KR20070097769A - Refrigerator having a ice dispensing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

A refrigerator having an ice dispenser is provided to reduce cold air loss and deterioration of ice-making performance by including an opening/closing device for closing a discharge hole when a door is opened. A refrigerator having an ice dispenser comprises a main body, an ice dispenser, a discharge hole(15a), a door(20A) and a discharge hole opening/closing device(17). The main body is opened toward a front side and has a storage room(10A). The ice dispenser for dispensing ice is installed in the storage room. The discharge hole is arranged in a lower side of the ice dispenser so as to allow the ice to be discharged. The door opens and closes the storage room. The discharge hole opening/closing device closes the discharge hole when the door is opened.

Description

REFRIGERATOR HAVING A ICE DISPENSING APPARATUS}

1 is a cross-sectional view showing a schematic configuration of a refrigerator to which the present invention is applied.

Figure 2 is a cross-sectional view showing a discharge hole opening and closing device applied to the refrigerator according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

3 is a cross-sectional view showing a vent opening and closing device of a refrigerator according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

Explanation of symbols on the main parts of the drawings

10: main body 10A, 10B: storage compartment

15: ice-ice partition 15a: discharge hole

15b: first guide groove 17: exhaust hole opening and closing device

17a: discharge hole opening and closing member 17b: first elastic member

20A, 20B: Door 21: Ice outlet

21a: guide 21b: 2nd guide groove

22: guide hole opening and closing member 22a: guide hole opening and closing member

22b: second elastic member 30: ice supply device

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly to a refrigerator having an ice supply device for supplying ice.

In general, a refrigerator includes a refrigeration cycle component therein, and is a device that generates cold air to refrigerate or freeze storage of stored matter. Recently, a refrigerator is disclosed in Korean Patent Publication No. 10-2002-59479. Ice making device, including an ice maker for producing ice, and an ice feeder for transferring the ice produced by the ice maker, as described above, the ice produced in the refrigerator without the user opening the door. It is possible to withdraw.

At this time, the discharge hole for discharging the ice is provided on the front side of the ice supply device, the ice discharge portion provided in the upper portion to guide the ice discharged through the discharge hole to the outside of the door protrudes toward the rear side have.

However, since the conventional refrigerator maintains the discharge hole in the open state even when the door is opened, the cold air in the space where the ice supply device is disposed is leaked through the discharge hole, and thus the ice making efficiency of the ice supply device is deteriorated. There is a problem.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art, an object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator that can reduce the leakage of cold air in the ice supply device that can occur when opening and closing the door and the resulting de-icing efficiency. .

Refrigerator equipped with an ice supply device according to the present invention for achieving this object, the main body is opened to the front side is provided with a storage compartment, the ice supply device installed in the storage compartment for supplying the ice, the ice supply so that the ice can be discharged And an outlet hole provided in the lower side of the device, a door for opening and closing the storage compartment, and an outlet hole opening and closing device for closing the outlet hole when the door is opened.

In addition, the discharge hole opening and closing device is characterized in that it comprises a discharge hole opening and closing member which is installed to move forward and backward in the discharge hole and is elastically supported to the front side by the first elastic member to exert an elastic force.

In addition, an ice making chamber for accommodating the ice supply device is formed in the storage compartment, and an ice making compartment partition wall in which the discharge hole is provided is disposed, and the discharge hole opening and closing member is movable in and out of the ice making compartment partition wall through the first elastic member. It characterized in that the first guide groove is installed to be installed.

In addition, the door is protruded to the rear side and the front is recessed to the rear side is formed with an ice discharge to receive the ice from the outside, the discharge hole opening and closing member is disposed so that the front end corresponding to the rear of the ice discharge portion When it is closed is pressed by the back of the ice discharge portion, characterized in that entering into the first guide groove.

