KR100790030B1 - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

A refrigerator is provided to form an ice making room at a freezing compartment door and install a home bar door at a front of an ice bank of the ice making room to utilize a space of a freezing compartment while withdrawing ice easily, and withdraw the ice bank by one touch to improve the convenience of users. A freezing compartment door opens and shuts a freezing compartment selectively. An ice making assembly includes an ice making case(202) forming an outward appearance, a water container storing water, an ice making room formed under the water container for making ice, an ice bank installed at a lower part of the ice making room for keeping ice, and a bank support plate(250) installed at a lower part of the ice bank for supporting the ice bank. A home bar door is installed at the freezing compartment door, opened selectively to expose a front of the ice bank. A movement forcing unit(260) forces front movement of the bank support plate. A damping unit(270) controls movement speed of the bank support plate. A fixing unit(280) fixes the bank support plate at a rear end of the ice making case selectively.

Description

Refrigerator {Refrigerator}

1 is a front view showing the appearance of a refrigerator according to the prior art.

Figure 2 is a use state showing the internal structure of the freezer compartment of the refrigerator according to the prior art.

Figure 3 is a perspective view showing the front appearance of the freezer door constituting a preferred embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

Figure 4 is a perspective view showing a state in which the ice making assembly is installed on the back of the freezer door constituting a preferred embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

Figure 5 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state in which the ice making assembly is installed in the freezer door constituting an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the home bar door and the ice bank constituting an embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 7 is a side cross-sectional view showing the installation state of the home bar door and the ice bank constituting an embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a rear perspective view showing an installation state of the bank support plate of the embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 9 is a plan view partially showing the internal configuration of the button assembly constituting the embodiment of the present invention.

10 is a use state showing the open state of the home bar door constituting the embodiment of the present invention.

11 is a use state showing the movement path of the rocker pin when the button body constituting the embodiment of the present invention is accommodated into the button case.

Figure 12 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state in which the button hook and the fastening ring constituting the embodiment of the present invention.

Figure 13 is a use state showing the movement path of the rocker pin when the button body constituting the embodiment of the present invention protrudes outside the button case.

Figure 14 is a side cross-sectional view showing a state in which the fastening of the button hook and the fastening ring constituting the embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

100. Freezer door 120. Home bar door

200. Ice making assembly 202. Ice making case

210. Bucket 220. Ice Tray

224.Istray 230.Icebank

250. Bank support plate 260. Moving force

270. Damping means 280. Fastening means

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator having a structure in which a bank support plate supporting an ice bank is slid out in front by one touch.

In general, a refrigerator is a device for low-temperature storage of food, and stored in a refrigerator or refrigerated according to the state of the food to be stored.

The cold air supplied to the inside of the refrigerator is generated by the heat exchange action of the refrigerant, is continuously supplied into the refrigerator while repeatedly performing a cycle of compression, condensation, expansion, and evaporation, and the supplied refrigerant is supplied by convection. It is evenly distributed inside the refrigerator to store food in the refrigerator at a desired temperature.

1 and 2 are perspective views illustrating an example of an exterior of a conventional double door refrigerator and an interior of a freezer compartment.

As shown in these figures, a refrigerating chamber is provided at the inside right side of the refrigerator body, and a freezing chamber is provided at the left side. The refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment are selectively opened and closed by the refrigerating compartment door 10 and the freezing compartment door 12, respectively.

In addition, a front surface of the freezer door 12 is provided with a dispenser 14 which can directly obtain ice and water stored in the refrigerator from the outside.

Meanwhile, an ice maker 20 for generating ice is provided at an upper end of the freezer compartment, and an ice bank 22 for storing ice generated in the ice maker 20 is installed below the ice maker 20.

An ice chute 24 for guiding the ice stored in the ice bank 22 is formed at the rear of the freezer door 12. Therefore, the ice stored in the ice bank 22 is guided to the dispenser 14 through the ice chute 24 and is taken out.

However, the above conventional technologies have the following problems.

In the above, the ice maker 20 and the ice bank 22 are provided in the freezer compartment. Therefore, there is a problem that the freezing space inside the freezing chamber is relatively narrow. That is, generally, in such a structure, the ice maker 20 and the ice bank 22 occupy about 20% or more of the freezing chamber internal space, and thus there is a problem in that the use of the freezing chamber space is restricted.

