KR20080020126A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

A refrigerator is provided to maximize space utilization in a refrigerator compartment with an ice bank having thin thickness mounted onto a refrigerator door or lateral side of the refrigerator compartment, and to discharge mass of ice stuck in the ice bank to a dispenser by an ice separating unit provided within the ice bank. A refrigerator comprises a body unit having a door(13) on the front side and an internal storage compartment, and an ice making apparatus within the body unit. The ice making apparatus comprises an ice maker(40) provided within the storage compartment to produce ice cubes, an ice bank(60) provided on one side of the ice maker to store ice cubes transferred from the ice maker, an ice separating unit(80) for separating mass of ice harden into a mass within the ice bank, comprising one or more ice separating rod(81) and a driving unit(77) for driving the ice separating rod, an ice transfer unit(50) for transferring ice cubes in the ice maker to the ice bank, and an ice crusher(70) provided on one side of the ice bank to crush ice cubes.

Description

Refrigerator {Refrigerator}

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a refrigerator according to the present invention.

2 is a side cross-sectional view of a refrigerator according to the present invention.

3 is a partial front view of the door of the refrigerator according to the present invention in an open state.

4 (a), (b) is an operation of the ice grinding device of the refrigerator according to the present invention.

5 (a), (b), (c) is a cross-sectional view showing a modification of the ice separation rod included in the refrigerator according to the present invention.

6 is a side cross-sectional view of a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a side cross-sectional view of a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a partial front view of the door of the refrigerator of FIG. 7 in an open state.

* Description of symbols on the main parts of the drawings *

10: body 12: refrigerator

13: refrigerating chamber door 17: dispenser

19b: second blowing fan 22: first euro

25: 2nd Euro 26: Damper

40: ice maker 50: transfer unit

60: ice bank 61: storage unit

70: ice grinding device 77: drive unit

80: ice separator 81: ice separation rod

82: rotation shaft 83: gear

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly to a refrigerator having a dike device.

In general, a refrigerator is provided with a freezer compartment and a refrigerating compartment into which cold air heat exchanged by an evaporator is introduced, and a mechanical compartment in which a compressor and a condenser are installed is provided at a lower portion of the rear surface of the freezer compartment or the refrigerating compartment. The refrigerator of the general refrigerator keeps food and the like freshly at a temperature of approximately 3 ° C-5 ° C, and the freezer keeps food and the like frozen for a long time at subzero temperatures.

Recently, for the convenience of the user, a refrigerator has been provided at the upper part and a freezer compartment at the lower part to store frequently used beverages and foods for the purpose of short-term storage. An ice maker is provided to take out the ice.

 Such an ice making device may be provided in a refrigerating compartment or a freezing compartment, and ice in the ice bank may be melted due to frequent opening and closing of the refrigerating compartment or the freezing chamber door. It is fixed to the inner wall of the problem that the discharge of ice is impossible.

In order to solve this problem, a structure of a refrigerator having an ice making device capable of separating stuck ice is disclosed in US Pat.

In the refrigerator disclosed in the US patent, an ice maker is fixedly installed on the inside of the freezer compartment of the refrigerator, and an ice bank is provided at the front bottom of the ice maker. In this case, the ice bank is installed at the bottom of the ice maker inside the door, and serves to store the ice iced by the ice maker and to supply the ice stored through the dispenser according to the needs of the user.

The ice bank has a substantially rectangular box shape, and includes a container portion in which ice is stored, an auger and crusher installed in a longitudinal direction in the container portion, and a driving motor positioned at the bottom of the container portion to drive the auger and crusher.

However, since the container part constituting the ice bank is formed as a substantially rectangular box, the ice stored in the central portion of the container portion can be smoothly transferred, but the ice stored in both sides is not smoothly affected by the auger. There is no problem.

In addition, when the dispenser unit is not used for a long time or when the freezer door is frequently opened and then frozen again while the surface of the ice in the container melts, adjacent ice is firmly fixed and constrains the operation of the auger. There is a problem that causes damage. This problem is that when the ice maker is provided in the refrigerating chamber, the refrigerating chamber has a relatively higher temperature than the container portion in which the ice is stored, and in particular, the opening and closing of the refrigerating chamber door occur more frequently than the opening and closing of the freezing chamber door. There is a greater chance of causing incapacity.

