KR20210089536A - Refrigerator - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, which comprises: a body having a cold storage and a freezer; an ice-making chamber partitioned as a separate insulating space within the cold storage, and provided with an ice maker and an ice storage bucket; and a door installed with a dispenser for opening and closing at least a part of the cold storage, and communicating with the ice-making chamber. An ice outlet is formed in the ice-making chamber. The dispenser includes: an ice transfer duct for communicating with the ice outlet when the door is closed; and a gasket positioned around an inlet of the ice transfer duct to allow an upper end to be in contact with the periphery of the ice outlet when the door is closed. The periphery of the ice outlet in the ice-making chamber is formed to be inclined downward from the front to the rear. The upper end of the gasket is also inclined downward from the front to the rear, a sealing power of the dispenser of the door and the ice storage bucket of the ice-making chamber is improved, and the door is smoothly opened and closed.

Description

Refrigerator {Refrigerator}

The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator that improves sealing force between a door dispenser and an ice storage bucket in an ice-making chamber, and has a smooth door opening and closing.

BACKGROUND ART In general, a refrigerator is a home appliance for storing food in a refrigerated or frozen state in a storage compartment opened and closed by a door, and typically includes a refrigerator compartment for storing food in a low-temperature refrigerated state and a freezer compartment for freezing food and storing it in a frozen state. be prepared

Also, the refrigerator may additionally include an ice-making chamber for generating and storing ice for user convenience. A refrigerator equipped with an ice-making chamber has the same technology as Patent Document 1 (Korean Patent No. 10-0674573).

On the other hand, recently released refrigerators tend to provide a refrigerating compartment, which is used relatively more frequently than the freezing compartment, on the upper part of the main body, and provide a freezing chamber, which is used relatively less than the refrigerating chamber, on the lower part of the main body. A French-door type refrigerator in which the refrigerating compartment is opened and closed by two hinge-coupled, side-by-side rotating doors and the freezer compartment is opened and closed by a slidably installed drawer-type door is in the spotlight.

In addition, when an ice-making chamber is provided in the refrigerator compartment for convenience, the ice-making chamber is provided with an ice storage bucket that transports the ice machine and the ice produced by the ice machine, and can draw in and take out the ice, and transfer ice to the rotating door. A dispenser comprising a duct and a gasket for sealing may be installed. Therefore, when the rotating door is closed, the ice stored in the ice storage bucket can be directly transferred to the ice transfer duct. Accordingly, the ice stored in the ice making chamber can be taken out of the refrigerator through the outlet without opening the rotating door.

In such a conventional refrigerator, the gasket, which is in contact with each other when the pivoting door is closed, and the ice outlet of the ice maker are formed side by side, that is, so as not to incline to one side, and the thickness of the gasket is constant. Due to this, the gasket and the ice outlet caught each other when closing the rotating door, the rotating door did not close well due to the jamming, or the gasket and the ice storage bucket did not adhere well, resulting in a decrease in sealing power.

Korean Patent Publication No. 10-0674573

An object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator with improved sealing force between the door and the ice storage bucket of the ice-making chamber and smooth opening and closing of a door provided with a dispenser connected to the ice-making chamber.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator.

A refrigerator of the present invention for achieving the above object includes a main body in which a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment are formed; an ice maker formed in the main body as a separate insulating space from the refrigerating chamber and including an ice maker; a door that opens and closes the ice maker and the refrigerating compartment and has a dispenser communicating with the ice maker, wherein the ice maker has an ice outlet for discharging the ice produced by the ice maker, and the dispenser communicates with the ice outlet An ice conveying duct is formed, and a gasket is installed around the ice conveying duct so that the upper surface is in contact with the lower surface of the ice discharge port, and the lower surface of the ice discharge port and the upper surface of the gasket are inclined downward from the front side to the rear side. is formed

In addition, in the refrigerator of the present invention, the vertical separation distance between the ice transport duct and the ice outlet becomes closer from the front side to the rear side, and the thickness of the gasket positioned around the ice transport duct becomes thinner from the front side to the rear side. .

In the refrigerator of the present invention, the upper end of the gasket is in close contact with the gasket contact portion and extends outwardly, a reduction portion connected to the lower end of the case contact portion and extending downwardly, and a lower end of the reduction portion connected to the ice Including a coupling portion coupled to the transfer duct, the thickness of the reduced portion becomes thinner from the front side to the rear side.

