Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a main body cabinet forming a storage compartment; a door operable to open and close the storage compartment; an ice tray provided in the door and capable of making ice cubes; and an ice storage container receiving the ice cubes made by the ice tray, and having an ice outlet formed in a lower part thereof and a rear wall surface forming an angle of inclination with respect to a level surface.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ice dispenser apparatus having an ice storage bin removably mounted to the refrigerator for receiving and storing ice pieces from an ice maker, a metering device for separating individual ice pieces, and a sensing device for detecting the presence of ice pieces. Actuation of a motor causes the metering device to separate individual ice pieces and the sensing device detects ice pieces before, after, or during dispensing.

Abstract: An ice harvesting prevention mechanism, including an actuator, is provided for an ice maker. The ice maker is arranged to make, harvest and dispense ice to an ice bucket located in an ice receiving position. An ice harvesting prevention device is arranged to prevent dispensing of ice in a first position of the actuator and to permit dispensing of ice in a second position of the actuator. The ice bucket itself, or a movable button carried on the ice bucket, may engage the actuator, when the ice bucket is placed in the ice receiving position, to move the actuator from the first position to the second position. The button may be moved to an “off” position to prevent engagement with the actuator, thereby preventing dispensing of ice when the ice bucket is in the ice receiving position.

Abstract: Apparatus (10) for converting liquid (60) in a container (50) to a semi-frozen slurry (61) or frozen ice particles, where a refrigerant (41) is contained within a refrigerant cavity (40) defined by two walls (20, 30), the flexing/deformation of at least one of the walls (20, 30) agitating the liquid (60) to assist the conversion thereof into the semi-frozen slurry (61) or ice particles.

Abstract: Refrigerator and an ice maker, the refrigerator including an ice maker, an ice bank for receiving ice from the ice maker, and discharging the ice, an ice moving device movably mounted for receiving ice from the ice bank, and discharging the ice to a dispenser, and a driving device for moving the ice moving device, thereby obtaining ice without bending oneself.

Abstract: A device for making frozen confections according to the present invention includes a flexible container having a plurality of compartments, each compartment having an upper end that may be selectively sealed and opened. The compartments are laterally connected to one another along lines of perforation for selectively separating the compartments from one another. A funnel is connected to the upper ends of the compartments for guiding a liquid into respective compartments when respective ends are open. The upper ends include a zip lock mechanism for selectively sealing and opening the upper ends.

Abstract: A refrigerator including a shaved ice dispensing unit positioned within a freezing compartment door and plural ice dispensing units positioned in an ice cube container to selectively dispense ice cubes, crushed ice and shaved ice. First and second ice dispensing units are positioned in parallel in a freezing compartment. The first ice dispensing unit supplies ice cubes to the shaved ice dispensing unit, and the second ice dispensing unit selectively dispenses the ice cubes and crushed ice through an ice cube/crushed ice discharge port positioned in the freezing compartment door. The shaved ice dispensing unit includes a case having a shaved ice outlet formed therethrough, at least one blade positioned to the shaved ice outlet, a rotational barrel rotatably positioned within the case to be rotated by a driving motor and a reduction gear assembly.

Abstract: An ice making device may include an ice tray, a raking member disposed on an upper side of the ice tray for raking out ice pieces from the ice tray, a water-supply port disposed on a side of the ice tray for supplying water to the ice tray, and a drive control part for driving the raking member and for controlling supply of water from the water-supply port to the ice tray. The raking member is provided with a plurality of raking parts which are protruded sideward from the rotation shaft for raking out the ice pieces from the respective recessed parts for ice making, and the drive control part supplies water from the water-supply port to the ice tray at a time when the raking parts are located to be apart from the water-supply port. Preferably, the drive control part supplies water when the raking parts are located on an opposite side to the water-supply port with respect to the rotation shaft.