The present invention is to solve the above problems, an object of the present invention is to improve the space utilization of the refrigerating chamber and to provide a refrigerator having a structure that can efficiently separate the ice stuck in the ice bank to discharge to the dispenser. It is.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a refrigerator including a main body having a door at a front surface thereof and a storage compartment formed therein, and a refrigerator having an ice maker in the main body, wherein the ice maker comprises an ice maker for generating ice and the ice maker. It is provided in the lower portion of the ice bank to store the ice transported from the ice maker, characterized in that it comprises an ice separator for separating the ice provided in the ice bank.

In addition, the ice separator is characterized in that it comprises at least one ice separation rod for separating the ice, and a drive unit for driving the ice separation rod.

In addition, the ice separation rod is characterized in that it is formed bent.

In addition, the ice separation rod is provided in plurality, characterized in that arranged at a predetermined interval.

In addition, the ice bank is provided with a storage for storing ice therein, the end of the ice separation rod is characterized in that it is provided to be adjacent to the side of the storage.

In addition, the ice bank is characterized in that provided on the inner wall surface of the door.

In addition, the ice bank is characterized in that provided on the side of the storage compartment.

The ice making apparatus may further include an auger for transferring the ice of the ice maker to the ice bank.

In addition, the ice making apparatus is characterized in that it further comprises an ice grinding device provided in the lower portion of the ice bank for crushing the ice.

In addition, the driving unit is characterized in that for driving the ice grinding device.

In addition, on the inner wall surface of the door is characterized in that the ice-covering device for sensing the ice of the ice bank is provided.

The present invention provides a refrigerator having a door having a front door and a storage compartment formed therein, and a refrigerator having an ice making device in the body, wherein the ice making device is an ice bank for storing ice, and is rotatable within the ice bank. It characterized in that it comprises at least one ice separation rod is provided.

The ice making apparatus may further include a driving unit for driving the ice separation rod.

In addition, the ice separation rod is characterized in that it is formed bent.

In addition, the ice separation rod is provided with a plurality is characterized in that arranged at a predetermined interval.

In addition, the ice bank is formed with a storage for storing ice therein, the end of the ice separation rod is characterized in that it is provided to be adjacent to the side of the storage.

In addition, the ice bank is characterized in that provided on the inner wall surface of the door.

In addition, the ice bank is characterized in that provided on the side of the storage compartment.

The ice maker may further include an ice maker for producing ice and an auger for transferring the ice of the ice maker to the ice bank.

In addition, the ice making apparatus is characterized in that it further comprises an ice crusher for grinding the ice provided in the lower portion of the ice bank.

In addition, the outer surface of the door is characterized in that the dispenser is provided to discharge the ice of the ice bank.

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

1 is a perspective view showing the appearance of a refrigerator according to the present invention, Figure 2 is a side cross-sectional view of the refrigerator according to the present invention, Figure 3 is a partial front view of the door of the refrigerator according to the present invention in an open state.

As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the refrigerator according to the present invention includes a freezing compartment 11 at a lower portion thereof, a refrigerating compartment 12 at an upper portion thereof, and a respective door (on the front of the freezing compartment 11 and the refrigerating compartment 12). 13 and 14, and an ice making device 30 provided on the refrigerating chamber 12 side to discharge ice to the front side of the refrigerating chamber door 13.

Such a refrigerator is naturally provided with components such as a compressor 15, a condenser (not shown), an expander (not shown), and evaporators 16a and 16b to form a refrigeration cycle.

A freezing compartment door 14 of a sliding type is provided in the freezing compartment 11 provided below the main body 10, and a pair of refrigerating compartment doors 13 is provided in an upper manner of the main body 10.

Door handles 13a and 14a are formed at each door 13 and 14, and a dispenser 17 through which the ice is discharged through the ice making device 30 is formed at the front lower side of the left refrigerating chamber door 13. 17 is provided with a cup lever 18 that can open and close the outlet portion 72 of the ice crusher 70 to be described later.

Evaporators 16a and 16b are provided at the rear side of the refrigerating chamber 12 and the freezing chamber 11, and are provided with a single evaporator to supply cold air to the refrigerating chamber 12, the freezing chamber 11 and the ice making device 30. It is also possible, but in the embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to Figs. 2 and 3 by illustrating a refrigerator having respective evaporators 16a and 16b in the refrigerating chamber 12 and the freezing chamber 11.