The refrigerator of the present invention has the following effects.

In the present invention, since the thickness of the gasket decreases toward the rear side, and the gasket contact portion in contact with the gasket is inclined toward the rear side when the rotation type door is closed, the rotation type door can be opened and closed smoothly.

In addition, according to the present invention, since the upper surface of the gasket and the lower surface of the contact portion are disposed to face each other in a downwardly inclined state toward the rear side, the sealing force between the gasket and the gasket contact portion is improved when the rotating door is closed.

1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator applied to the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the refrigerator shown in FIG. 1 in a state in which the rotating door is opened and the ice transport duct and the compartment are visible; FIG.
3 is a perspective view illustrating an ice transfer duct and a case contact part of the first pivoting door shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is a perspective view viewed from the lower side of the compartment shown in FIG. 2 so that the ice outlet and the gasket contact part are visible; FIG.
5 is a view for explaining a partition unit;
Fig. 6 is a view showing a part of the partition shown in Fig. 5;
FIG. 7 is a view of a part of the compartment viewed from a different direction than that shown in FIG. 6 ;
8 is a perspective view of an ice storage bucket installed in a compartment;
Figure 9a is a cross-sectional view when the first rotation type door is closed as shown in Figure 1;
Fig. 9b is a partially enlarged view shown in Fig. 9a;
Fig. 9c is a cross-sectional view of the first pivoting type door being closed;
10 is a view for explaining the storage space division of the refrigerator body;

Among the components of the present invention to be described below, for the same components as those of the prior art, reference will be made to the above-described prior art, and a separate detailed description thereof will be omitted.

The terminology used herein is for the purpose of referring to specific embodiments only, and is not intended to limit the present invention. As used herein, the singular forms also include the plural forms unless the phrases clearly indicate the opposite. The meaning of "comprising," as used herein, specifies a particular characteristic, region, integer, step, operation, element and/or component, and other specific characteristic, region, integer, step, operation, element, component, and/or group. It does not exclude the existence or addition of

When an element is referred to as being “connected” or “contacted” to another element, it may be directly connected or in contact with the other element, but it is understood that other elements may exist in between. it should be

1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator applied to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a perspective view of a state in which the rotating door of the refrigerator 10 shown in FIG. 1 is opened so that the ice transfer duct and the compartment 600 are visible, and FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the first pivoting door shown in FIG. 2 to show the ice transport duct 331 and the case contact part 383, and FIG. 4 is a perspective view showing the ice outlet 6113 and the gasket contact part 6119. It is a perspective view seen from the lower side of the dividing unit 600 shown in Fig. 5 is a view for explaining the dividing unit 600, Fig. 6 is a view showing a part of the dividing unit 600 shown in Fig. 5, 7 is a view of a part of the compartment 600 as viewed from a different direction than that shown in FIG. 6 , FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an ice storage bucket 800 formed in the compartment 600, and FIG. 9A is FIG. 1 is a cross-sectional view when the first pivoting door 310 is in a closed state, FIG. 9B is an enlarged view of the portion shown in FIG. 9A, and FIG. 9C is the first pivoting door 310 in the middle of closing. It is a cross-sectional view, and FIG. 10 is a view for explaining the compartments of the storage spaces 11 and 12 and the ice-making chamber 60 of the refrigerator body.

For reference, as shown in FIG. 9A , a cooling unit for supplying cold air to the ice-making chamber 60 is separately provided outside the ice-making chamber 60 .

The circulation of cold air in the ice making chamber 60 is illustrated by arrows in FIG. 9A .

1, 2 and 4, the main body 10 is a configuration constituting the exterior of the refrigerator according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, is formed in a rectangular box shape, the outer case 100 and the inner case 200 , a refrigerating compartment 11 provided at an upper portion, a freezing compartment 12 formed below the refrigerating compartment 11 , and an ice-making compartment 60 formed as an independent space.

The outer case 100 is a configuration constituting the exterior of the main body 10, that is, substantially the exterior of the refrigerator according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention, and is formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape with an open front and a space formed therein.

