# US 10,309,708 B2 · Refrigerator having a rotatable door for the ice making compartment forming the exterior appearance > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,309,708 B2 - Document ID: US10309708B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/724,133 - Filed: 2015-05-28 - Published: 2016-03-24 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2014-09-23 - Assignees: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Applicants: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Inventors: Jin Jeong; Do Yun Jang; Bong Su Son - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10309708B2 ## CPC - F25C 5/22: {particularly adapted for household refrigerators} - F25C 5/24: {for storing bins (ice bins F25C5/182)} - F25D 11/02: with cooling compartments at different temperatures - F25D 23/028: {Details} - F25D 23/069: {Cooling space dividing partitions} - F25D 2201/10: with respect to heat - F25D 2323/023: Door in door constructions - F25C: PRODUCING, WORKING OR HANDLING ICE - 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 body, a refrigerating compartment provided inside the body, a freezing compartment positioned at a lower portion of the refrigerating compartment and provided inside the body, an ice-making compartment provided inside the body and provided with an insulated space that is separated from the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment, and an ice-making compartment door to insulate the ice-making compartment from an outside and rotatably installed at the body as to open/close the ice-making compartment. Cooling efficiency is improved by completely separating the ice-making compartment from the freezing compartment and the refrigerating compartment, and user convenience is improved by separately installing the ice-making compartment door. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A refrigerator, comprising: a body; a refrigerating compartment provided inside the body; a freezing compartment positioned below the refrigerating compartment and provided inside the body; an ice-making compartment provided inside the body and provided with an insulated space that is separated from the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment; an ice-making compartment door provided to insulate the ice-making compartment and installed in the body to open/close the ice-making compartment by rotating about a first rotating shaft; and a dispenser door installed to open/close at least a portion of the refrigerating compartment by rotating about a second rotating shaft positioned on the same line with the first rotating shaft and including a dispenser installed on the dispenser door and provided to communicate with the ice-making compartment, wherein the dispenser door is disposed below the ice-making compartment door, so that the ice generated at the ice-making compartment is moved to the dispenser. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The refrigerator of claim 1, further comprising: a refrigerating compartment door rotatably installed in the body to open/close the refrigerating compartment; and a freezing compartment door slidably installed in the body to open/close the freezing compartment. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The refrigerator of claim 2, wherein: the ice-making compartment door and the refrigerating compartment door are disposed in parallel with each other, and the freezing compartment door is disposed below the ice-making compartment door and the refrigerating compartment door. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The refrigerator of claim 1, further comprising: brackets connecting the ice-making compartment door and the dispenser door to the body, wherein the brackets comprise a connecting bracket disposed between the ice-making compartment door and the dispenser door. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The refrigerator of claim 4, wherein: the connecting bracket comprises the first rotating shaft rotatably coupled to the ice-making compartment door and the second rotating shaft rotatably coupled to the dispenser door. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein: each of the ice-making compartment door and the dispenser door comprises a gasket extended along borders of the ice-making compartment door and the dispenser door. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein: the ice-making compartment door and the dispenser door are installed in the body to be rotated together. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The refrigerator of claim 1, further comprising: a drawer positioned at a lower surface of the dispenser door and slidably installed in the refrigerating compartment. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein: an ice-making unit provided to generate ice and a refrigerant pipe provided to directly supply cooling energy to the ice-making unit are disposed inside the ice-making compartment. ### Claim 10 (depends on 2) The refrigerator of claim 2, wherein: the refrigerating compartment door comprises a first door having an opening provided with at least one door pocket, and a second door disposed at a front of the first door to open/close the opening. ### Claim 11 A refrigerator, comprising: a storage compartment having a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment; doors including a refrigerating compartment door configured to open/close the refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment door configured to open/close the freezing compartment; an ice-making compartment provided as an independent space from the storage compartment; an ice-making compartment door provided to form at least a portion of an exterior appearance of the refrigerator and installed to open/close the ice-making compartment by rotating about a first rotating shaft; an ice-making unit disposed inside the ice-making compartment and provided such that ice is generated. a refrigerant pipe to directly supply cooling energy to the ice-making unit while at least a portion of the refrigerant pipe is disposed inside the ice-making compartment, and a dispenser door installed to open/close at least a portion of the refrigerating compartment by rotating about a second rotating shaft positioned on the same line with the first rotating shaft and including a dispenser installed on the dispenser door and provided to communicate with the ice-making compartment to dispense from the ice-making compartment, wherein the dispenser door is disposed below the ice-making compartment door, so that the ice generated at the ice-making compartment is moved to the dispenser. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The refrigerator of claim 11, wherein: the ice-making compartment is insulated from the storage compartment. ### Claim 13 (depends on 11) The refrigerator of claim 11, wherein the ice-making compartment door, the freezing compartment door, and the ice-making comapartment door form an exterior appearance of the refrigerator.