Refrigerator door ice maker and dispenser with a coupling unit for motor connection between the door and the main body

A refrigerator comprising:

• a main body having a storage compartment;
• a door rotatably coupled to the main body so as to be rotatable to an opened position in which the door opens the storage compartment and to a closed position in which the door closes the storage compartment;
• an icemaker to produce ice cubes;
• an ice bucket, on the door, to store the ice cubes produced by the icemaker;
• a feeding device which is drivable to feed the ice cubes stored in the ice bucket;
• and
• a driving device, on the main body, to drive the feeding device to feed the ice cubes, wherein the driving device and the feeding device are configured so that
• when the door is in the closed position, the driving device is mechanically engaged with the feeding device and is thereby capable of driving the feeding device to feed the ice cubes, and
• when the door is in the opened position, the driving device is mechanically disengaged from the feeding device and is thereby incapable of driving the feeding device to feed the ice cubes,
• wherein
• the driving device includes a first coupling unit,
• the feeding device includes a second coupling unit which is engageable with the first coupling unit to receive a driving force, and
• at least one of the first coupling unit and the second coupling unit is hidden when the door is in the opened position.

A refrigerator comprising:

• a main body having a storage compartment;
• a door rotatably coupled to the main body so as to be rotatable to an opened position in which the door opens the storage compartment and to a closed position in which the door closes the storage compartment;
• an icemaker to produce ice cubes;
• an ice bucket, on the door, to store the ice cubes produced by the icemaker;
• a feeder comprising a driven coupler which is drivable to cause the feeder to feed the ice cubes stored in the ice bucket;
• and
• a driving coupler, on the main body, wherein the driven coupler and the driving coupler mechanically cooperate together so that
• when the door is in the closed position, the driving coupler is mechanically engaged with the driven coupler and is thereby capable of driving the driven coupler to cause the feeder to feed the ice cubes, and
• when the door is in the opened position, the driving coupler is mechanically disengaged from the driven coupler and is thereby incapable of driving the driven coupler to cause the feeding device to feed the ice cubes,
• wherein
• the driving coupler includes a first coupling unit,
• the driven coupler includes a second coupling unit which is engageable with the first coupling unit to receive a driving force, and
• at least one of the first coupling unit and the second coupling unit is hidden when the door is in the opened position.