The inner case 200 is accommodated in the inner space of the outer case 100 and assembled to be coupled to the outer case 100, and the outer case 100 so that various wires can be accommodated and a heat insulating material 110 to be described later is injected and foamed. ) is coupled to the outer case 100 while providing a space portion 102 between the.

The inner case 200 has an open front, and the refrigerating compartment 11 and the refrigerating compartment 11 can be selectively shielded by the doors 300 and 400, respectively.

The refrigerator of this embodiment includes a main body 10 in which a refrigerating compartment, a freezing compartment, and a special compartment 11, 12, 13 are formed; an ice maker (60) formed in the main body (10) as a separate insulating space from the refrigerating compartment, freezing compartment, and special compartments (11, 12, 13) and including an ice maker (700); and a door 310 that opens and closes the refrigerating compartment 11 and includes a dispenser 330 communicating with the ice maker 60 , wherein the ice produced by the ice maker 700 is discharged into the ice maker 60 . An ice discharge port 6113 is formed, and an ice conveying duct 331 communicating with the ice discharge port 6113 is formed in the dispenser 330 , and is formed around the ice conveying duct 331 to form the ice discharge port. A gasket 332 having an upper surface in contact with the lower surface of the 6113 is formed, and the lower surface of the ice outlet 6113 and the upper surface of the gasket 332 are inclined downward from the front side to the rear side.

The refrigerating compartment 11 and the ice making compartment 60 are formed as independent spaces at the same time by foaming.

Also, the freezing compartment 12 may be formed as an independent space simultaneously with the refrigerating compartment 11 and the ice making compartment 60 by foaming.

In the refrigerator 10 of the present embodiment, the refrigerating compartment 11 , the freezing compartment 12 , and the special compartment 13 are partitioned from each other in the vertical direction by a partition wall.

The partition wall is provided through integral injection and foamed integrally, but may be assembled as a separate heat insulating wall.

In the present embodiment, a rotating door 300 is formed on the front side of the refrigerating compartment 11 .

The rotating door 300 opens and closes the open front left part of the refrigerating compartment 11 as the left upper part and the left lower part are hinged to the left upper part and left central part of the main body 10, respectively, and rotate clockwise or counterclockwise The open front right part of the refrigerator compartment 11 as the first rotation type door 310 and the right upper part and the right lower part are hinged to the right upper part and the right central part of the main body 10, respectively, and rotates counterclockwise or clockwise It includes a second pivot type door 320 to open and close. That is, the first pivoting door 310 and the second pivoting door 320 are respectively formed on the left and right sides of the main body 10 and are arranged side by side in the left and right direction.

The first pivot type door 310 includes a first door outer box 310a that forms the exterior of the first pivot type door 310 and a first inner door box 310b coupled to the rear end of the first door outer box 310a. include

A dispenser 330 is formed in the pivoting door 300 .

The dispenser 330 removes the water stored in the water supply tank (not shown) or the ice stored in the ice-making chamber 60 without opening the rotation-type door 300 in a state in which the rotation-type door 300 is closed. As a configuration that enables extraction to the outside of the refrigerator through the dispenser 330 in the present embodiment, the dispenser 330 is provided on the first pivoting door 310 formed on the left side of the main body 10 .

Specifically, the dispenser 330 is provided with a manipulation unit 333 such as a button or a lever, and the user operates the manipulation unit 333 as needed to store water stored in a water supply tank (not shown) or stored in the ice-making chamber 60 . Ice may be taken out through the dispenser 330 .

The dispenser 330 includes an ice transfer duct 331 formed in a vertical direction on the first pivoting door 310 and communicating with the outlet at the lower end, and the first pivoting door 310 is installed as shown in FIG. 9A . When closed, the upper end of the ice transfer duct 331 communicates with the ice-making chamber 60 so that the outlet of the dispenser 330 communicates with the ice-making chamber 60, even when the first rotating door 310 is closed. The ice stored in the 60 ) can be taken out through the outlet of the dispenser 330 .

The ice transport duct 331 includes an ice inlet pipe 330a on which a gasket 332 is supported.

The ice inlet pipe 330a is partially spaced apart and coupled to the ice transport duct 331 so as to support the coupling part 389, which will be described later.

The ice inlet pipe 330a includes an upper flange 3301 inserted into a coupling part 389 to be described later, and a tube-shaped body 3303 extending downward of the upper flange 3301 .