In addition, in the prior art as described above, there is a problem in that the freezing chamber door 12 needs to be opened when checking the ice storage state inside the ice bank 22 or directly extracting a large amount of ice. That is, since there is no separate door for withdrawing the ice bank 22 to the outside, there is a problem that causes the loss of cold air due to the opening of the freezer compartment 12.

An object of the present invention is to solve the problems of the prior art as described above, to provide a refrigerator in which an ice making chamber for generating and storing ice is formed in a freezer door.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator having an ice bank withdrawing home bar door capable of withdrawing the ice bank to the outside without opening the freezer door.

Still another object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator having a structure in which a bank support plate for supporting an ice bank can be pulled out by one touch forward.

Refrigerator according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a freezer compartment for selectively opening and closing the freezer compartment; It is provided on the rear surface of the freezing chamber door, an ice making case forming an exterior, a water reservoir for storing water, an ice making chamber provided at the lower side of the water tank to generate ice, and provided at the lower side of the ice making room to store ice. An ice making assembly having an ice bank and a bank support plate provided below the ice bank to support the ice bank; A home bar door provided in the freezer door and selectively opened to expose the front of the ice bank to the outside; Moving forcing means for forcing forward movement of the bank support plate; And a fixing means for selectively fixing the bank support plate to the rear end of the ice making case.

One side of the moving forcing means, characterized in that further provided with a damping means for controlling the moving speed of the bank support plate.

The moving forcing means is characterized by having a configuration including a scroll spring and a spring roll to which the scroll spring is wound.

The damping means is formed to correspond to each other in the ice making case and the bank support plate, characterized in that it has a configuration including a rack and pinion for gear coupling.

The fixing means is characterized in that it has a configuration comprising a button assembly and a button hook which is formed to correspond to each other in the ice making case and the bank support piece, respectively.

The button assembly and the button hook is characterized by consisting of a configuration to repeat the fastening and loosening sequentially by an external force applied from one of the bank support plate.

The button assembly includes a button case for forming an appearance; A button body sliding back and forth inside the button case; It is formed integrally with the button body, the end portion is fastened to the button hook and selectively fastened; characterized in that it has a configuration comprising a.

According to the present invention having such a configuration, there is an advantage that the loss of cold air is prevented and the use is convenient.

Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described in detail.

Although not shown, a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment are generally formed inside the refrigerator body, and the freezer compartment and the refrigerating compartment are selectively opened and closed by a freezer compartment door and a refrigerating compartment door.

In addition, the freezer door is generally configured to open or close the left or right hinges to the left and right in the axis, or to open and close the bottom to the axis up and down, in the present invention will be described by taking a refrigerator that the door is opened and closed left and right as an example.

3 and 4 illustrate front and rear perspective views, respectively, of the freezing chamber door constituting a preferred embodiment of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

First, FIG. 3 is a partial front view of the front side of the freezer compartment door 100 that selectively opens and closes the freezer compartment.

As shown in the figure, the home panel 110 is provided on the front surface of the freezing chamber door 100. The home bar panel 110 is formed of a square flat plate to form a front exterior of the freezing chamber door 100. The home panel 110 is a home panel of a freezer compartment, which is distinguished from a home bar and a home panel of a refrigerating chamber, which are generally installed.

A groove bar door 120 is formed in the groove bar panel 110. The home bar door 120 is formed at the lower half of the home bar panel 110 and is a dedicated home bar door 120 for withdrawing the outside (front) of the ice bank 230 to be described below. That is, a general home bar door is installed in the refrigerator compartment door to easily withdraw beverages stored in the refrigerator compartment to the outside without opening the refrigerator compartment door, whereas the home bar door 120 of the present invention is formed in the ice making room of the freezer compartment. Home bar door dedicated to the ice bank for withdrawal.

The upper half of the home bar panel 110 is formed with a display 112 and a plurality of operation buttons 114, respectively. The display unit 112 is a part in which an operating state of the ice making assembly 200 or an operating state of the freezing compartment, which will be described below, is displayed to the outside. In addition, the operation button 114 is to allow the user to operate or set the ice making assembly 200 to be described below from the outside.

4 shows a rear state of the freezer compartment door 100.

