Ice-making device for refrigerator

An ice-making device for a refrigerator, the ice-making device comprising:

• an upper frame;
• a lower frame coupled to the upper frame at a lower side thereof;
• an ice tray disposed between the upper frame and the lower frame;
• a water supply port disposed in a rear wall of the upper frame and configured to supply water to the ice tray, the water supply port being opened in a lengthwise direction of the ice tray;
• a water-blocking rib formed to protrude from the rear wall;
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• an upper side wall extending downward from an opposite edge of an upper surface of the upper frame, wherein ice pieces are released at a location proximate to the upper side wall, wherein the upper side wall is disposed outside a sidewall of the ice tray and operable to prevent water supplied from the water supply port from straying along the sidewall of the ice tray,
• wherein an end of the first water-blocking rib protrudes beyond an end of the water supply port along the lengthwise direction of the ice tray.

A refrigerator comprising:

• a first body enclosing storage spaces;
• and
• an ice-making device comprising:
• an upper frame;
• a lower frame coupled to the upper frame at a lower side thereof;
• an ice tray disposed in an internal space between the upper frame and the lower frame;
• a water supply port formed in a rear wall of the upper frame and configured to supply water to the ice tray, the water supply port being opened in a lengthwise direction of the ice tray;
• an upper sidewall protruding downward from an edge of an upper surface of the upper frame;
• and
• a first water-blocking rib protruding from the rear wall along the length direction of the ice tray,
• wherein an end of the first water-blocking rib protrudes beyond an end of the water supply port along the lengthwise direction of the ice tray.