Refrigerator and method for manufacturing the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016370053-A1
Application number	US-201514838052-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Aug 27, 2015
Priority date	Jun 18, 2015
Publication date	Dec 22, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a refrigerator comprising: a main body including a food storage space and a cold air generation portion, a door installed on the main body to open and close the food storage space, an ice machine installed in the food storage space to generate ice, an ice bucket arranged in the ice machine to accommodate the ice therein, a motor system installed in the door, and a transport system which includes a first end portion that is rotatably coupled to a rear surface of the ice bucket and a second end portion that is docked with the motor system when the door is closed, and is rotated together with a motor of the motor system to transport the ice accommodated in the ice bucket when the motor of the motor system is rotated.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A refrigerator comprising:
a main body comprising a food storage space and a cold air generation portion; a door installed on the main body to open and close the food storage space; an ice machine installed in the food storage space to generate ice; an ice bucket arranged in the ice machine to receive the ice therein; a motor system installed in the door; and a transport system which includes a first end portion that is rotatably coupled to a rear surface of the ice bucket and a second end portion that is docked with the motor system when the door is closed, and is rotated together with a motor of the motor system to transport the ice accommodated in the ice bucket when the motor of the motor system is rotated.

2 . The refrigerator of claim 1 , further comprising an ice maker comprising an ice tray which receives cold air from the cold air generation portion and generates the ice, and an ice separation system which drops the ice that is generated in the ice tray to the ice bucket.

3 . The refrigerator of claim 2 , wherein the motor system comprises a rotating system coupled to a rotating shaft of the motor to be rotated.

4 . The refrigerator of claim 3 , wherein the ice machine further comprises a connection system configured to make the second end portion of the transport system be docked with the rotating system.

5 . The refrigerator of claim 4 , wherein the connection system comprises a hollow support member installed in front of the ice bucket and a docking member rotatably coupled to a hollow portion of the support member, wherein
the rotating system of the motor system is docked with the docking member to rotate the docking member, and the docking member is coupled to the second end portion of the transport system to rotate the transport system together when the docking member is rotated.

6 . The refrigerator of claim 5 , wherein the rotating system further includes a rod formed to project from a portion that is eccentric from a rotating shaft of the rotating system toward the docking member, and wherein
the docking member further includes a rod seat portion on which the rod is seated to receive a driving force when the rotating system is rotated.

7 . The refrigerator of claim 6 , wherein the rod is configured to be drawn in when it interferes with the rod seat portion during closing of the door and to project when it does not interfere with the rod seat portion.

8 . The refrigerator of claim 6 , wherein the rod seat portion is configured to be drawn in when it interferes with the rod during closing of the door and to project when it does not interfere with the rod.

9 . A method for manufacturing a refrigerator, the method comprising:
preparing a main body including a food storage space and a cold air generation portion; preparing a door installed on the main body to open or close the food storage space; preparing an ice machine installed in the food storage space to generate ice; preparing an ice bucket arranged in the ice machine to accommodate the ice; installing a motor system in the door; and preparing a transport system, which includes a first end portion that is rotatably coupled to a rear surface of the ice bucket and a second end portion that is docked with the motor system when the door is closed, and is rotated together with a motor of the motor system to transport the ice accommodated in the ice bucket when the motor of the motor system is rotated.

Assignees

• Dongbu Daewoo Electronics Corp

Inventors

• Yang Sung Jin

Classifications

• F25C1/04 Primary

  by using stationary moulds · CPC title

• B23P15/26

  heat exchangers {or the like (making heat exchangers by methods covered by other subclasses B21D53/02)} · CPC title

• F25C5/182

  Ice bins therefor · CPC title

• F25C5/005

  Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

• F25D29/005

  Mounting of control devices · CPC title