A first blowing fan 19a is provided at an upper portion of the first evaporator 16a provided at the rear side of the freezing chamber 11, and cold air is provided at the front side of the first blowing fan 19a. ) Is provided with a first cold air outlet 20a.

The freezing compartment 11 and the refrigerating compartment 12 are partitioned by a heat insulating partition 21 provided in the middle, and a second evaporator 16b is provided at the rear side of the refrigerating compartment 12 provided at the upper side, and the second evaporator 16b is provided. The upper part of the second blowing fan 19b is provided. In addition, the rear wall of the refrigerating chamber 12 is formed with a first flow passage 22 through which heat-exchanged cold air flows, and a plurality of branch flow passages 23 branched from the first flow passage 22 on one side of the first flow passage 22 (FIG. 3). And a plurality of cold air discharge ports 24 through which cold air can be discharged into the refrigerating chamber 12 at the end of the branch passage 23. In addition, a second flow passage 25 for supplying cold air to the ice maker 40 side is connected to the other side of the first flow passage 22 so that the ice maker 40 to be described later can generate ice, and the branch flow passage 23 is connected to the second flow passage 25. In the middle of the first passage 22 between the second passage 25, a damper 26 capable of opening and closing the first passage 22 is provided. Therefore, when the damper 26 is closed, the cold air introduced through the second blowing fan 19b is introduced into the ice maker 40 through the second flow passage 25, and when the damper 26 is opened, the second blowing fan ( 19b), the cold air is discharged to the cold air outlet 24 through the branch flow path 23, and the cold air is also discharged to the ice maker 40 side through the second flow path 25, the inside of the refrigerating chamber 12 and the ice maker 40 The cold air is properly dispersed into the shell.

The ice maker 30 included in the refrigerator according to the present invention includes an ice maker 40 for generating ice, a transfer unit 50 provided at a lower portion of the ice maker 40 for transferring ice separated from the ice maker 40, Ice bank 60 is provided on one side of the conveying unit 50, the ice to be transported by the conveying unit 50 is stored, and the lower portion of the ice bank 60, ice that can be crushed the size of the ice finely according to the user's request It comprises a crusher 70, and an ice separator 80 for separating the ice is provided in the ice bank 60 and fixed.

The ice maker 40 is provided with a water supply pipe 41 for supplying water, a tray 43 in which a plurality of ice accommodating parts 42 are stored to generate ice, and ice is supplied from the ice accommodating part 42. It comprises a ribbing member (not shown) for icing and a drive motor 44 for driving the icing member.

In addition, the tray 43 of the ice maker 40 is directly fixed to the upper surface of the refrigerator compartment 12 to reduce the volume of the ice maker 40 installed in the refrigerator compartment 12 so that the storage space of the refrigerator compartment 12 can be increased. have.

In addition, the ice maker 40 is provided to extend in the depth direction of the refrigerating chamber 12, the transfer unit 50 is also provided in the same direction as the ice maker 40 has an effect that the front space of the refrigerating chamber 12 is more wide.

A lower portion of the ice maker 40 is provided with a transfer unit 50 for receiving ice separated from the tray 43 of the ice maker 40 and transporting the ice to the ice bank 60. The transfer unit 50 is formed in a spiral auger 51. ) Is provided so that the auger 51 rotates in a spiral to transfer the ice of the transfer unit 50 to the ice bank 60.

The ice maker 40 and the transfer part 50 are provided in the heat insulating part 52 so as to be blocked from the outside in order to maintain a temperature for ice making, and the heat exchanged cold air in the heat insulating part 52 is the second flow path 25. Cold air inlet hole 53 is formed to be introduced through.

The ice bank 60 has a storage 61 formed therein and is provided on the inner side of the refrigerating chamber door 13 as a heat insulating member in order to prevent the ice in the storage 61 from melting.

Ice bank 60 is formed in a thin thickness to maintain the overall thickness of the refrigerating chamber door 13 to reduce the thickness of the refrigerating chamber door 13, the space utilization of the inside of the refrigerating chamber 12 when the refrigerating chamber door 13 is closed It is provided in a structure that advantageously. In addition, the upper portion of the storage 61 of the ice bank 60 is provided in a substantially rectangular shape as shown in Figure 3 and the lower portion is gradually reduced in width toward the inlet portion 71 side of the ice crushing apparatus 70 to be described later It is provided in a shape so that the ice of the storage portion 61 can be smoothly moved to the ice crushing device 70 side.

