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US 10,119,744 B2Granted
Ice maker for refrigerator and method for deodorizing the same
AssigneeDongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation
InventorWang Goo Lee
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Abstract
An ice maker for refrigerator. The ice maker includes a case for protecting a cooling space to which cold air is supplied, an ice making assembly for making ice by using the cold air in the cooling space, an ice bucket for containing the ice made by the ice making assembly in the cooling space, a discharge assembly having an insulation space which is provided as a path through which the ice contained in the ice bucket is discharged to the outside of the case, and a deodorizing filter placed on a cold air channel that allows the cold air to go by the ice bucket after the cold air coming from the ice making assembly passes through the insulation space.
Claims12
An ice maker for a refrigerator, comprising:
- a case for protecting a cooling space to which cold air is supplied;
- an ice making assembly for making ice by using the cold air in the cooling space;
- an ice bucket located in the cooling space configured for storing the ice made by the ice making assembly;
- a discharge assembly located outside the cooling space and comprising an insulation space, wherein the discharge assembly is configured to provide a path through which the ice stored in the ice bucket is discharged to the outside of the case;
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- a deodorizing filter placed in a path of a cold air channel that is configured to allow the cold air to circulate from the insulation space to the ice bucket after the cold air circulates from the ice making assembly to the insulation space via the cold air channel,
- wherein the discharge assembly comprises an insulation case having at least one insulation wall which is configured to form the insulation space, wherein the insulation case is configured to discharge the cold air circulating through the insulation space to the outside of the case through a discharge port formed at one side of the insulation wall,
- wherein the ice maker further comprises a partition installed between the ice making assembly and the discharge assembly, wherein the cooling space is spatially separated from the insulation space by the partition, and wherein the deodorizing filter is disposed in the insulation space, and
- wherein the partition comprises a ventilator configured to provide the cold air channel formed between the cooling space and the insulation space.
6 more elements
A method for deodorizing an odor of an ice maker used in a refrigerator, the method comprising:
- making ice by an ice making assembly using cold air, wherein the ice making assembly is located in a cooling space protected by a case;
- storing the ice made by the ice making assembly in the cooling space, wherein the ice is stored in an ice bucket;
- deodorizing the cold air circulating from the ice making assembly to an insulation space formed by a discharge assembly via a cold air channel by using a deodorizing filter placed in a path of the cold air channel;
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- allowing the cold air deodorized by the deodorizing filter to circulate from the insulation space to the ice bucket via the cold air channel,
- wherein the discharge assembly is located outside the cooling space and comprises an insulation case having at least one insulation wall which is configured to form the insulation space, wherein the insulation case is configured to discharge the cold air circulating through the insulation space to the outside of the case through a discharge port formed at one side of the insulation wall,
- wherein the ice maker further comprises a partition installed between the ice making assembly and the discharge assembly, wherein the partition spatially separates the cooling space from the insulation space,
- wherein the deodorizing filter is disposed in the insulation space, and
- wherein the partition comprises a ventilator configured to provide the cold air channel between the cooling space and the insulation space.
6 more elements
A refrigerator, comprising:
- a freezer compartment located within a main body of the refrigerator;
- a refrigeration compartment located within the main body of the refrigerator;
- a case located within the refrigeration compartment, wherein the case is configured for protecting a cooling space to which cold air is supplied;
- an ice making assembly for making ice by using the cold air in the cooling space;
- a bucket located in the cooling space for storing the ice made by the ice making assembly;
- a discharge assembly located outside the cooling space and comprising an insulation space, wherein the discharge assembly is configured to provide a path through which the ice stored in the ice bucket is discharged to the outside of the case;
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- a deodorizing filter placed in a path of a cold air channel that is configured to allow the cold air to circulate from the insulation space to the ice bucket after the cold air circulates from the ice making assembly to the insulation space,
- wherein the discharge assembly comprises an insulation case having at least one insulation wall which is configured to form the insulation space, wherein the insulation case is configured to discharge the cold air circulating through the insulation space to the outside of the case through a discharge port formed at one side of the insulation wall,
- wherein the refrigerator further comprises a partition installed between the ice making assembly and the discharge assembly, wherein the partition makes the cooling space spatially separated from the insulation space,
- wherein the deodorizing filter is disposed in the insulation space, and
- wherein the partition comprises a ventilator configured to provide the cold air channel between the cooling space and the insulation space.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.