Abstract: A leaf switch may include a cam body formed with a plurality of cam parts in a multistage shape and a plurality of leaf contact pieces which are extended toward the cam body and whose tip end sides of the plurality of leaf contact pieces are respectively abutted with the plurality of cam parts, and base end sides of the plurality of leaf contact pieces are held at the same height position. Further, an ice making device may include a water supply leaf switch for controlling water supply from a water-supply part to an ice tray, and a water supply amount adjust mechanism which includes an operation member that causes a leaf contact piece to deform to adjust a timing when the water supply switch is turned on or off. Further, an ice making device may include an ice detecting lever and a lever position detecting mechanism which detects ice amount in an ice storage part by detecting a position of the ice detecting lever.

Abstract: A refrigerator with an ice dispenser includes a spiral type time delay unit for controlling the opening and closing of an ice duct. A duct cap opens and closes an ice duct formed in the refrigerator. A rotating shaft of the time delay unit is operably connected to the duct cap. Foldaway catching members on a rotating shaft intersect with a threaded cylindrical body. The catching members fold back to allow a quick opening of the ice duct. The catching members then interact with the threaded cylindrical body as the ice duct closes to delay the closing process.

Abstract: A refrigerator with a storage chamber and a door to open and close the storage chamber, the refrigerator having: an ice making chamber, which is provided in the storage chamber; an ice making device, which is provided in the ice making chamber to make ice; an ice storage part, which stores the ice transferred from the ice making device; and a dispenser unit, which is provided in the storage chamber to dispense the ice stored in the ice storage part.

Abstract: A beverage dispensing system is characterized by an ice/beverage dispenser and a remote beverage tower. The dispenser has a cold plate, a carbonator pump and a carbonator tank and the tower has a carbonator tank. To chill the tower carbonator tank, a closed loop fluid circuit extends between and heat exchange couples the dispenser cold plate and the tower carbonator tank. The dispenser carbonator pump can be used to circulate water through the closed loop circuit or a carbonator pump for the tower can be used for the purpose. A valve arrangement is provided for and as part of the dispenser cold plate to conveniently enable the dispenser to be switched between stand-alone operation and operation as a base unit for the remote tower. Arrangement is also made to cause ice agitation at the dispenser in response to drinks dispense at the remote tower to maintain a supply on the cold plate.

Abstract: An ice maker and ice bin are provided on the inside of a freezer door of a refrigerator. The ice maker is compact, and the bin is removably mounted to the door. Ice is made by the ice maker on the door, and discharged into the ice bin, which then feeds the ice to an ice dispenser when the dispenser is actuated by a person.

Abstract: A beverage dispensing system is characterized by an ice/beverage dispenser and a remote beverage tower. The dispenser has a cold plate, a carbonator pump and a carbonator tank and the tower has a carbonator tank. To chill the tower carbonator tank, a closed loop fluid circuit extends between and heat exchange couples the dispenser cold plate and the tower carbonator tank. The dispenser carbonator pump can be used to circulate water through the closed loop circuit or a carbonator pump for the tower can be used for the purpose. A valve arrangement is provided for and as part of the dispenser cold plate to conveniently enable the dispenser to be switched between stand-alone operation and operation as a base unit for the remote tower. Arrangement is also made to cause ice agitation at the dispenser in response to drinks dispense at the remote tower to maintain a supply on the cold plate.

Abstract: An insulated icemaking compartment is provided in the fresh food compartment of a bottom mount refrigerator. The icemaking compartment may be integrally formed with the liner of the fresh food compartment, or alternatively, may be modular for installation anywhere in the fresh food compartment. A removable bin assembly with a front cover normally seals the icemaking compartment to maintain the temperature in the compartment. A cold air duct formed in the rear wall of the refrigerator supplies cold air from the freezer compartment to the icemaking compartment. A return air duct directs a portion of the air from the icemaking compartment back to the freezer compartment. An air vent in the icemaking compartment directs another portion of air into the fresh food compartment. A control system provides for controlling refrigerator functions in a manner that promotes energy efficiency.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator having an ice-making unit wherein the coupling structure of a cover to open and close an ice-making compartment is improved such that a user can easily attach and detach the cover to and from the ice-making compartment. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator body having a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment defined therein, an ice-making compartment mounted at one side of the refrigerating compartment, the ice-making compartment having an opening formed at the front thereof, an ice-making compartment cover to open and close the opening of the ice-making compartment, a rotary lever mounted at the ice-making compartment cover, latching hooks rotatable along with the rotation of the rotary lever, and latching projections formed in a side wall of the ice-making compartment such that the latching hooks are coupled with the latching projections.

