According to one aspect, there is provided a refrigerator including a refrigerating chamber formed at a relatively upper portion of a refrigerator body and a freezing chamber formed at a relatively lower portion of the refrigerator body, which comprises an ice-making chamber which is partitioned in
According to one aspect, there is provided a refrigerator including a refrigerating chamber formed at a relatively upper portion of a refrigerator body and a freezing chamber formed at a relatively lower portion of the refrigerator body, which comprises an ice-making chamber which is partitioned in the refrigerating chamber by insulating walls and includes an icemaker for making ice and an ice storage for storing the ice made in the icemaker. The temperature in the refrigerating chamber can be accurately controlled, the loss of cold air can be minimized and the structures for supplying water into the icemaker and the dispenser can be simplified.
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The invention claimed is: 1. A refrigerator including a heat exchanger located in an ice compartment positioned in a refrigerating compartment of the refrigerator, the refrigerator comprising: a refrigerator body; a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment being configured to maintain o
The invention claimed is: 1. A refrigerator including a heat exchanger located in an ice compartment positioned in a refrigerating compartment of the refrigerator, the refrigerator comprising: a refrigerator body; a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment being configured to maintain operating temperatures that differ, with the freezing compartment having an operating temperature that is lower than an operating temperature of the refrigerating compartment; an ice compartment located within the refrigerating compartment and defined by at least one insulating wall configured to facilitate maintenance of an operating temperature of the ice compartment that is lower than the operating temperature of the refrigerating compartment; a pair of refrigerator doors configured to open and close the refrigerating compartment, the pair of refrigerator doors including a first refrigerator door and a second refrigerator door, wherein the first refrigerator door is configured to cover the ice compartment when the first refrigerator door is oriented in a closed position and the second refrigerator door is oriented in an opened position; a dispenser that is positioned on the first refrigerator door, that is configured to receive ice moved from the ice compartment, and that is configured to dispense the received ice through the first refrigerator door when the first refrigerator door is in the closed position; a first heat exchanger configured to regulate temperatures in at least one of the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment; and a second heat exchanger, the second heat exchanger being physically independent of the first heat exchanger and being configured to regulate temperatures in the ice compartment of the refrigerating compartment by performing heat exchange directly with air located within the ice compartment defined by the at least one insulating wall. 2. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein the first heat exchanger is configured to regulate temperatures in the refrigerating compartment. 3. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein the first heat exchanger is configured to regulate temperatures in the freezing compartment. 4. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein the first heat exchanger is configured to regulate temperatures in the freezing compartment and the refrigerating compartment. 5. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein the ice compartment is partitioned independently in the refrigerating compartment by one or more insulating walls. 6. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein the second heat exchanger is configured to regulate temperatures only in the ice compartment of the refrigerating compartment. 7. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein the second heat exchanger is located within the ice compartment. 8. The refrigerator of claim 1 further comprising a dispenser that is positioned on the first refrigerator door, that is configured to receive ice moved, by the ice transport mechanism, from the ice storage bin and through an insulating wall that defines at least a portion of the ice compartment, and that is configured to dispense the received ice through the first refrigerator door when the first refrigerator door is in the closed position. 9. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein the at least one insulating wall that defines the ice compartment is configured to surround the ice compartment and block air, located within the ice compartment and cooled by the second heat exchanger, from escaping the ice compartment. 