The upper flange 3301 is the upper circumference of the ice transport duct 331 .

When the ice transfer duct 331 and the ice-making chamber 60 are in communication with the upper periphery of the ice transfer duct 331, that is, the upper flange 3301, for maintaining airtightness between the ice-making chamber 60 and the refrigerating chamber 11 A gasket 332 is formed.

The gasket 332 is formed so that the upper end has an inclination that decreases from the front side 332a to the rear side 332b side. A specific configuration will be described later.

More specifically, the gasket 332 is formed in an obliquely inclined shape so that the front end of the upper end is positioned higher than the rear end.

In addition, the gasket 332 is formed to have an inclination that gradually decreases toward the outside of the center of the gasket 332 in the entire circumference of the upper end.

On the other hand, in the upper corner of one side of the inner case 200, a separate compartment 600 is assembled.

The inner case 200 includes a compartment 600 .

Unlike the present embodiment, the inner case 200 may be integrally formed with the partition unit 600 through injection.

The partition unit 600 is a wall serving as a right insulating wall and a lower insulating wall for forming the ice making chamber 60 .

In the compartment 600 , an ice maker 700 for producing ice, an ice storage bucket 800 for storing ice produced by the ice maker, and the like are accommodated.

6 and 7 illustrate a partial configuration of the partition unit 600 . The partition unit 600 extends to the left over the first lower plate 611 , the first side plate 612 extending upward over the entire right end of the first lower plate 611 , and a portion of the upper end of the first side plate 612 . The first coupling plate 613 to be formed in a rectangular shape, the lower end and the right end of the first front plate 614 integrally formed over the front end of the first lower plate 611 and the front end of the first side plate 612, respectively. and a first rear plate 615 integrally formed with the rear end of the first lower plate 611 , the first side plate 612 , and the first coupling plate 613 .

A first opening 6141 penetrating in the front and rear directions is formed in the first front plate 614 so that an ice storage bucket 800 , which will be described later, is introduced into or withdrawn from the ice-making chamber 60 .

The first lower plate 611 is a configuration forming the bottom of the partition unit 600 and is formed to be elongated in the front-rear direction.

1)를 갖는 경사판(6111)으로 형성되고, 경사판(6111)의 후방측이 수평판(6112)으로 형성된다.As shown in detail in FIG. 6 , the first lower plate 611 has an inclined downward slope from the front to the rear (

1), and the rear side of the swash plate 6111 is formed of a horizontal plate 6112 .

On the front side of the first lower plate 611 , that is, the inclined plate 6111 , the ice outlet 6113 penetrating in the vertical direction is formed to be spaced apart from the front surface of the first front plate 614 , which will be described later.

The ice outlet 6113 is a hole through which ice generated by the ice maker 700 and stored in the bucket 800 for storing ice is discharged. provided at the bottom.

As the ice outlet 6113 is provided at the lower portion of the compartment 600 , the joint between the ice-making chamber door 810 and the compartment 600 , that is, the opening and closing between the ice-making chamber door 810 and the compartment 600 is closed. The detachable portion for the ice is located on the front side of the ice outlet 6113 to be spaced apart from the ice outlet 6113 to minimize the loss of cold air during the movement path of the ice stored in the ice storage bucket 800 .

A gasket contact portion 6119 convexly protruding downward is formed around the lower end of the ice outlet 6113 .

The gasket contact part 6119 is formed on the lower surface of the partition part 600 , that is, the lower surface of the inclined plate 6111 of the first lower plate 611 , and is formed in a ring shape along the circumference of the lower end of the ice outlet 6113 .

The gasket contact portion 6119 is inclined so as to have a lower inclination from the front to the rear.

The gasket contact portion 6119 is a portion in close contact with the gasket 332 provided at the upper end of the ice transfer duct 331 formed in the dispenser 330 , and intensively applies pressure to the gasket 332 to increase the sealing force and prevent loss of cold air. do.

Meanwhile, the vertical separation distance between the ice transport duct 331 and the ice outlet 6113 increases from the front side to the rear side, and the thickness of the gasket 332 positioned around the ice transport duct 331 is at the front side. From 332a to the rear side 332b, it becomes thinner.