Abstract: A refrigerator having an ice making device. The refrigerator includes a body having a refrigerating compartment, a freezing compartment, and an ice making compartment, an ice making device arranged in the ice making compartment, to produce and store ice, an outlet formed through the ice making compartment, to introduce cold air into the ice making compartment, and at least one inlet formed through the ice making compartment, to discharge the cold air from the ice making compartment. The outlet is arranged at a rear side of the ice making compartment, and the inlet is arranged at a front side of the ice making compartment, so that it is possible to achieve a smooth circulation of cold air in the ice making compartment.

Abstract: A method of controlling a refrigerator having a shaved ice discharger to discharge shaved ice produced within the refrigerator to the outside. The refrigerator includes a shaved-ice maker equipped within a freezing compartment to produce shaved ice, a shaved ice discharge port to discharge the shaved ice produced by the shaved-ice maker to the outside through the freezing compartment door, and a shaved ice discharger connected with the shaved ice discharge port to discharge the shaved ice produced by the shaved-ice maker to the outside of the refrigerator. Since the refrigerator is controlled to maintain the open state of the shaved ice discharge port during a predetermined shaved ice discharging time set corresponding to a selected amount of the shaved ice, it is not necessary to continuously apply external force to the lever, thereby improving convenience in use of the shaved-ice maker.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a housing defining a freezer storage compartment, an evaporator operatively coupled to the freezer storage compartment and configured to cool the freezer storage compartment, and an evaporator fan positioned to move air across the evaporator. The refrigerator also includes an ice maker positioned within the freezer storage compartment, a dispenser in flow communication with the ice maker and configured to dispense ice, and a control system configured to receive a signal from said dispenser indicating dispensing of a first amount of ice from the dispenser, the control system configured to activate the evaporator fan in response to the signal, the evaporator fan operating continuously for a time period upon activation.

Abstract: An ice maker includes a refrigeration system for cooling an ice forming surface, a water supply inlet and an inlet valve arranged to selectively admit and prevent admission of water from the inlet. A flow sensor at the inlet valve determines a volume of water admitted through the water supply inlet. An operating position of the water supply inlet valve is based upon input from the flow sensor. A water collecting device receives a supply of water from the water supply inlet through the water supply inlet valve and receives a flow of water from the ice forming surface. A recirculating pump is connected to the water collecting device and to a recirculating passage arranged to direct water toward the ice forming surface. A level sensor at the water collecting device determines a level of water in the water collecting device. A discharge pump is connected to the water collecting device, and the control selectively operates the discharge pump based upon input from the level sensor.

Abstract: A refrigerator icemaker assembly includes a bin having a bottom wall, as well as first and second pairs of opposing side walls. One of the first pair of opposing side walls includes an opening within which is movably mounted a coupler. The coupler is provided with a recessed portion having formed therein an aperture and a cog member. An auger is rotatably mounted in the bin and includes a first end portion that extends through the aperture of the coupler. A drive member extends into the coupler and drives the auger in a first direction to dispense ice cubes and in a second direction to dispense crushed ice. The driver engages with the cog member when being rotated in the first direction and directly engages the first end of the auger when being driven in the second direction.

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 having a shaved ice discharger to discharge shaved ice produced within the refrigerator to an outside of the refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a body having a freezing compartment defined therein, a freezing compartment door to open and close the freezing compartment, a shaved-ice maker positioned in the freezing compartment to produce shaved ice, a shaved ice discharge port to discharge the shaved ice produced by the shaved-ice maker to the outside of the refrigerator, and a shaved ice discharger to open the shaved ice discharge port for a predetermined time. The shaved ice discharger maintains an open state of the shaved ice discharge port for the predetermined time therefore, it is not necessary to continuously apply external force to the lever, and convenience in use of the shaved-ice maker is improved.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a main body having a door sensor that detects an opened state and a closed state of a door of the refrigerator; a vegetable box disposed in the main body to provide a space for receiving therein vegetables; and a control unit. The vegetable box includes a storing unit for storing therein the vegetables; and a photosynthesis promotion unit for emitting light required for photosynthesis of the vegetables to an inside of the storing unit. The control unit outputs a control signal for operating the photosynthesis promotion unit according to a detected result of the door sensor.

