Abstract: Provided is an ice dispensing apparatus. The ice dispenser discharges a predetermined number of ice pieces at a time, and thus malfunctioning or errors caused by bottleneck condition can be prevented. Furthermore, inside a case of the ice dispenser, pieces of ice can be effectively prevented from sticking to each other in a simple way, and thus the reliability of products can be increased. The ice dispensing apparatus includes a case, a driving unit, and a regulator. The case includes an inlet receiving ice and an outlet discharging ice. The driving unit is disposed inside or outside the case. The regulator is disposed in the case at a predetermined side and rotatable by the driving unit. The regulator includes a spiral blade having a predetermined blade interval. A predetermined number of pieces of ice are guided by rotation of the spiral blade to the outlet of the case.

Abstract: An ice dispensing apparatus and a refrigerator having the ice dispensing apparatus are provided. The ice dispensing apparatus includes a case provided with an ice inlet and an ice outlet, a conveying unit that is provided on a first side of the case to convey and discharge ice cubes through the ice outlet, an ice-crushing unit that is provided on a second side of the case to crush the ice cubes into ice pieces and discharge the crushed ice pieces through the ice outlet, and an ice delivery unit for delivering the ice cubes input through an input portion to the conveying unit or the ice-crushing unit.

Abstract: An ice supplier includes a case configured to store ice from an ice maker. The case includes an outlet and a transfer unit configured to transfer ice pieces in the case to the outlet. A sensor is configured to sense ice pieces passing through the outlet and a controller is configured to control the transfer unit according to input from the sensor.

Abstract: Refrigerator with an icemaker including a cabinet having a mullion wall for compartmentalization of a freezing chamber and a refrigerating chamber, a case provided to a door on the refrigerating chamber, having a cavity therein, a first duct for supplying cold air from a neighborhood of an evaporator in the freezing chamber to the cavity, the icemaker in the cavity for producing ice, an ice container in the cavity for storing the ice, and a dispenser in the door in communication with the cavity, thereby having ice supplied to a user at an outside of the refrigerator through a dispenser provided to the door.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dispenser of an icemaker in a refrigerator for maximizing an inner space when a total size is the same, and for minimizing the total size when the inner space is the same. The dispenser of the icemaker in the refrigerator includes an ice chute being a passage through which the ice produced from the icemaker is discharged; and a container supporter provided at an outer case and disposed to be perpendicular to an outer surface of the outer case when the ice is discharged outside through the ice chute, the contain supporter allowing a container seated thereon to receive the ice discharged from the ice chute. The ice chute is closed and not exposed outside when the ice-discharging process is finished, and the container supporter is not exposed to the outer surface of the outer case.

Abstract: Disclosed is a dispenser of an icemaker in a refrigerator for maximizing an inner space when a total size is the same, and for minimizing the total size when the inner space is the same. The dispenser of the icemaker in the refrigerator includes an ice chute being a passage through which the ice produced from the icemaker is discharged; and a container supporter provided at an outer case and disposed to be perpendicular to an outer surface of the outer case when the ice is discharged outside through the ice chute, the contain supporter allowing a container seated thereon to receive the ice discharged from the ice chute. The ice chute is closed and not exposed outside when the ice-discharging process is finished, and the container supporter is not exposed to the outer surface of the outer case.

Abstract: A refrigerator is provided with an airflow passage for an ice making compartment of the refrigerator. In the refrigerator, a main body has an opened side, and a door selectively closes the opened side of the main body. An ice making compartment is formed in the door, the ice making compartment being insulated from the outside and being kept at a low temperature. A duct is formed in the main body for exchanging cooling air with the ice making compartment, and a cooling air passage is formed at an outer surface of the ice making compartment to connect the duct with the ice making compartment. A switching unit closes the cooling air passage when the door is opened, and opens the cooling air passage when the door is closed. With this arrangement, the cooling air can be sufficiently supplied to the ice making compartment without the penetration of foreign substance.

Abstract: There is provided a refrigerator. In the refrigerator, a blower fan is installed in a refrigerant body to blow a cold air, a barrier partitions an inner space of the refrigerator body into a freezing chamber and a chilling chamber, an ice machine is installed in the chilling chamber, a freezing air duct is connected with the ice machine for passing the cold air blown by the blower fan, a chilling air duct is connected with the chilling chamber for passing the cold air blown by the blower fan, and a cold air return duct is provided to pass the cold air discharged from the ice machine toward an evaporator where the cold air is cooled by exchanging heat with a refrigerant.

Abstract: A cold air path structure of a refrigerator is provided. The cold air path structure defines a passage from an ice machine installed in a freezing chamber to a chilling chamber in order to discharge an cold air used to freeze water of the ice machine to the chilling chamber, such that new cold air can be smoothly supplied to the ice machine, thereby increasing the efficiency of the ice machine. Further, an additional air passage is not required to supply the cold air to the chilling chamber, thereby simplifying the structure of the refrigerator and decreasing power consumption.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a cold air guide structure of an ice-making chamber of a cold chamber door. The structure including: the cold chamber door; an insulation case disposed inside of the cold chamber door, thermally insulated and having an ice-making chamber therein; an ice-making unit installed in the ice-making chamber of the insulation case, for icing a supplied water by an ice-making cold air and housing pieces of ice; an insulation cover for opening and closing the ice-making chamber of the insulation case; a cold air inlet port for sucking the ice-making cold air into the ice-making chamber; a cold air outlet port for exhausting the ice-making cold air from the ice-making chamber; and an ice-making cold air guide unit for guiding the ice-making cold air to a predetermined air passage to suck or exhaust the ice-making cold air into or from the ice-making chamber.