The lower portion of the ice bank 60 is provided with an ice crushing device 70 that can crush the size of the ice finely according to the user's request.

The ice crushing device 70 has an inlet 71 communicating with a lower portion of the ice bank 60, an outlet 72 for discharging ice to the dispenser 17, which will be described later, an inlet 71 and an outlet. The ice grinder 74 is provided in the ice grinding space 73 between the portions 72.

As shown in FIG. 4, the ice crusher 74 has a fixed blade 75 having a fixed position in the ice crushing space 73, a rotating blade 76 that rotates with respect to the fixed blade 75, and rotates. It comprises a drive unit 77 connected to the blade 76 to generate a rotational force. Therefore, when the rotating blade 76 rotates to guide the ice stored in the ice bank 60 to the ice grinding space 73 side, when the ice is caught between the rotating blade 76 and the fixed blade 75 the rotating blade 76 The ice is crushed by the operation of the meaning, and the ice falls through the outlet portion 72 below the fixed blade 75. The lower side of the outlet portion 72 communicates with the front surface of the refrigerating chamber door 13, and the ice of the ice bank 60 is discharged to the dispenser 17 side.

In addition, the shutter portion 78 of the ice crushing device 70 is formed with a shutter 78 that can adjust the size of the ice by changing the open state of the outlet portion 72. At this time, the size of the ice discharged through the outlet portion 72 is that when the shutter 78 is opened as shown in (a) of FIG. 4, relatively large ice cubes that are not crushed are discharged, and as shown in (b) of FIG. When 78 is closed, relatively small pieces of ice crushed by the fixed blade 75 and the rotary blade 76 are discharged to the dispenser 17 side.

In addition, the upper surface of the ice bank 60, as shown in Figure 3 is provided with a ice sensor 90 to detect whether the ice is stored in the storage 61, the ice detector 90 detects whether or not the ice. The ice detection lever 91 and the ice detection unit 92 are formed on the ice detection lever 91 to stop the operation of the ice maker 40 during the ice.

The ice detection unit 92 is fixed to the inner surface of the refrigerating chamber door 13 so as to be positioned above the storage unit 61 of the ice bank 60, and the ice detection lever 91 is lower than the ice detection unit 92. It extends and is provided adjacent to the inlet side of the storage 61.

In the refrigerator according to the present invention, the ice bank 60 is provided in the refrigerating chamber door 13, the refrigerating chamber 12 maintains the temperature of the image, since the opening and closing of the refrigerating chamber door 13 is frequently made ice bank When the surface of the ice stored in the 60 is melted, when the melted ice is frozen again, adjacent ice is fixed to each other or the inner wall of the storage unit 61, the ice is transported to the ice crusher 70 side of the lower side It can't be done.

Therefore, the ice separator 80 is provided in the ice bank 60 to prevent the ice sticking.

The ice separator 80 is configured to drive at least one ice separation rod 81 rotatably provided to separate ice, a rotation shaft 82 for rotating the ice separation rod, and an ice separation rod 81. It comprises a drive unit 77 for.

As shown in FIG. 5, the ice separation rod 81 may be provided in a single bar shape (see FIG. 5A), or may be formed in a pair of bar shapes (see FIG. 4B). The midway may be bent (see FIG. 4C) or may be provided in a streamlined fashion. In addition, when a plurality of ice separation rod 81 is provided may be arranged at a predetermined interval so that the eccentricity does not occur. A rotating shaft 82 for rotating the ice separation rod 81 (see FIG. 3) is provided at the center of the storage unit 61, and an end of the ice separation rod 81 is disposed in the storage unit of the ice bank 60. By properly providing the length of the ice separation rod 81 so as to be adjacent to the side surface 62 of the 61, even the ice stuck to the side surface 62 of the storage portion 61 can be easily separated. .

At this time, in order to maintain the distance between the lower side 62 of the storage portion 61 and the end of the ice separation rod 81, the lower portion of the storage portion 61 is a predetermined length than the rotation radius of the ice separation rod 81. It may be provided in a semicircle having a long length.