In addition, the door protrudes toward the rear side and the front is recessed to the rear side is formed with an ice discharge portion to receive the ice from the outside, the upper portion of the ice discharge portion is provided with a guide hole for guiding the ice discharged through the discharge hole The guide hole is characterized in that the guide hole opening and closing device is installed to close the guide hole when the door is opened.

In addition, the guide hole opening and closing device is characterized in that it comprises a guide hole opening and closing member which is installed in the guide hole can move forward and backward elastically supported by the second elastic member to exert an elastic force.

In addition, the upper portion of the ice discharge portion is characterized in that the guide hole opening and closing member is installed to be moved forward and backward through the second elastic member is provided.

The ice compartment may include an ice compartment for accommodating the ice supply device, and an ice compartment partition wall in which the discharge hole is provided, and the guide hole opening and closing member may be disposed such that a rear end thereof corresponds to the front end of the ice compartment partition wall. When the door is closed is pressed by the tip of the ice compartment partition wall, characterized in that entering into the second guide groove.

Hereinafter, a refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator according to the present invention forms an exterior and is opened to the front side and hinged to one side of the main body 10 and the main body 10 in which the storage chambers 10A and 10B are formed to store a storage such as food. It includes a door (20A, 20B) coupled to rotate and open and close the storage compartment (10A, 10B), the body 10 in the compressor (11), condenser (not shown), evaporator 12, expansion valve (not shown) Refrigeration cycle components such as H) are installed to supply the cool air generated in the evaporator 12 to the storage chambers 10A and 10B.

In order to allow the cold air generated in the evaporator 12 to be distributed and supplied evenly to the upper and lower portions of the storage chambers 10A and 10B, a cold air flow passage 10C provided up and down is provided on the rear side of the storage chambers 10A and 10B. The evaporator 12 mentioned above and the cooling fan 12 which generate | occur | produce a suction force and a blowing force are arrange | positioned in the flow path 10C, and the air inside the storage chambers 10A and 10B passes through the cold air flow channel 10C, and the evaporator 12 is carried out. Heat exchange with) to cool.

In addition, the storage compartments 10A and 10B are provided with an intermediate partition 14 partitioning the storage compartments 10A and 10B up and down, so that the upper side of the intermediate partition 14 forms a refrigerating chamber 10A for storing and storing the refrigerated material. The lower side of 14 is configured to form a freezer compartment 10B for freezing and storing the storage, and the doors 20A and 20B have a refrigerating compartment 10A such that the refrigerating compartment 10A and the freezer compartment 10B can be opened and closed individually. The refrigerator compartment door 20A which opens and closes, and the freezer compartment door 20B which opens and closes the freezer compartment 10B are included.

In addition, the refrigerator according to the present invention is provided with an ice supply device 30 for automatically manufacturing and supplying ice. Ice supply device 30 is an ice maker 31 for producing ice and ice that is installed on the lower side of the ice maker 31 to collect the ice produced in the ice maker 31 and transported as necessary to be supplied to the outside Including the transfer device 32, in order to install the ice supply device 30, the upper side of the refrigerating chamber (10A) is an ice making chamber (10D) is installed inside the ice making room partition wall 15 It is provided so as to be partitioned from the refrigerating chamber 10A.

The ice maker 31 is an ice making tray 31a including a plurality of grooves opened upward to contain water supplied through a water supply pipe 16 installed at an upper portion thereof, and an ice making tray 31a rotates for ice making. And a moving motor 31b for inverting the upper and lower sides of the tray 31a, and the ice transporting device 32 is opened upward and receives an ice storage container 32a which collects the ice dropped from the ice maker 31 disposed above. Is installed rotatably in the ice storage container (32a) and is rotated by the transfer motor (32c) for generating a rotational force and the transfer screw 32b for transferring the ice to the front side, and disposed in front of the transfer screw 32b And a crusher 32d for selectively crushing the ice conveyed by the screw 32b as necessary. At this time, the ice-making chamber partition 15 is provided with the discharge hole 15a below the crushing apparatus 32d so that ice may be discharged from the ice-making chamber 10D.