Abstract: Refrigerator with an icemaker including a cabinet having a mullion wall for compartmentalization of a freezing chamber and a refrigerating chamber, a case provided to a door on the refrigerating chamber, having a cavity therein, a first duct for supplying cold air from a neighborhood of an evaporator in the freezing chamber to the cavity, the icemaker in the cavity for producing ice, an ice container in the cavity for storing the ice, and a dispenser in the door in communication with the cavity, thereby having ice supplied to a user at an outside of the refrigerator through a dispenser provided to the door.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an obturator for a refrigerator for cutting off heat or cool air transferred to and from a refrigerator. The present invention is comprised of a door gasket having an air bag that is transformed and rotated freely, and a projecting portion that is projected from at least one of the inner case and the refrigerator door liner, so that inflow of heat from outside or from a hot-line, into an inside of the refrigerator and leakage of the inside cool air of the refrigerator to the outside, are cut off or minimized and insulation performance is improved remarkably.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a water heating apparatus having a heat exchanger that has a maximized heat transfer area between a hot water supply tube and a heater so that clean hot water is continuously fed without a time delay. To achieve these objects, a water heating apparatus comprises: a case defining a body; a hot water supply tube having an heat exchanger installed in the case; a heat storage liquid material received in the case; and a heater installed in the case, for heating the heat storage liquid material.

Abstract: Refrigerator with an icemaker including a cabinet having a mullion wall for compartmentalization of a freezing chamber and a refrigerating chamber, a case provided to a door on the refrigerating chamber, having a cavity therein, a first duct for supplying cold air from a neighborhood of an evaporator in the freezing chamber to the cavity, the icemaker in the cavity for producing ice, an ice container in the cavity for storing the ice, and a dispenser in the door in communication with the cavity, thereby having ice supplied to a user at an outside of the refrigerator through a dispenser provided to the door.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an ice-crushing device for refrigerators that is capable of crushing ice by torque of rotary blades relative to stationary blades wherein the stationary blades are selectively operated according to selected ice mode, i.e., crushed ice mode or ice cube mode, to allow the stationary blades to have a damper function, thereby preventing stoppage of crushed ice, and therefore, eliminating a locking phenomenon, which is caused by the stoppage of crushed ice. The ice-crushing device comprises an actuating unit for rotating the stationary blades clockwise or counterclockwise about a rotary shaft when a driving force is transmitted to the actuating unit, and a driving unit for supplying the driving force to the actuating unit.

Abstract: Disclosed are a removable water heating device that can be conveniently replaced in case of leakage of water or breakage of a heating wire for a heater in the water heating device, and a refrigerator having the removable water heating device. The refrigerator having the removable water heating device includes a water supply pipe installed in a door of the refrigerator to supply drinking water from the outside, a water heating device installed in the door to heat a heating pipe installed between a hot-water supply pipe connected to the water supply pipe and a hot-water outlet pipe provided in a dispenser, couplers for coupling the hot-water supply pipe with the hot-water outlet pipe, an installation case configured so that the water heating device can be inserted from the upper side of the door, a cover for closing the installation case, and a through-hole formed in the lower side of the installation case.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a main body having cooling chambers for keeping food items therein, a base frame disposed to be movable in outward and inward directions in a lower cooling chamber disposed at a lower portion of the main body, and having a basket door at its front side, a lift frame disposed on the base frame, on which the basket is put, a fluid pressure cylinder mounted at the base frame and connected to the lift frame to lift the lift frame, and an fluid compressor connected to the fluid pressure cylinder by an fluid supply pipe and supplying compressed fluid to the fluid pressure cylinder. Accordingly, as the basket is lifted when being drawn out, a user can take out food items kept in the basket without bending his/her back, which enhances user's convenience.

Abstract: Disclosed is a quick ice-making control method of an ice-maker for a refrigerator, in which an ejector for extracting obtained ice stirs supplied water to be frozen so as to promote thermal transmission of the water. The quick ice-making control method includes the steps of (a) supplying water into an ice-maker mold, (b) quickly freezing the water by rotating an ejector for a predetermined time after the step (a), and (c) separating the obtained ice from the ice-maker mold in case that a temperature of the ice-maker mold is lower than a predetermined temperature after the step (b).

Abstract: A quick cooling device quickly cools a canned or bottled drink from room temperature. The quick cooling device has a case with an inside space divided into a cavity and a device chamber, and a door is provided on a front part of the case for opening or closing the cavity. Within the cavity, a cold accumulation pack contacts a bottled drink container, and the cold accumulation pack and bottled drink container are shaken together to cool the drink in the bottled drink container. A refrigerating system is provided in the case for cooling the cold accumulation pack.

Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerator having an improved structure for supplying ice to an outside through a dispenser provided at a door. A cabinet includes a freezer and a cooling chamber. A case having a cavity therein is provided at the door opening and closing the cooling chamber. A first duct is provided in the cabinet for supplying cool air generated around the evaporator to the cooling chamber and a second duct is provided in the cabinet for supplying the cool air to the cavity. The icemaker is provided at the cavity for producing ice and the ice container is provided at the cavity for storing the ice. The dispenser is provided at the door in communication with the cavity for supplying the ice to a user outside.