Although the driving unit 77 may use a separate driving motor, as shown in FIG. 2, the ice separation rod 81 and the ice crusher 74 are simultaneously driven using the driving unit 77 of the ice crushing device 70. can do. At this time, the rotating shaft of the drive unit 77 and the ice crusher 74 are directly connected to drive the ice crusher 74, and a gear unit or a pulley is provided between the rotating shaft 82 and the driving unit 77 of the ice separation rod 81. C) can be used to rotate the ice separation rod (81).

In this case, when the gear unit 83 is provided, the gear unit 83 may include the first gear 78 formed on the driving unit 77 and the second gear 83 formed on the rotation shaft 82 of the ice separation rod 81. It may be provided between the ice separation rod 81 and the rotating blade 76 in the same direction, or may be configured to rotate in the opposite direction.

Thus, the ice separation rod 81 and the rotating blade 76 are connected to a single drive unit 77 and have a structure that rotates at the same time, using the ice separation rod 81 for the ice stuck to the ice bank 60. After the separation by the ice separation rod 81 or the gravity of the ice down to the lower portion of the ice bank (60) by rotating the rotating blade 76 can be easily introduced into the ice grinding space (73). At this time, by opening and closing the shutter 78 by the user's selection it is possible to discharge the ice cubes or crushed ice to the dispenser 17 side.

Hereinafter, the operation of the icemaker of the refrigerator having the above configuration will be described with reference to the drawings.

The water guided by the water supply pipe 41 is supplied with an appropriate amount to the tray 43 of the ice maker 40, and then the damper 26 closes the first flow passage 22 so that cold air is supplied into the refrigerating chamber 12. The cold air heat exchanged in the second evaporator 16b by being blocked is supplied to the ice maker 40 side, and the ice making device 30 ensures the cold air necessary for ice making. After ice is iced in the ice maker 40 by the supplied cold air, the driving motor 44 is driven to separate the ice by the ice-making member (not shown) and fall to the transfer unit 50.

The ice dropped to the transfer unit 50 is moved to the ice bank 60 by the auger 51 provided in the transfer unit 50 and stored in the storage unit 61 of the ice bank 60.

In this case, when the ice is filled with the storage 61, the ice detection lever 91 is moved upward by the ice, and the ice detection unit 92 which detects this stops the operation of the ice maker 40. To prevent ice from forming.

In addition, when the operation of the ice maker 40 is stopped, the damper 26 opens the first flow passage 22 to supply cold air into the refrigerating chamber 12 and the ice maker 40.

In addition, when the user presses the cup lever 18 of the dispenser 17, the ice stored in the storage unit 61 of the ice bank 60 is operated by the driving unit 77 and the rotating blade (the operation of the driving unit 77). 76 and the ice separation rod 81 is rotated.

Therefore, the ice sticking to the adjacent ice or the inner wall of the storage 61 by the rotation of the ice separation rod 81 is moved to the inlet portion 71 side of the ice crushing device 70. In addition, since the rotating blade 76 is also rotating, the ice that enters the inlet portion 71 of the ice crushing device 70 is attracted to the ice crushing space 73 and the shutter 78 when the user selects flake ice. Keeping the closed state by crushing the ice by the rotating blade 76 and the fixed blade 75 is discharged to the dispenser 17 through the outlet portion 72, when the user selects ice cubes (78) Maintains the open state, the ice drawn by the rotating blade 76 is discharged to the dispenser 17 through the outlet portion (72).

Next, a refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention will be described.

The same configuration as the embodiment of the present invention is given the same reference numerals and will not be described.

Ice making apparatus included in the refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention is provided on the upper side of the refrigerating chamber 12, as shown in Figure 6 to produce ice, and the refrigerating chamber door to the lower side of the ice maker 40 Ice bank 60 is provided on the inner side of the (13) to store the ice separated from the ice maker 40, and the ice separation device 80 for separating the ice provided in the ice bank 60 is fixed to .

The ice maker 40 is provided to extend in both sides of the refrigerating chamber 12, and the ice iced from the ice maker 40 can directly flow into the storage 61 of the ice bank 60.

Therefore, the ice making apparatus included in the refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention has the effect of reducing the manufacturing cost and improving productivity since the configuration of the conveying unit can be deleted, compared to an embodiment of the present invention, and the space of the conveying unit. As the storage space of the refrigerating chamber is increased, there is an effect of improving space utilization.