Abstract: An icemaking compartment is provided in the refrigerator compartment of a bottom mount refrigerator. An icemaker is within the icemaking compartment. A cold air duct supplies cold air from the freezer compartment to the icemaker. The cold air duct is formed in the rear wall of the refrigerator. A fan controls the flow of air through the cold air duct. A return air duct is provided to direct a portion of the air from the icemaker back to the freezer compartment. An air vent in the icemaker directs another portion of air into the refrigerator compartment.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an ice transfer device for a refrigerator, which can transfer ice made in an ice maker to a dispenser in the refrigerator, and a control circuit of the ice transfer device. The ice transfer device for a refrigerator according to the present invention comprises a storage container installed within the refrigerator to contain ice therein; a motor installed close to the storage container and having a motor shaft protruding in a direction opposite to a direction of transfer of the ice; a gearbox that is installed at a side opposite to a part for delivering the ice contained in the storage container to the outside, is connected to the motor shaft, and has a driving shaft protruding in the transfer direction of the ice to transmit a driving force while reducing a driving speed of the motor; and a transfer member installed within the storage container and connected to the driving shaft to push the ice forward by means of the driving of the motor.

Abstract: An ice cube-making machine that is characterized by noiseless operation at the location where ice cubes are dispensed and be lightweight packages for ease of installation. The ice cube-making machine has an evaporator package, a separate compressor package and a separate condenser package. Each of these packages has a weight that can generally by handled by one or two installers for ease of installation. The noisy compressor and condenser packages can be located remotely of the evaporator package. The maximum height distance between the evaporator package and the condenser package is greatly enhanced by the three package system. A pressure regulator operates during a harvest cycle to limit flow of refrigerant leaving the evaporator, thereby increasing pressure and temperature of the refrigerant in the evaporator and assisting in defrost thereof. The evaporator can be integrated with a beverage dispenser and an ice dispenser.

Abstract: An ice making system for a refrigerator comprises: an ice maker body; an ejector rotatably coupled to the ice maker body, for dropping ice pieces made by the ice maker body; an ice bank drawably disposed below the ice maker body, for storing the ice pieces dropped by the ejector; an ice sensing lever for sensing an amount of the ice pieces stored in the ice bank; a lever holding unit for elastically supporting and coupling the ice sensing lever so that the ice sensing lever may move within a predetermined range when an external force is applied to the ice sensing lever; and a driving force transmitting unit for transmitting a rotation force received from the ejector to the lever holding unit thereby rotating the lever holding unit.

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: An ice maker for a refrigerator includes a first shaft rotatably fastened to an inside of an ice bank, a second shaft fastened to an end of the first shaft and rotated by a driving motor, and a plurality of blades formed along a longitudinal direction of the second shaft. The blades are spaced apart a predetermined distance along the second shaft and have a spiral surface which acts to push ice as the second shaft rotates. The first shaft may be formed of a material such as steel, which has good torsional elasticity. The second shaft and the blades may be formed as one molded piece.

Abstract: An dispensing system suitable for lifting and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom-mount refrigerator or lifting and dispensing ice from an undercounter ice maker to a dispenser on the countertop.

Abstract: An ice making and dispensing system suitable for making and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom freezer refrigerator. The ice maker and ice cube storage bin can be positioned in an insulated module in the refrigerator compartment opposite an ice dispenser positioned on the refrigerator compartment door. The insulated module is maintained at temperatures below 0° C. for forming and storing ice cubes. Air ducts from the evaporator compartment or an auxiliary ice maker evaporator can be provided to maintain below 0° C. temperatures in the insulated module.

Abstract: Units (10), systems (100), and methods with treated water are provided in which a treated water source (12, 104) is included integrally in a host piece of equipment (10, 102). The host piece of equipment (10, 102) includes host functions such as ice making (14, 106). Other equipment, such as dispenser (108) may be coupled to the equipment (102) to share the treated water from treated water source (104).