As shown in the figure, an ice making assembly 200 for generating and storing ice is provided on the rear surface of the freezing chamber door 100.

The ice making assembly 200 includes an ice making case 202 forming an external appearance, a bucket 210 for storing water, an ice making chamber 220 provided below the bucket 210 to generate ice, The ice bank 230 is provided below the ice making chamber 220 to store ice, and the bank support plate 250 to be described below.

In more detail, a rectangular box-shaped ice making case 202 forms a schematic appearance of the ice making assembly 200, and an ice making chamber 220 in which ice is formed is formed in the center of the ice making assembly 202. .

The ice making chamber 220 is provided with a plurality of ice trays 224 to be described below, and a bucket 210 for supplying water to the ice tray 224 is installed above the ice making chamber 220. . In addition, an ice bank 230 in which ice generated in the ice making chamber 220 is temporarily stored is provided below the ice making chamber 220.

5 is a side cross-sectional view of the ice making assembly 200 is installed on the rear surface of the freezing chamber door 100.

As shown in the figure, the water tank 210 is provided with an opening and closing lever 212 for controlling the water stored in the water tank 210 to selectively drop to the lower side. That is, the opening and closing lever 212 selectively opens and closes the water supply port 214 which is formed to penetrate up and down on the bottom surface of the water tank 210 so that the water inside the water tank 210 is selectively dropped downwards to form the ice making chamber. To be introduced to (220).

The ice making chamber 220 is further provided with an interference lever 222. The interference lever 222 is installed so that the end interferes with one end of the opening and closing lever 212. Therefore, when the bucket 210 is mounted, the end of the interference lever 222 pushes the opening and closing lever 212 upward, and the water supply port 214 is opened.

The ice making chamber 220 is provided with an ice tray 224 which is a case in which ice is produced. In more detail, two ice trays 224 are provided, an upper tray 224 ′ installed in the upper half of the ice making chamber 220, and a heart ray installed in the lower half of the ice making chamber 220. 224 ") and the like.

The ice tray 224 is partitioned into a plurality of spaces to freeze water accumulated in each space so that ice of a predetermined size is generated. Generally, the ice tray 224 is divided into a plurality of square spaces to form a rectangular ice block.

Meanwhile, a water plate 226 and a water supply pipe 226 'for guiding water to the heart ray 224 " are further provided in the ice making chamber 220. The water plate 226 has a dish shape. It is formed like a bowl to collect the water of the bucket 210 supplied from the water supply port 214, the water collected by the water plate 226 is the heart ray along the water supply pipe 226 ' 224 ". Therefore, the water supply pipe 226 ′ is long and vertically formed in the ice making chamber 220.

Looking in more detail, although not shown in detail, the inside of the bucket 210 is divided into two spaces from side to side, and the water supplied to the upper tray 224 'is stored in one space (for example, the left space). In another space (for example, the right space), water supplied to the heart ray 224 " is stored. Each of the left and right spaces includes a respective water supply port 214 and an opening / closing lever 212. do.

Accordingly, the water in the left space of the bucket 210 immediately falls to the upper tray 224 ', and the water in the right space passes through the water dish 226 and the water supply pipe 226'. 224 ". The left and right spaces of the water tank 210 are formed to have the same size as the inner spaces of the upper tray 224 'and the heart ray 224". Therefore, when the water in the left and right spaces of the water tank 210 are all supplied to the ice tray 224, all the inner space of the ice tray 224 is filled with water.

Meanwhile, an ice lever 240 is installed at an outer side of the ice making chamber 220. The ice lever 240 is for moving the ice tray 224 to ice the ice generated inside the ice tray 224 to the ice bank 230, although not shown in detail '' 'shape It is formed to surround the ice making chamber 220 is installed.

In addition, tray pulleys (not shown) are fixed to each other on the side of the ice tray 224, and the tray pulleys are fastened to the moving lever 240. Therefore, when the user lowers the moving lever 240 downward, the ice tray 224 rotates to drop the ice inside the ice bank 230.

The groove bar door 120 is installed to open forward (right in FIG. 5) with the lower end as an axis. Thus, a door hinge 122 is provided at the lower end of the home bar door 120 to become a rotation center of the home bar door 120.