10. A refrigerator comprising: a refrigerator body; a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment being configured to maintain operating temperatures that differ, with the freezing compartment having an operating temperature that is lower than an operating temperature of the refrigerating compartment; an ice compartment located in the refrigerating compartment and defined by at least one insulating wall configured to facilitate maintenance of an operating temperature of the ice compartment that is lower than the operating temperature of the refrigerating compartment; an ice maker located in the ice compartment; an ice storage bin located in the ice compartment, the ice storage bin being configured to receive ice made by the ice maker; an ice transport mechanism located in the ice storage bin; a refrigerator door that is coupled to the refrigerator body by hinges and that is configured to open and close at least a portion of the refrigerating compartment; a dispenser that is positioned on the refrigerator door, that is configured to receive ice moved, by the ice transport mechanism, from the ice storage bin and through an insulating wall that defines at least a portion of the ice compartment, and that is configured to dispense the received ice through the refrigerator door when the refrigerator door is in a closed position, the insulating wall through which the received ice is moved remaining in the refrigerating compartment when the refrigerator door is oriented in an opened position; and a heat exchanger configured to regulate temperatures in the ice compartment. 11. The refrigerator of claim 10 wherein the heat exchanger is an evaporator configured to enable heat exchange between ambient air in the ice compartment and coolant. 12. The refrigerator of claim 11 wherein the evaporator is configured to apply a direct cooling mode. 13. The refrigerator of claim 11 further comprising: a machine compartment; a compressor located in the machine compartment; and a condenser located in the machine compartment, wherein the compressor and condenser are configured to provide the coolant to the evaporator in a low-temperature and low-pressure state. 14. The refrigerator of claim 10 wherein the heat exchanger is a first heat exchanger, further comprising a second heat exchanger that is physically independent of the first heat exchanger and that is configured to regulate temperatures in at least one of the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment. 15. The refrigerator of claim 10 wherein the heat exchanger is located within the ice compartment. 16. A refrigerator comprising: a refrigerator body; a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment being configured to maintain operating temperatures that differ, with the freezing compartment having an operating temperature that is lower than an operating temperature of the refrigerating compartment; a pair of refrigerator doors configured to open and close at least a portion of the refrigerating compartment, the pair of refrigerator doors including a first refrigerator door and a second refrigerator door; an ice compartment that is located at the first refrigerator door, that is located within the refrigerating compartment when the first refrigerator door is oriented in a closed position and the second refrigerator door is oriented in an opened position, and that is covered by the first refrigerator door when the first refrigerator door is oriented in the closed position and the second refrigerator door is oriented in the opened position, the ice compartment being defined by at least one insulating wall configured to facilitate maintenance of an operating temperature of the ice compartment that is lower than the operating temperature of the refrigerating compartment; an ice storage bin located within the ice compartment; an ice transport mechanism located within the ice storage bin and configured to engage ice and to impart force on engaged ice to promote movement of the engaged ice along a path from the ice compartment; and a dispenser that is positioned on the first refrigerator door, that is configured to receive ice moved, by the ice transport mechanism, from the ice storage bin and through an insulating wall that defines at least a portion of the ice compartment, and that is configured to dispense the received ice through the first refrigerator door when the first refrigerator door is in the closed position. 17. The refrigerator of claim 16 wherein the ice compartment is located at one side of the first refrigerator door. 18. The refrigerator of claim 16 wherein the ice compartment is not configured to move in response to movement of the second refrigerator door. 19. The refrigerator of claim 16 wherein the dispenser includes a dispensing port located on a front surface of the first refrigerator door, the front surface of the first refrigerator door being a surface of the first refrigerator door facing an exterior of the refrigerator when the first refrigerator door is oriented in the closed position, further comprising: a dispenser obstruction member movable between a first position in which the dispensing port is opened and a second position in which the dispensing port is closed, the dispensing port being configured to enable ice discharge through the first refrigerator door when the dispenser obstruction member is oriented in the first position, the dispensing port being configured to at least partially prevent ice discharge through the first refrigerator door when the dispenser obstruction member is oriented in the second position. 20. The refrigerator of claim 10 wherein the first heat exchanger is configured to regulate temperatures in the ice compartment by performing heat exchange directly with air located within the ice compartment defined by the at least one insulating wall and the at least one insulating wall that defines the ice compartment is configured to surround the ice compartment and block air, located within the ice compartment and cooled by the heat exchanger, from escaping the ice compartment.
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