Abstract: A machine mounting adapter accommodates mounting of a variety of differently dimensioned machines on top of a standard sized base machine, and in particular enables any one of a number of differently sized ice machines to be mounted on top of a given ice dispenser. The adapter includes both a specially configured cover that replaces a standard cover normally found on the ice dispenser and a pair of rigid bars that together with the specially configured cover are supported on a top perimeter edge defined around an open upper end of an ice retaining bin of the ice dispenser. An ice machine mounts on top of the cover with an ice drop hole in the cover providing access for ice made by the ice machine to enter the bin.

Abstract: An ice transfer device for a refrigerator is provided. An ice-making part is provided at an upper portion of an ice maker of the refrigerator, and a storage container is provided below the ice-making part. Both edges of a bottom surface of the storage container are rounded, and a transfer member for transferring ice is provided within the storage container. Further, a motor is installed in the vicinity of one of the rounded edges of the storage container and has a motor shaft protruding toward the rear of the ice maker. A gearbox provided at the rear of the storage container has a driving shaft protruding toward the front of the ice maker. With this construction, the inner space of the refrigerator can be efficiently used.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes an ice container storing the ice made in an ice making device and including an opening through which the ice is discharged and a carrying shaft carrying the stored ice to the opening; an outlet, into which ice carried through the opening is supplied, discharging the ice to an outside of the refrigerator; and a three rotating blades coupled with the carrying shaft and carrying the ice discharged from the opening to the outlet, wherein the outlet is arranged to deviate from an ice discharging axis of the opening.

Abstract: An ice making and dispensing system suitable for making and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom freezer refrigerator. The ice maker is positioned in an insulated sub-compartment in the refrigerator compartment maintained at a temperature below 0° C. An insulated ice cube storage bin and ice dispenser are positioned on the refrigerator compartment door for dispensing ice cubes through the face of the refrigerator compartment door.

Abstract: An ice making and dispensing system suitable for making and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom freezer refrigerator. The bottom freezer refrigerator includes an automatic ice maker in an insulated module positioned outside the freezer compartment. The insulated module can be mounted to the exterior of the refrigerator cabinet. An ice cube storage bin can be provided in the insulated compartment or on the inside of the refrigerator compartment door. A passage can connect the insulated module with the ice dispenser on the refrigerator compartment door.

Abstract: A refrigerator having a freezer compartment having an ice maker disposed within the freezer compartment for forming ice pieces and an ice storage bin removably mounted to freezer compartment door below the ice maker having an open top receptacle for receiving ice pieces from the ice maker. The ice storage bin has a movable lid assembly including a frame removably mounted to the top of the ice storage bin and two lid members mounted to the frame. At least one lid member is pivotally mounted to the frame to close the receptacle when pivoted to a generally horizontal position and to open the receptacle when pivoted to a generally vertical position. The pivotal lid member is biased to the generally horizontal position.

Abstract: An ice making and dispensing system suitable for making and dispensing ice through the refrigerator compartment door of a bottom freezer refrigerator. The ice maker and ice cube storage bin are located in an insulated sub-compartment in the refrigerator compartment. The insulated sub-compartment is maintained below 0° C. for forming and storing ice cubes. The insulated sub-compartment can be positioned adjacent the freezer compartment and can be cooled by below 0° C. air from the freezer compartment or from an auxiliary evaporator.

Abstract: An apparatus for storing ice in a container and dispensing ice from the container is provided in the form of a storage bin, having ice agitating apparatus for engaging ice to loosen the same and to keep ice particles from adhering together in a common mass. An ice dispenser is provided for delivering ice from a lower to an upper end. The ice dispenser and the ice agitator are provided with separate drives.

Abstract: An ice dispensing system is provided for a refrigerator having a bottom freezer. The system includes an ice maker in the freezer compartment and an ice bucket in the refrigerator compartment. A shuttle carries ice from the ice maker to the bucket through a tube extending upwardly through the dividing wall between the freezer and refrigerator compartments. The bucket includes an auger in communication with an ice dispensing opening in the refrigerator door for ice on demand by a user. The shuttle is raised and lowered by a motor-driven cable.

