Ice making device and refrigerator having the same
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
F25C-005/02
F25C-005/18
F25C-005/04
F25C-005/00
F25D-017/06
출원번호
US-0337872
(2011-12-27)
등록번호
US-9476631
(2016-10-25)
우선권정보
KR-10-2011-0002108 (2011-01-10)
발명자
/ 주소
Park, Kyoung Ki
Kim, Ji Hoon
Park, Sang Min
Lee, Jae Jio
출원인 / 주소
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
대리인 / 주소
Staas & Halsey LLP
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
9인용 특허 :
1
초록▼
A refrigerator includes a separate cool air supply channel formed in an ice making chamber door so as to supply cool air to a crushing chamber formed in the ice making chamber door, which is connected to the front portion of an ice bank storing ice dropped from an ice making tray, to open and close
A refrigerator includes a separate cool air supply channel formed in an ice making chamber door so as to supply cool air to a crushing chamber formed in the ice making chamber door, which is connected to the front portion of an ice bank storing ice dropped from an ice making tray, to open and close an ice making chamber, thereby preventing ice remaining in the crushing chamber from melting.
대표청구항▼
1. A refrigerator comprising: a main body including a refrigerating chamber;a door, including a dispenser to dispense ice, provided to open and close the refrigerating chamber;an ice making chamber provided in the refrigerating chamber so as to be divided from the refrigerating chamber and including
1. A refrigerator comprising: a main body including a refrigerating chamber;a door, including a dispenser to dispense ice, provided to open and close the refrigerating chamber;an ice making chamber provided in the refrigerating chamber so as to be divided from the refrigerating chamber and including a front opening;a cool air channel provided in the main body so as to circulate cool air in the ice making chamber;an ice maker provided in the ice making chamber and including an ice making tray to generate ice due to cool air supplied to the ice making chamber;an ice making chamber door provided to open and close the front opening of the ice making chamber and including an ice bank to store ice separated from the ice making the ice making chamber door includes an insulating material installed between an outer casing and an inner casing;a crushing chamber forming a separate space in the ice making chamber door and including an ice crushing device to crush ice discharged from the ice bank to the dispenser;an ice transfer device to transfer the ice stored in the ice bank to the crushing chamber; andan ice path to supply the ice transferred by the ice transfer device to the crushing chamber provided on the rear surface of the ice making chamber door; anda cool air supply channel to supply a part of the cool air supplied to the ice making chamber to the crushing chamber provided in the ice making chamber door,wherein the cool air supply channel is formed separately from the ice path, disposed above and adjacent to the ice path, and is formed between the inner casing and the insulating material where one end of the cool air supply channel communicates with the crushing chamber and the other end of the cool air supply channel communicates with the ice making chamber such that the cool air supply channel supplies the part of the cool air to the crushing chamber separately from the ice path. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising: an ice movement path to drop ice toward the dispenser provided in the door; andan ice outlet provided in the crushing chamber to communicate with the ice movement path. 3. The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising a cool air guide to guide the cool air supplied to the ice making chamber so that the cool air contacts the lower surface of the ice making tray. 4. The refrigerator according to claim 3, further comprising a cool air guide member installed on the rear surface of the ice making chamber door so as to guide a part of cool air discharged from the cool air guide to the cool air supply channel. 5. The refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein the ice maker and the ice making chamber door are separated from each other by a designated distance if the ice making chamber door closes the ice making chamber, and the cool air guide member includes a cover part provided with cool air passing holes and covers the upper surface of the ice bank exposed due to the separation between the ice maker and the ice making chamber door. 6. The refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein the cool air guide member further includes ice separation ribs extended from the lower surface of the cover part. 7. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the crushing chamber is formed by a crushing chamber housing connected between the insulating material and the inner casing. 