Specifically, the vertical separation distance between the front side of the ice transport duct 331 and the gasket contact part 6119 with respect to the ice outlet 6113 is greater than the vertical separation distance between the rear side of the ice transport duct 331 and the gasket contact part 6119. Big. Therefore, in order to seal the ice outlet 6113 and the ice transport duct 331 , the thickness of the gasket 332 should be formed to become thinner from the front side to the rear side. That is, the upper end of the gasket 322 should be inclined so as to have a lower inclination from the front side 332a to the rear side.

Due to this, when the first pivotable door 310 is closed to the main body 10, the gasket contact part 6119 gently presses the entire circumference of the upper end of the gasket 332 along the slope formed in the gasket 332, and at the same time, the gasket 332 ) to maintain airtightness between the ice-making chamber 60 and the refrigerating chamber 11 by being in close contact with the entire circumference of the upper end.

In addition, since the gasket 332 and the gasket contact portion 6119 are gently brought into close contact with each other by the inclination formed on the gasket 332 when the first pivot type door 310 is closed, a separate lubricating material is added to the gasket 332 . It is possible to prevent the gasket 332 from being twisted or pushed without it.

In addition, in forming the ice-making chamber 60 by the partition unit 600 , an entrance wall 630 and an installation wall 640 may be further included in addition to the partition unit 600 .

As shown in FIG. 5 , the entrance wall 630 is coupled to the front portion of the partition 600 .

The inlet wall 630 constitutes the inlet portion of the ice-making chamber 60 , and is generally formed in a rectangular parallelepiped shape, and a second opening 6301 penetrating in the front-rear direction is formed in the central portion.

An ice guide part 6319 protruding downward is formed on the front lower plate of the entrance wall 630 .

The lower end of the ice guide part 6319 is formed to have the same inclination as the inclined plate 6111 of the first lower plate 611 .

The inside of the ice guide part 6319 is penetrated in the vertical direction so that the upper end communicates with the second opening 6301 , and the lower end communicates with the ice outlet 6113 .

The lower end of the ice guide part 6319 is inserted into the ice outlet 6113 of the partition part 600 when the inlet wall 630 is coupled to the partition part 600 .

Hereinafter, a detailed shape of the gasket 332 will be described based on FIGS. 9B and 9C.

The gasket 332 has an inner periphery 381 that forms a passage through which ice passing through the ice outlet 6113 first passes among the gaskets 332, and is connected to the outer side of the inner periphery 381 and has an upper end that is in contact with the gasket ( 6119), the case contact portion 383 extended outward, the first portion 385 connected to the lower end of the case contact portion 383 and extended inward, and connected to the lower end of the first portion 385 and extended downward It includes a reduced portion 387 and a coupling portion 389 connected to the lower end of the reduced portion 387 and coupled to the ice inlet pipe 330a.

The inner peripheral portion 381 is formed to have a long length in the vertical direction, and the lower end thereof is rolled outward. Accordingly, ice can easily fall to the lower side without being caught inside the case contact portion 383 of the gasket 382 .

The case contact portion 383 is formed so that the inner side is connected to the upper end of the inner peripheral portion 381 to be inclined downward toward the outside.

The first part 385 is formed so that the outer side is connected to the lower end of the case contact portion 383 and extends inward.

The first part 385 is formed to have a long length in approximately the front-rear direction.

Since the thickness of the gasket 332 is thicker on the front side than the rear side, the front side of the first part 385 is inclined downward from the front to the rear side, and the rear side of the first part 385 is in the front-rear direction from the front to the rear side. It has a shape that approaches side by side.

On the other hand, the thickness t1 of the front side 332a of the gasket 332 is thicker than the thickness t2 of the rear side 332b due to the reduction part 387 . Specifically, the thickness of the gasket 332 gradually decreases from the front side 332a to the rear side 332b.

For this reason, the upper surface of the gasket 332 has a shape corresponding to the inclined plate 6111 inclined downward.

Therefore, when the first pivoting type door 310 is opened and moved in the direction of the arrow and closed, the lower surface of the gasket contact portion 6119 formed on the swash plate 6111 is the upper end of the gasket 322, that is, the upper end of the case contact portion 383. placed against Accordingly, the thickness change of the gasket 332 enables smooth opening and closing of the first pivot type door 310 . Also, since the gasket 322 comes into contact with the gasket contact portion 6119 and is pressed downward, sealing force between the gasket 332 and the gasket contact portion 6119 is improved.