Abstract: An ice bin insert (10) separates a single store of ice pieces into separate stashes, namely, into potable and non-potable portions. The insert (10) includes a divider (C, D) dimension to be received within an ice holding cavity of an ice bin (30). Support members (B, E) attached to the divider (C, D) hold the divider (C, D) at a desired position within the ice holding cavity of the ice bin (30). A plurality of perforations (12) are arranged within the divider (C, D) so as to permits ice pieces to flow from a first side thereof to a second side thereof while inhibiting retrieval of ice pieces on the second side from the first side. Preferably, the insert (10) is constructed from a unitary sheet of stainless steel which is bent to define the respective portions or sections thereof.

Abstract: An ice supplying device of a refrigerator is disclosed, which has a structure a container is easily mounted in a door, or separated from the door. The ice supplying device includes an icemaker for making ice with a cool air of a freezer; a container mounted in a door in perpendicular to the inside of the door, the door for opening or closing the freezer, and provided below the icemaker for storing the ice when the door is closed; a dispenser provided on an outer surface of the door; and an ice chute provided in the door so as to connect the container and the dispenser with each other.

Abstract: Modular storage assemblies for refrigerators are provided. The storage assemblies include drawers formed of multi-component frames that support pans. The drawers are provided in a variety of configurations and include parts that can be used in various configurations.

Abstract: An icemaking apparatus includes an evaporator tube, a driving vessel charged with liquid ammonia and a driving gas, a heat source, a return system, and a target material reservoir adapted to be placed in an operating position over the evaporator tube. The evaporator tube has a heat transfer feature formed on and extending from a generally cylindrical outer evaporator tube surface. The heat source applies heat to the driving vessel to force liquid ammonia through an evaporator supply line to an expansion chamber inlet associated with the evaporator tube. The liquid ammonia goes to a gas as it enters the expansion chamber portion of the evaporator tube resulting in a transfer of heat from water or other target material contained in the target material reservoir secured over the evaporator tube in the operating position. The return system returns ammonia and hydrogen gas from the evaporator to the driving vessel.

Abstract: An ice supply system of a refrigerator is provided. The ice supply system of the refrigerator includes an icemaker, a container, a crusher and an ice discharger. The icemaker produces the ice by using cool air of the freezer and drops the ice to a lower part of thereof. The container is provided at a lower part of the icemaker. The container is insertable into and detachable from the door of the refrigerator. The container includes an open top, a first opening at a side thereof, a transfer device rotating and transferring the ice of the first opening, and an outlet for discharging the ice. The crusher crushes the ice transferred by the transfer device and the ice discharger is provided for discharging the ice to an ice chute at the door by controlling a size of an opening of the outlet.

Abstract: An ice discharging mechanism for an ice storage box including a swinging solenoid (24) mounted by means of a swing shaft (23) fixed onto arm portions (22) of a bracket (21). A support plate (27) is welded onto a lower part of the bracket (21). One end of a plunger (33) and one end of a link member (34) are coupled with each other by means of a coupling shaft (31) inserted through a long hole (29) of the support plate (27). In a lower end portion of the bracket (21), a pivoting plate (37) that forms an opening/closing door is pivotably mounted to a fulcrum shaft (35) that is provided parallel to the swing shaft (23). A moving shaft (41) provided at the other end of the link member (34) is inserted through the pivoting plate (37) whereby the plunger (33) and the pivoting plate (37) are connected with each other.

Abstract: An ice supply device and a refrigerator having the same. The ice supply device includes an ice tray provided with an outlet for discharging ice cubes therethrough at one side thereof, a conveying device installed in the ice tray and rotated to convey the ice cubes toward the outlet, an ice crushing device, installed at the outlet, for crushing the ice cubes conveyed toward the outlet, a pressure device having a hollowed cylindrical structure for pushing the ice cubes to the ice crushing device by applying pressure to the ice cubes, and a catching member, by which the ice cubes outwardly protruded from an inlet of the pressure device are caught. The ice cubes exceeding designated dimensions, which do not pass through the pressure device and are outwardly protruded from the pressure device, are caught by the catching member and are sliced away from main portions of the ice cubes, thereby reducing the sizes of the ice cubes and allowing the ice cubes to be smoothly supplied.