A fastening hook 124 is installed at the rear rear side (left side in FIG. 5) of the groove bar door 120. The fastening hook 124 is a mechanism for maintaining the home bar door 120 is closed to the freezing chamber door 100. Therefore, the freezing chamber door 100 is provided with a hook fixing body 126 for selectively hanging and fastening the fastening hook 124.

The hook fixing body 126 is a device for selectively fixing the fastening hook 124, when the user presses the upper end to the rear side (left in FIG. 5) in the state in which the home bar door 120 is opened, the fastening When the user presses the upper end of the home bar door 120 to the rear side (left side in FIG. 5) while the home bar door 120 is closed, the fastening hook 124 is detached from the hook 124. The home bar door 120 to be opened. Since the opening and closing device of the home bar door 120 is the same as the home bar door opening and closing device of a refrigerator which is generally used, a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

6 and 7 show the connection configuration of the home bar door 120 and the ice bank 230 in more detail. That is, Figure 6 is an exploded perspective view showing a detailed configuration of the home bar door 120 and the ice bank 230, Figure 7 is a side cross-sectional view of the home bar door 120 and the ice bank 230 is shown have.

As shown in these figures, the ice bank 230 is formed in a rectangular box shape with an upper opening.

A plurality of fixing protrusions 232 protruding downward are formed on the bottom surface of the ice bank 230. The fixing protrusion 232 is accommodated in the fixing groove 252 of the bank support plate 250 to be described below to force the ice bank 230 to flow together back and forth while being placed on the bank support plate 250 to be described below. do.

Meanwhile, bank handles 234 and 236 are formed at lower ends of the ice bank 230 before and after (left and right in FIGS. 6 and 7). That is, the front handle 234 is provided at the front end of the ice bank 230 (the right end in FIGS. 6 and 7), and the rear handle of the rear end of the ice bank 230 (the left end in FIGS. 6 and 7). 236 is provided. The front handle 234 and the rear handle 236 is a portion that the user grips to pull the ice bank 230 back and forth (left and right in Figs. 6 and 7).

The lower side of the ice bank 230 is provided with a bank support plate 250 that can slide back and forth. That is, the bank support plate 250 supports the ice bank 230 and is installed on the bottom surface of the ice making case 202.

A plurality of fixing grooves 252 recessed downward are formed on the upper surface of the bank support plate 250. The fixing groove 252 is a portion in which the fixing protrusion 232 of the bottom surface of the ice bank 230 described above is received and coupled to each other. Therefore, the fixing groove 252 and the fixing protrusion 232 is preferably molded in a shape corresponding to the number corresponding to the position corresponding to each other.

Hinge protrusions 122 ′, which are the centers of rotation of the groove bar doors 120, protrude outward from both sides of the lower ends of the groove bar doors 120.

FIG. 8 illustrates a detailed configuration of an apparatus for allowing the bank support plate 250 to be slid out of the ice making case 202 by one touch and selectively drawn out.

As shown therein, the bank support plate 250 is drawn forward by the moving forcing means 260 (rear in FIG. 8). That is, the movement forcing means 260 forcibly moves forward (rear in FIG. 8) of the bank support plate 250.

The movement forcing means 260 is composed of a scroll spring 262 and a spring roll 264 wound around the scroll spring 262. The spring roll 264 is installed at the bottom end (rear end in FIG. 8) of the ice making case 202. The rear end of the scroll spring 262 (the front end in FIG. 8) is fixedly connected to the fixed end 266 provided at the rear end (the front end in FIG. 8) of the bank support plate 250. Therefore, the bank support plate 250 is always going to go forward (rear in FIG. 8) by the restoring force of the scroll spring 262.

Meanwhile, the ice making chamber 220 further includes guide means 268 for guiding the bank support plate 250 to smoothly flow inside the ice making case 202.

The guide means 268 is a sliding guide 268 ′ which is formed to be long before and after the lower end side of the ice making case 202, and a sliding protrusion 268 ″ protruding laterally from the side surface of the bank support plate 250. And the like.

The sliding guide 268 'is formed to have a cross-section of the' '' shape as shown. Therefore, the sliding protrusion 268 "is inserted into the sliding groove 268'a formed therein to slide back and forth.

