof is pivotally coupled to the holding container 80 so that the ice is pushed forward by the discharge member 91, and when the forward force is extinguished, it is closed by its own weight.

As shown in FIG. 4, a pocket 60 having an open upper surface is provided on the inner side of the auxiliary door 50, and a discharge port 81 ) To allow the ice to fall. The auxiliary door 50 is installed in the opening 31 to be detachable back and forth. The auxiliary door 50 is formed of the same triple structure as the door for heat insulation. That is, they are composed of an inner surface 52, an outer surface 51, and a heat insulating material 53 filled between the inner and outer surfaces 52 and 53 spaced apart from each other by a predetermined distance.

A switch 70 for controlling the operation of the discharging means 90 motor 92 is provided on the lower side of the auxiliary door 50.

The operation of the ice dispenser of the refrigerator according to the present invention will now be described.

The ice in which the ice is made in the brake is stored in a dewatering container 80 disposed below by the ice making function of the ice maker 100. In this state, when the user operates the switch 70 to operate the motor 92, the ice of the discharge member 91 due to the rotation of the motor 92 advances and pushes the opening and closing member 110, (60) and temporarily stored. Thereafter, the user pulls the auxiliary door 50 forward and pulls out the ice contained in the pocket 60 after the door 30 is detached.

As described in detail above, since the ice dispenser of the refrigerator according to the present invention can draw ice without opening the door, it is possible to prevent the loss of cool air due to the extraction of ice, thereby improving the cooling efficiency and reducing the power consumption There is an advantage. In addition, since the discharge portion is closed when no ice is discharged, ice can be prevented from falling to the floor when the door is opened. In addition, since the auxiliary door is constructed of the same triple structure as the door, it is possible to prevent the loss of freezing due to the attachment of the auxiliary door.

Claims (4)

A freezing chamber 20 provided with a door 30 and an auxiliary door 50 provided at one side of the door 30 and having an outlet at a portion opposed to the auxiliary door 50; A discharge unit 90 for discharging the ice stored in the discharge unit 80 to the outlet unit when the discharge unit 90 is in operation and the discharge unit 81 when the discharge unit 90 is in operation, And an opening / closing member (110) for closing the opening (81). The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the discharging means (90) includes a discharge member (91) extending from the outlet portion of the take-up container (80) Wherein the upper side of the ice tray is a plate-like shape vertically coupled to the upper side of the upper side of the opening and closing member (110). The door according to claim 1 or 2, wherein an opening (31) is formed in the door (30) facing the auxiliary door (50), and the auxiliary door (50) ), An outer surface (51), and a heat insulating material (53) filled therebetween. The ice dispenser of claim 3, wherein the auxiliary door (50) is integrally provided with a pocket (60) in which ice discharged to the outlet is stored.