8. The refrigerator according to claim 7, wherein the cool air supply channel includes: at least one cool air introduction hole formed at the upper portion of the inner casing; anda connection channel formed in the insulating material so as to connect the at least one cool air introduction hole and at least one cool air discharge hole. 9. An ice making device installed in an ice making chamber including a front opening provided in a refrigerating chamber such that the ice making chamber is divided from the refrigerating chamber to form an independent space, the ice making device comprising: an ice maker to freeze water stored in an ice making tray into ice;an ice bank to store ice separated from the ice making tray;a crushing chamber forming a closed space divided from the ice bank and provided with an ice outlet to discharge ice;an ice transfer device installed in the ice bank so as to transfer the ice stored in the ice bank to the crushing chamber;an ice path formed between the ice bank and the crushing chamber so as to supply the ice transferred by the ice transfer device to the crushing chamber; anda cool air supply channel connecting the ice bank and the crushing chamber to supply a part of the cool air having cooled the ice making tray to the crushing chamber,wherein the cool air supply channel is formed separately from the ice path, disposed above and adjacent to the ice path, and is formed between an inner casing and an insulating material surrounding the crushing chamber such that one end of the cool air supply channel communicates with the crushing chamber and the other end of the cool air supply channel communicates with the ice making chamber such that the cool air supply channel supplies he part of the cool air to the crushing chamber separately from the ice path. 10. The ice making device according to claim 9, further comprising an ice crushing device to crush the ice supplied by the ice transfer device provided in the crushing chamber. 11. The ice making device according to claim 9, further comprising a cool air guide disposed below the ice making tray to guide the supplied cool air so that the cool air contacts the lower surface of the ice making tray. 12. The ice making device according to claim 11, wherein the cool air supply channel includes: at least one cool air introduction hole formed at the upper portion of a diaphragm provided with the ice path; anda connection channel formed in the insulating material surrounding the crushing chamber so as to connect the at least one cool air introduction hole and at least one cool air discharge hole. 13. The ice making device according to claim 12, wherein a cool air guide member to guide cool air, discharged to a portion above the ice path by the cool air guide, to the at least one cool air introduction hole is installed on the diaphragm. 14. The ice making device according to claim 13, wherein the cool air guide member includes a cover part extended from the diaphragm to the ice maker, and cool air passing holes to pass cool air are formed on the cover part. 15. The ice making device according to claim 14, wherein the cool air guide member further includes ice separation ribs extended from the lower surface of the cover part so as to prevent the cool air passing holes from being clogged with ice accumulated around the ice path. 16. A refrigerator comprising: a main body in which a storage chamber is formed;a door, including a dispenser and an ice movement path to transfer ice to the dispenser, provided to open and close the storage chamber;an ice making chamber including a front opening provided in the refrigerating chamber to form an independent space divided from the refrigerating chamber;an ice making device installed in the ice making chamber and including an ice maker to generate ice, an ice bank disposed below the ice maker and provided with an ice transfer device to transfer ice, an ice path into which the ice transferred by the ice transfer device is introduced, and a crushing chamber provided with an ice outlet connected to the ice movement path and divided from the ice bank; anda cool air supply channel provided with one end communicating with the crushing chamber and the other end communicating with a space in which the ice maker is disposed and supplying a part of cool air having cooled the ice maker to the crushing chamber so as to prevent ice remaining in the crushing chamber and the ice movement path from melting,wherein the cool air supply channel is formed separately from the ice path, disposed above and adjacent to the ice path, and is formed between an inner casing and an insulating material provided outside the crushing chamber such that one end of the cool air supply channel communicates with the crushing chamber and the other end of the cool air supply channel communicates with the ice making chamber such that the cool air supply channel supplies the part of the cool air to the crushing chamber separately from the ice path. 17. The refrigerator according to claim 16, wherein the ice maker further includes an ice making tray to contain water to be frozen into ice, and a cool air guide disposed below the ice making tray to guide the supplied cool air so that the cool air contacts the lower surface of the ice making tray. 18. The refrigerator according to claim 16, wherein the cool air supply channel includes at least one cool air introduction hole communicating with the ice making chamber and a connection channel formed in the insulating material so as to connect the at least one cool air introduction hole and at least one cool air discharge hole.
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