Damping means 270 is further installed in the ice making chamber 220. The damping means 270 controls the withdrawal speed of the bank support plate 250 when the bank support plate 250 is pulled forward by the moving forcing means 260. That is, when the bank support plate 250 is pulled out to the front of the refrigerator by the restoring force of the scroll spring 262, it serves to reduce the moving speed of the bank support plate 250.

The damping means 270 is formed in the ice making case 202 and the bank support plate 250 so as to correspond to each other, and is composed of a rack and a pinion for gear coupling. That is, the damping means 270 is a damping rack 272 formed in pairs on the left and right bottom surface of the ice making case 202, and the damping pin 274 provided on the left and right sides of the bottom of the bank support plate 250, etc. Is done.

The damping rack 272 and the damping pinion 274 are meshed with each other because gears corresponding to each other are formed. Therefore, the damping pinion 274 moves along the damping rack 272 to slow down the moving speed of the bank support plate 250. The rotational speed of the damping pinion 274 is generally controlled by the hydraulic pressure, and the rotational speed adjustment of the pinion by the hydraulic pressure is widely used in a cup holder extractor of the vehicle, and thus, detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The bank support plate 250 is fixed inside the ice making chamber 220 by fixing means 280. That is, the bank support plate 250 is always drawn out by the scroll spring 262 forward, fixing means for selectively fixing the bank support plate 250 to the rear end of the ice making case 202. ) Is further provided.

The fixing means 280 is composed of a button assembly 282 and a button hook 284 and the like are formed to correspond to each other on the ice making case 202 and the bank support plate 250, respectively. The button assembly 282 and the button hook 284 are configured to repeat the fastening and loosening sequentially by the external force applied from one of the bank support plate 250. That is, when the user pushes the front end (rear end in FIG. 8) by hand from the front (rear in FIG. 8) of the bank support plate 250, the button assembly 282 and the button hook 284 are fastened to each other. When the bank support plate 250 is pushed to the rear again, the button assembly 282 and the button hook 284 are loosened.

The button assembly 282 is integrally formed with a button case 282a forming an appearance as shown, a button body 282b sliding back and forth inside the button case 282a, and the button body 282b. Is formed and the end is composed of a fastening ring (282c) and the like selectively coupled with the button hook (284).

The button assembly 282 is installed at the rear end of the bank support plate 250 (a front end in FIG. 8). The button case 282a is formed in a rectangular shape in which the front (in FIG. 8) is opened, and the button body 282b and the fastening ring 282c are selectively accommodated in the button case 282a. And, on both sides of the button case 282a, the fixing protrusion 282d is formed to protrude laterally so that the button assembly 282 is easily fastened to the bank support plate 250.

'(도 8에서) 형상을 가지도록 형성된다. 즉, 상기 체결고리(282c)는 후단이 상기 버튼몸체(282b)의 후단에 일체로 형성되고, 선단은 상기 버튼몸체(282b)의 선단으로부터 하측으로 일정 부분 이격되도록 형성된다. 그리고, 이러한 체결고리(282c)는 자체 형상의 탄성력에 의해 선단이 상하로 유동 가능한 구조를 가진다. 상기 체결고리(282c)의 선 단(도 8에서)은 상방으로 돌출되어 측면에서 볼 때, 대략'

' 형상으로 성형된다. The button body 282b and the fastening ring 282c have a right cross section '

It is formed to have a shape (in FIG. 8). That is, the fastening ring 282c has a rear end integrally formed at the rear end of the button body 282b, and the front end is formed to be spaced a predetermined portion downward from the front end of the button body 282b. In addition, the fastening ring 282c has a structure in which the front end can be moved up and down by the elastic force of its own shape. The distal end of the fastening ring 282c (in Fig. 8) is projected upward and viewed from the side, approximately '

Molded into shape.

The button hook 284 protrudes forward from the lower end of the rear wall (in FIG. 8) of the ice making case 202 and is integrally formed. The tip hook 284 protrudes downward to have a hook shape. That is, the button hook 284 has a '￢' shape (as seen from the right side in Figure 8). Therefore, the fastening ring 282c corresponding thereto is selectively fastened.