The reduction part 387 is a first reduction part 3871 arranged long in the vertical direction by connecting the upper end to the lower end of the first part 385 to describe the shape based on the left side, that is, the front side of the illustration of FIG. 9B , The upper end is connected to the lower end of the first reduced portion 3871 to form a wrinkle in at least a portion of the reduced portion 387, and the upper end is connected to the lower end of the pleated portion and the fourth reduced portion 3874 is arranged long in the vertical direction. ) is included.

The upper end of the wrinkle portion is connected to the lower end of the first reduced portion 3871, the second reduced portion 3872 is inclined inwardly downward from the upper side to the lower side, and the upper end is connected to the lower end of the second reduced portion 3872, and the lower end is connected to the lower end. It is connected to the fourth reduced portion 3874 and includes a third reduced portion 3873 that is inclined downward from the upper side to the lower side.

At this time, the first reduction portion 3871 and the fourth reduction portion 3874 are vertically arranged substantially parallel to each other.

In addition, the second reduction portion 3872 and the third reduction portion 3873 are formed to be inclined in different directions. The second reduced portion 3872 and the third reduced portion 3873 may reduce the load applied by the gasket contact portion 6119 when the first pivotable door 310 is closed by forming wrinkles on the gasket.

The gasket 332 has a different thickness on the front side and the thickness on the back side. Specifically, since the thickness of the gasket 332 is thicker on the front side than on the rear side, the thickness of the reduction part 387 decreases from the front side to the rear side. Therefore, as shown on the right side of FIG. 9B , it can be seen that the reduction part 387 has almost no shape on the rear side. At this time, the rear side of the gasket 332 does not have the reduction part 387 and the first part 385 and the coupling part. (389) can be seen as connected.

Meanwhile, an insertion space into which the upper flange 3301 of the ice inlet pipe 330a is inserted is formed on the inner circumferential surface of the coupling part 389 .

Specifically, the coupling portion 389 is connected to the outside of the coupling upper piece 3891 connected to the fourth reduced portion 3874 or the first portion 385, the coupling upper piece 3891, depending on the position, and the coupling circumference extending downward. It includes a piece 3893, a coupling lower piece 3895 connected to the lower side of the coupling circumferential piece 3893 and supported on the first inner door 310b.

The coupling upper piece 3891 and the coupling lower piece 3895 are formed with a long length in front and back.

The coupling perimeter piece 3893 is formed to have a long length vertically.

The coupling upper piece 3891 is in contact with the upper surface of the upper flange 3301, the coupling peripheral piece 3893 is in contact with the outer periphery of the upper flange 3301, and the coupling lower piece 3895 is in contact with the lower surface of the upper flange 3301. do.

The first part 385 is connected to the outside somewhat with respect to the center of the coupling upper piece 3891 .

Specifically, the point at which the first part 385 of the coupling upper piece 3891 is connected is approximately 1/3 of the front and rear lengths from the outside.

The length of the front and rear sides of the coupling lower piece 3895 is shorter than the front and rear length of the coupling upper piece 3891 .

The length of the front and rear sides of the coupling portion 389 is shorter than the length of the front and rear sides of the case contact portion 383 .

The outer end of the coupling portion 389 is disposed on the inner side than the outer end of the case contact portion (383).

The shape of the above-described gasket 332 is an example, and may have various shapes other than those described herein.

Meanwhile, a bucket 800 for storing ice is formed in the lower portion of the ice-making chamber 60 .

Referring to FIG. 9A , the ice storage bucket 800 is disposed below the ice maker 700 , and is provided so as to be able to withdraw and withdraw from the ice maker 60 .

The ice storage bucket 800 may include an ice-making chamber door 810 , an ice crushing unit 820 , a bucket unit 830 , and an auger 840 .

The ice-making chamber door 810 is configured to selectively open and close the open front of the ice-making chamber 60 by being detachable from the front surface of the partition unit 600 .

The ice-making chamber door 810 is spaced apart from the front of the partition unit 600 to open the front of the ice-making chamber 60 when the ice storage bucket 800 is withdrawn from the ice-making chamber 60, and the ice storage bucket ( When the 800 ) is completely introduced into the ice making chamber 60 , it is in close contact with the front surface of the partition unit 600 to close the front surface of the ice making chamber 60 .