Ice making apparatus included in the refrigerator according to another embodiment of the present invention is provided on the upper side of the refrigerating chamber 12, as shown in Fig. 7, 8 and the ice making machine 40 to generate ice, the lower side of the ice maker 40 Ice bank 60 is provided on the side of the refrigerating compartment 62 to store the ice separated from the ice maker 40, and the ice separator device 80 for separating the ice provided in the ice bank 60 is fixed to .

At this time, the ice maker 40 is provided to extend in the depth direction of the refrigerating chamber 12, it is configured as a structure in which the ice bank 60 is directly connected to the lower side of the ice maker 40.

Since the ice bank 60 can be provided to cover a large area of the side surface of the refrigerating compartment 62 in a thin thickness, it is possible to improve the space utilization of the refrigerating compartment, to reduce the thickness of the door, the inner surface of the door You can make room for storage.

In addition, since the configuration of the transfer unit is also deleted in the above embodiment, the manufacturing cost may be further improved in terms of savings.

The ice making apparatus included in the refrigerator according to the present invention is a bottom freezer type refrigerator in which a refrigerating chamber is provided at the top and a freezing chamber is provided in the lower part, as well as a freezer compartment in the upper part and a refrigerating chamber in the lower part. Of course, the refrigerator may be applied to a side free side refrigerator having a freezer compartment on one side of the freezer type and a left side and a freezer compartment on the other side.

As described in detail above, the present invention is to solve such a problem, by providing an ice separator in the ice bank, even if the ice is fixed in the ice bank can efficiently separate the ice discharged to the dispenser side It works.

In addition, the present invention has an effect of improving the space utilization of the refrigerating chamber by providing a thin thickness of the ice bank by installing the ice bank on the side of the refrigerating chamber door or the refrigerating chamber.

Claims (22)

A refrigerator having a main body having a door in a front surface thereof and a storage compartment formed therein, and an ice maker in the main body. The ice maker includes an ice maker provided in the storage chamber to generate ice, an ice bank provided on one side of the ice maker to store the ice transferred from the ice maker, and an ice separator provided to separate the ice stuck in the ice bank. Refrigerator comprising a. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the ice separator comprises at least one ice separator rod for separating ice and a driving unit for driving the ice separator rod. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the ice separation rod is bent and formed. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the ice separation rod is provided in plural and arranged at predetermined intervals. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the ice bank has a storage portion for storing ice therein, and an end of the ice separation rod is disposed adjacent to a side of the storage portion. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the storage compartment is divided into a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment, and the ice bank is provided on an inner wall surface of a door of the refrigerator compartment. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the storage compartment is divided into a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment, and the ice bank is provided on a side surface of the refrigerator compartment. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the ice maker further comprises a transfer unit for transferring ice of the ice maker to the ice bank. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the ice making apparatus further comprises an ice grinding device which is formed on one side of the ice bank to crush the ice. The refrigerator of claim 9, wherein the driving unit drives the ice crushing device. The refrigerator according to claim 6, wherein an ice sensor is provided on an inner wall of the door to detect ice of the ice bank.  A refrigerator having a main body having a door in a front surface and a storage compartment formed therein and an ice-making device in the main body. The ice maker comprises a ice bank for storing ice, and at least one ice separation rod rotatably provided in the ice bank. The refrigerator according to claim 12, wherein the ice maker includes a driving unit for driving the ice separation rod. The refrigerator according to claim 12, wherein the ice separation rod is bent and formed. The refrigerator according to claim 12, wherein the ice separation rod is provided in plural and arranged at predetermined intervals. The refrigerator according to claim 12, wherein the ice bank has a storage unit for storing ice therein, and an end of the ice separation rod is adjacent to a side of the storage unit. The refrigerator according to claim 12, wherein the ice bank is provided on an inner wall surface of the door. The refrigerator according to claim 12, wherein the ice bank is provided on a side of the storage compartment. 13. The refrigerator according to claim 12, wherein the ice maker further comprises an ice maker for producing ice and an auger for transferring the ice of the ice maker to the ice bank. 13. The refrigerator according to claim 12, wherein the ice making apparatus further comprises an ice crusher provided under the ice bank to crush ice. The refrigerator of claim 12, wherein a dispenser having a cup lever is provided on an outer surface of the door to discharge ice of the ice bank. The refrigerator of claim 21, wherein the ice separation rod is driven in conjunction with the operation of the cup lever.

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