Since the button body 282b and the fastening ring 282c are integrally formed, the button body 282b enters the button case 282a at the same time. When the button body 282b and the fastening ring 282c are accommodated inside the button case 282a, the fastening ring 282c is pushed to the bottom of the button case 282a to move upward. The button hook 284 is fastened to the button assembly 282. And, when the button body 282b and the fastening ring 282c comes out of the button case 282a, the gap between the fastening ring 282c and the button body 282b is opened, the fastening ring The fastening of 282c and the button hook 284 is released.

On the other hand, the button body 282b hits the bottom rear wall of the ice making case 202 when the user pushes the bank support plate 250 backward. And, in the case of the first bump, the button body 282b and the fastening ring 282c are accommodated in the button case 282a and maintained therein, and in this state, the button body 282b is again defrosted by external force. When the case 202 hits the rear wall, the button body 282b and the fastening ring 282c are drawn out of the button case 282a.

Therefore, the inside of the button body 282b and the button case 282a is further provided with a rocker pin (290 of Figure 9) for selectively fixing the button body 282b. That is, the button body 282b is always going out of the button case 282a by a spring (not shown) provided inside the button assembly 282, and the button body 282b is moved to the rocker pin ( 290 is fixed.

Since the configuration of the button assembly 282 as described above is also used for a cup holder for a vehicle, a configuration thereof will be described with reference to FIG. 9.

On the inner bottom of the button body 282b, a moving passage 292 as shown is recessed downward, and a heart-shaped heart protrusion 294 protrudes upward from the center portion of the moving passage 292. . Accordingly, the rocker pins 290 end portions move outside the heart protrusions 294.

In addition, a guide protrusion 296 for guiding the movement of the rocker pin 290 is further formed on the left side of the heart protrusion 294, and an end of the rocker pin 290 is formed in one direction in the movement passage 292. Multiple steps 298 are further formed to allow only flow.

Hereinafter, the operation of the refrigerator according to the present invention having the configuration as described above will be described.

First, water must be supplied to the ice making assembly 200 from the outside. In this case, the freezing chamber door 100 is opened as shown in FIG. 4, and then the upper end of the ice making case 202 is opened to the water tank 210. To the outside.

Then, water is introduced into the water tank 210 divided into two parts, and the water tank 210 in which the water is built is returned to the inside of the ice making assembly 200 again.

At this time, when the bucket 210 is in the original position, the opening and closing lever 212 is moved upward by the interference lever 222. As such, when the open / close lever 212 moves upward, the water supply port 214 is opened so that the water in the bucket 210 falls downward.

The water dropped from the bucket 210 is filled in the upper tray 224 ′ and the heart ray 224 ″, respectively. When water is supplied to the bucket 210 as described above, the bucket 210 of the bucket 210 is filled with water. Water automatically falls into the ice tray 224.

As described above, after the water is supplied to the ice making assembly 200 from the outside, the user closes the freezer door 100. In this case, water accumulated in the ice tray 224 is frozen by the cold air in the freezer compartment, thereby producing ice.

When ice occurs in the ice tray 224 to generate ice, the user opens the freezer door 100 again, and pulls the ice lever 240 downward. In this case, the ice tray 224 is twisted and rotated, at which time the ice cubes fall into the ice bank 230.

Then, the user can close the freezer compartment 100 and open the home bar door 120 whenever necessary to draw the ice inside the ice bank 230 to the outside.

Next, the process of withdrawing the bank support plate 250 and the ice bank 230 in the open state of the home bar door 120 will be described with reference to FIGS. 10 to 14.

The user is in a state in which the bank support plate 250 and the ice bank 230 are inserted into the ice making chamber 220 when the home bar door 120 is opened as shown in FIG. 10. In this case, since the rocker pin 290 is located at the left side of the heart protrusion 294 as shown in FIG. 11, the button body 282b and the fastening ring 282c are the button case 282a as shown in FIG. 12. It is fastened to the button hook 284 while being inserted therein. Therefore, the rear end of the bank support plate 250 is fixed to the rear end of the ice making case 202 and is not drawn out forward.

In this state, in order to pull out the ice bank 230 to the front, the front end of the bank support plate 250 is pushed to the rear side. In this case, the rear end of the button body 282b (the left end in FIG. 12) hits the rear wall of the ice making case 202, and the rocker pin 290 moves to the right side of the heart protrusion 294. It is moved and guided by the guide protrusion 296.