On the other hand, the refrigerator compartment door 20A is provided with an ice discharge portion 21 formed by recessing the front side to the rear side so that the user protrudes to the rear side and a container for ice may enter the inside, and the ice discharge portion 21 The upper portion is provided with a guide hole 21a provided at a position corresponding to the discharge hole 15a to guide the ice discharged through the discharge hole 15a to the ice discharge unit 21. Therefore, the ice guided to the front side by the ice transfer device 32 can be discharged into the ice discharge portion 21 through the discharge hole 15a and the guide hole 21a, so that the user opens the refrigerating compartment door 20A. It is possible to take out the ice produced in the ice supply device 30 to the outside.

In addition, in the refrigerator according to the present invention, when the refrigerating chamber 10A is opened as shown in FIG. 2, the discharge hole may be prevented from leaking the cold air of the ice making chamber 10D to the outside through the discharge hole 15a. The opening and closing device 17 is provided. The discharge hole opening and closing device 17 is configured to close the discharge hole 15a when the refrigerator compartment door 20A opens the refrigerator compartment 10A in conjunction with the operation of the refrigerator compartment door 20A. When the refrigerating compartment door 20A opens the refrigerating compartment 10A, it is installed to move forward and backward and includes a discharge hole opening and closing member 17a for advancing forward and closing the discharge hole 15a. In the present embodiment, the discharge hole opening and closing member 17a is elastically supported to the front side of the ice making compartment partition wall 15 through the first elastic member 17b exerting an elastic force, and the discharge hole opening and closing member 17 is provided in the ice making compartment partition wall 15. The 1st guide groove 15b in which 17a is provided so that advancing and moving is provided is provided. In addition, the distal end of the discharge hole opening and closing member 17a is installed to be disposed at a position corresponding to the rear side of the ice discharge unit 21 so that the refrigerating chamber door 20A closes the refrigerating chamber 10A. ) Is pressed by the rear surface of the ice discharge portion 21 and is to be reversed.

Therefore, when the refrigerating chamber 10A is opened, the discharge hole opening and closing member 17a protrudes outward from the first guide groove 15b by the elastic force of the first elastic member 17b and closes the discharge hole 15a. When the refrigerating compartment 10A is closed by the refrigerating compartment door 20A, the refrigerating compartment 10A is pressed by the rear surface of the ice discharge unit 21 and enters the first guide groove 15b to open the discharge hole 15a.

In the present embodiment, the discharge hole opening and closing device 17 is provided so that only the discharge hole 15a is opened and closed through the discharge hole opening and closing device 17. However, the present invention is not limited thereto and is shown as a second embodiment of the present invention in FIG. The discharge hole 15a and the guide hole 21a including the guide hole opening and closing device 22 for opening and closing the guide hole 21a together with the discharge hole opening and closing device 17 for opening and closing the discharge hole 15a. It is also possible to open and close according to opening and closing of this refrigerator compartment door 20A.

The guide hole opening and closing device 22 is exposed to the guide hole 21a by covering the upper end of the guide hole 21a when the refrigerator door 20A opens the refrigerator compartment 10A in conjunction with the operation of the refrigerator compartment door 20A. In order to prevent the appearance quality of the refrigerator due to the deterioration, it is installed in the guide hole (21a) to move forward and backward, when the refrigerating chamber door (20A) opens the refrigerating chamber (10A), the guide to the rear side ( And a guide hole opening and closing member 22a for closing 21a). The guide hole opening and closing member 22a is elastically supported to the rear side on the upper portion of the ice discharge portion 21 through the second elastic member 22b which exerts an elastic force, and the guide hole opening and closing member 22a is provided on the ice discharge portion 21. ) Is provided with a second guide groove (21b) which is installed to move forward and backward. In addition, the rear end of the guide hole opening and closing member 22a is installed to be disposed at a position corresponding to the front end of the ice making compartment partition wall 15 so that the rear end of the guide hole opening and closing member 22a is closed as the refrigerating compartment door 20A closes the refrigerating compartment. It is pressurized by the tip of the ice-making compartment 15 and is advanced to the front side.