A handle 811 that can be gripped by a user is formed in the bucket 800 for storing ice.

An ice crushing unit 820 is coupled to the rear surface of the ice making chamber door 810 .

The ice crushing unit 820 is configured to crush the ice to be discharged according to the user's selection, and is provided in a shape that protrudes backward on the rear side of the ice-making chamber door 810, and the lower front side is opened so that the ice discharge port 6113 and the ice discharge port 6113 are opened. is connected

The ice crushing unit 820 is disposed between the ice-making chamber door 810 and the bucket unit 830 to connect the ice-making chamber door 810 and the bucket unit 830 .

A plurality of crushers 821 are provided inside the ice crusher 820 and rotate together according to the rotation of the auger 840 to be described later to crush the ice.

A plurality of crushers 821 are provided inside the ice crusher 820 and are configured to crush ice while rotating.

A support member 822 is formed under the crusher 821 .

The support member 822 is disposed under the crusher 821 to support the ice to be crushed so that the crusher 821 can crush the ice.

An operating shaft 823 is connected to the support member 822 .

When the support member 822 supports ice, the ice may be blown out to the dispenser 330 through the ice outlet 6113 after the ice is crushed by the crusher 821, and the support member 822 does not support the ice. In this case, the ice may be taken out into the dispenser 330 through the ice outlet 6113 as it is.

A bucket part 830 is coupled to the rear side of the ice crushing part 820 .

The bucket unit 830 is a container in which the ice generated by the ice maker 700 is stored, is formed long in the front-rear direction, and has an ice storage space 831 with an open top therein.

An auger 840 is provided in the bucket part 830 .

The auger 840 is configured to transfer the ice stored in the ice storage space 831 of the bucket unit 830 toward the ice outlet 6113 and is rotatably provided in the ice storage space 831 .

The ice-making chamber door 810, the ice crushing unit 820, and the bucket unit 830 are coupled to each other as described above and move together according to the opening and closing of the ice-making chamber door 810, so that the entire ice-making chamber 60 is withdrawals and withdrawals are possible.

As described above, although described with reference to preferred embodiments of the present invention, those of ordinary skill in the art may vary the present invention within the scope without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention described in the claims below. It can be implemented by changing or modifying it.

** Explanation of key symbols **
10: refrigerator 60: ice making room
300: revolving door 332: gasket
383: case contact portion 387: reduced portion
600: compartment 6113: ice outlet
6119: gasket contact part 700: ice maker
800: bucket for ice storage
t1 : thickness of the front side of the gasket t2 : thickness of the back side of the gasket

Claims (5)

a body having a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment;
an ice maker formed in the main body as a separate insulating space from the refrigerating chamber and including an ice maker;
A door that opens and closes the ice-making chamber and the refrigerating chamber and has a dispenser communicating with the ice-making chamber;
An ice outlet is formed in the ice maker to discharge the ice produced by the ice maker;
An ice transfer duct communicating with the ice outlet is formed in the dispenser;
A gasket is installed around the ice transport duct so that the upper surface is in contact with the lower surface of the ice outlet,
The lower surface of the ice outlet and the upper surface of the gasket are formed to be inclined downward from the front side to the rear side. The method according to claim 1,
The vertical separation distance between the ice transport duct and the ice outlet becomes closer from the front side to the rear side,
The thickness of the gasket positioned around the ice transport duct becomes thinner from the front side to the rear side of the refrigerator. 3. The method according to claim 2,
The gasket includes a case contact part having an upper end in close contact with the gasket contact part and extending outwardly, a reducing part connected to the lower end of the case contact part and extending downward, and a coupling part connected to the lower end of the reducing part and coupled to the ice transport duct. but,
The thickness of the reduced portion of the refrigerator becomes thinner from the front side to the rear side. 4. The method according to any one of claims 1 to 3,
The refrigerator in which the refrigerating compartment and the ice-making compartment are simultaneously formed as independent spaces by foaming 5. The method according to claim 4,
The freezing compartment is a refrigerator formed as an independent space simultaneously with the refrigerating compartment and the ice making compartment by foaming.

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