# US 10,119,747 B2 · Refrigerator including a door having a storage chamber > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,119,747 B2 - Document ID: US10119747B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/457,721 - Filed: 2014-08-12 - Published: 2015-02-12 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2013-08-12 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Myung Dong You; Hyungki Kim; Junyi Heo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10119747B2 ## CPC - F25D 23/04: with special compartments, e.g. butter conditioners - F25D 23/025: {Secondary closures} - F25D 23/12: Arrangements of compartments additional to cooling compartments; Combinations of refrigerators with other equipment, e.g. stove - F25D 31/007: {Bottles or cans} - F25D 2331/805: Cans - F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B) ## Abstract A refrigerator includes a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment. A refrigerating compartment door opens and closes the access to the refrigerating compartment. A dispenser is disposed on a front surface of the refrigerating compartment door, and the dispenser has a cavity to dispense at least one of water and ice. An opening is defined in the front surface of the refrigerating compartment door, and the opening is disposed below the cavity. An accommodation chamber is defined in the refrigerating compartment door to communicate with the opening, and the accommodation chamber has a bottom surface inclined downward toward the opening to accommodate a plurality of beverage containers. An auxiliary door is opened and closed to allow access to the opening. An insertion hole, through which the beverage container is inserted, is provided in a rear side of the accommodation chamber, and a cover allows access to the insertion hole. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A refrigerator comprising: a main body having a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment disposed above the freezing compartment; a refrigerating compartment door to open and close the refrigerating compartment; a dispenser that is capable of dispensing ice and including a cavity recessed inwardly from a front surface of the refrigerating compartment door; a dispensing lever disposed in the cavity to determine a dispensing operation of the ice; an opening defined on a front surface of the refrigerating compartment door and disposed vertically below the cavity recessed inwardly from the front surface of the refrigerating compartment door; a chamber formation part fixed to the refrigerating compartment door to define a storage chamber to store a plurality of beverage containers, the storage chamber being in communication with the opening and having a bottom surface inclined downward toward the opening, the storage chamber being disposed vertically below the cavity of the dispenser such that the storage chamber is arranged to overlap at least a portion of the cavity of the dispenser in a vertical direction; an auxiliary door configured to open and close the opening; an insertion hole, through which the beverage container is inserted, in a rear side of the storage chamber, at least a portion of the insertion hole being disposed lower than the dispenser; and a cover slidably connected to the chamber formation part to open and close the insertion hole and movable in a vertical direction, wherein the cover includes a rear wall and a pair of side walls, each of the side walls including a first guide portion and the chamber formation part including a second guide portion that interacts with the first guide portion, wherein the cover is slid downward to open the insertion hole. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the beverage containers are inserted through the insertion hole in a horizontal direction. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein at least one portion of the insertion hole faces the opening. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the cover comprises at least one hole to allow the refrigerating compartment to communicate with the storage chamber. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the opening has an area greater than that of the insertion hole. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a stopper is provided in the storage chamber to prevent the stored beverage containers from being discharged through the opening. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the storage chamber is partitioned into a plurality of chambers by at least one movable plate. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a tray is disposed between the dispenser and the opening. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein at least one portion of the auxiliary door is transparent or translucent to allow visual inspection of the inside of the storage chamber. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The refrigerator according to claim 9, wherein the auxiliary door comprises: first and second panels spaced apart from each other in a forward/backward direction; and a frame connecting the first panel to the second panel, wherein spaces between the first panel, the second panel, and the frame are in a vacuum state. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a hinge is provided on the auxiliary door, and the hinge is connected to a damping mechanism to reduce a rotation rate of the auxiliary door. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The refrigerator according to claim 11, the damping mechanism comprises: a hinge gear connected to the hinge; and at least one damping gear engaged with the hinge gear. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein a latch is disposed on the auxiliary door, and a latch slot to which the latch is coupled is defined in the refrigerating compartment door. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising a basket disposed on a rear surface of the refrigerating compartment door above the insertion hole. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the refrigerating compartment door comprises a front panel to define an outer appearance of the refrigerating compartment door and a door liner connected to the front panel, wherein the chamber formation part passes through the door liner and at least a portion of the chamber formation part is disposed in a space between the front panel and the door liner, and wherein a distance between the opening and the insertion hole is greater than a thickness of the refrigerating compartment door.