Therefore, when the refrigerating chamber 10A is opened, the guide hole opening member 22a protrudes outward from the second guide groove 21b by the elastic force of the second elastic member 23b and closes the guide hole 21a. When the refrigerating compartment door 20A closes the refrigerating compartment 10A, the refrigerating compartment door 20A is pressurized by the ice making compartment partition wall 15 and enters the second guide groove 21b and opens the discharge hole 15a to guide the opening 21a. Through) ice can be discharged to the ice discharge unit (21).

In the present embodiment, the refrigerator 10A is provided at the upper part and the ice making room 10D is provided at one side of the upper part of the refrigerator 10A, but the present invention is not limited thereto. In the refrigerator having the freezer compartment 10B at the upper part, the ice maker 10D is the freezer room. It is also possible to be formed on one side of the upper portion of the 10B and the guide hole 21a is formed in the freezing chamber door 20B.

As described in detail above, the refrigerator with an ice supply device according to the present invention is provided with a discharge hole opening and closing device for closing the discharge hole when the door is opened, loss of cold air through the discharge hole that may occur when opening and closing the door And thereby reducing the de-icing efficiency.

In addition, the refrigerator with an ice supply device according to the present invention is provided with a guide hole opening and closing device for closing the guide hole when the door is opened, so that it can cover the guide hole when the door is opened, exposure of the guide hole There is a side effect that can prevent the appearance quality of the refrigerator due to.

Claims (8)

A main body having a storage compartment open to the front side, an ice supply device installed in the storage compartment for supplying ice, a discharge hole provided at a lower side of the ice supply apparatus for discharging ice, a door for opening and closing the storage compartment, and the door Refrigerator, characterized in that it comprises a discharge hole opening and closing device for closing the discharge hole when opened. The method of claim 1, The exhaust hole opening and closing device is a refrigerator, characterized in that it comprises a discharge hole opening and closing member which is installed to move forward and backward in the discharge hole and is elastically supported to the front side by the first elastic member to exert an elastic force. The method of claim 2, In the storage chamber is formed an ice-making chamber in which the ice supply device is accommodated and an ice-making compartment partition wall in which the discharge hole is provided is arranged. And a first guide groove provided at the ice partition partition wall such that the discharge hole opening and closing member is moved forward and backward through the first elastic member. The method of claim 3, wherein The door has an ice discharge portion protruding to the rear side and the front side is recessed to the rear side to receive ice from the outside, and the discharge hole opening / closing member is disposed so that the tip thereof corresponds to the rear side of the ice discharge portion to close the door. And pressurized by a rear surface of the ice discharge part to enter the first guide groove. The method of claim 1, The door has an ice discharge portion protruding to the rear side and the front side is recessed to the rear side to receive ice from the outside, and the guide hole for guiding the ice discharged through the discharge hole is provided at the upper portion of the ice discharge portion. The guide hole is provided with a guide hole opening and closing device for closing the guide hole when the door is opened. The method of claim 5, The guide hole opening and closing device is a refrigerator, characterized in that it comprises a guide hole opening and closing member is elastically supported to the rear side by the second elastic member is installed to move forward and backward in the guide hole to exert an elastic force. The method of claim 6, And a second guide groove in which the guide hole opening and closing member is installed to move forward and backward through the second elastic member. The method of claim 7, wherein In the storage chamber is formed an ice-making chamber in which the ice supply device is accommodated and an ice-making compartment partition wall in which the discharge hole is provided is arranged. The guide hole opening and closing member is arranged so that the rear end thereof corresponds to the front end of the ice making compartment partition wall and is pressed by the front end of the ice making compartment partition wall when the door is closed, and enters into the second guide groove. .

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