In this case, when the user removes the force pushing the bank support plate 250, the button body 282b is moved to the left side (in FIG. 13) by a spring (not shown) force inside the button assembly 282. The rocker pin 290 moves along the edge of the heart protrusion 294 as shown by the arrow of FIG. 13.

As such, when the rocker pin 290 moves to the right side of the heart protrusion 294 and is located at the right end of the movement passage 292, the button body 282b and the fastening ring 282c as shown in FIG. 14. ) Comes out of the button case 282a. Therefore, since the right end of the fastening ring 282c is lowered by its elasticity, the fastening of the fastening ring 282c and the button hook 284 is released.

As such, when the fastening of the button assembly 282 and the button hook 284 is released, the bank support plate 250 is pulled forward by the force of the moving forcing means 260. In this case, the damping means 270 adjusts the front withdrawal speed of the bank support plate 250 so that the bank support plate 250 is smoothly drawn forward.

When the bank support plate 250 is drawn out as described above, the ice bank 230 placed on the bank support plate 250 is also drawn out forward. Therefore, the user will be able to take out the ice inside the ice bank 230.

Then, the pushing process of the bank support plate 250 is based on the reverse order of the withdrawal described above. That is, in the state where the ice bank 230 is placed on the bank support plate 250, the front end of the bank support plate 250 is pushed to the rear side.

In this case, the bank support plate 250 is guided to the rear by the sliding guide 268 ', and the button body 282b hits the rear wall of the ice making case 202. In this case, the button body 282b flows into the button case 282a in the state as shown in FIG. 14.

When the button body 282b is introduced into the button case 282a, the rocker pin 290 is stopped from the left side to the right side of the heart protrusion 294 as shown by the arrow shown in FIG. In this case, since the button hook 284 and the fastening ring 282c are coupled to each other as shown in FIG. 12, the bank support plate 250 is fixed.

The scope of the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and many other modifications based on the present invention will be possible to those skilled in the art within the above technical scope.

In the refrigerator according to the present invention as described in detail above, an ice making chamber is formed in the freezing chamber door, and a dedicated home bar door is installed in front of the ice bank of the ice making chamber. Therefore, the freezer compartment space is effectively utilized as well as the external withdrawal of the ice is facilitated, there is an advantage that the loss of cold air during the withdrawal of ice.

Moreover, in this invention, it has a structure which can take out an ice bank externally by one touch. That is, the ice bank is configured to be pulled forward only by the user pushing the bank support plate supporting the ice bank backward. Therefore, there is an effect that the ease of use is improved.

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delete delete delete delete delete delete delete A freezer door to selectively open and close the freezer compartment; An ice making case provided on a rear surface of the freezing chamber door and forming an appearance; A water tank provided inside the ice making case and storing water; An ice making chamber provided at a lower side of the bucket to generate ice; An ice bank provided at a lower side of the ice making chamber to store ice; A bank support plate provided below the ice bank to support the ice bank; A home bar door provided in the freezer door and selectively opened to expose the front of the ice bank to the outside; Moving forcing means for forcing forward movement of the bank support plate; A fixing means for selectively fixing the bank support plate to a rear end of the ice making case; A plurality of ice trays for generating ice are respectively provided in the ice making chamber, and the inside of the bucket is divided into a plurality of spaces to supply water to the plurality of ice trays, respectively. The method of claim 8, The inner space size of the bucket divided into a plurality of spaces, And a size corresponding to an internal size of the plurality of ice trays. The method of claim 8 or 9, wherein one side of the moving forcing means, Damping means for controlling the moving speed of the bank support plate is further provided; The damping means is a refrigerator, characterized in that it comprises a rack and pinion which are formed to correspond to each other in the ice making case and the bank support plate, respectively. 11. The apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the moving forcing means has a configuration including a scroll spring and a spring roll on which the scroll spring is wound; The fixing means is a refrigerator comprising a button assembly and a button hook, which are formed to correspond to each other on the ice making case and the bank support piece and are selectively fastened. The method of claim 11, wherein the button assembly and the button hook, It consists of a configuration to repeat the fastening and loosening sequentially by an external force applied from one of the bank support plate; The button assembly may include a button case forming an appearance, a button body sliding back and forth inside the button case, and a fastening ring formed integrally with the button body and having an end coupled to the button hook selectively. Refrigerator characterized by having.

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