Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorJungmin Yoon
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a refrigerator, comprising: a cabinet which forms a storage space; a door which opens and closes the open front of the storage space; a grill fan which forms the rear surface of the storage space and has a discharge port through which cold air is discharged; and an ice maker which is provided inside the storage space and provided in front of the discharge port to make ice, wherein the ice maker includes: an ice tray having a plurality of cells supplied with water for ice-making; a case in which the ice is accommodated; and a side duct provided on a side of the case and having an inlet facing the discharge port and an outlet facing the door so as to guide the cool air discharged from the discharge port toward the front of the ice maker.
Claims19
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet defining a storage space;
- a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage space;
- a discharge port configured to discharge cold air into the storage space;
- and
- an ice maker provided inside the storage space and configured to make ice,
- wherein the ice maker includes:
- an ice tray having a cell configured to receive water therein to make the ice,
- a case configured to accommodate the ice tray, and
- a first duct configured to guide the cold air discharged from the discharge port,
- wherein the first duct is provided at a first surface of the case that is positioned away from a surface of the storage space,
- wherein the case includes a second surface that faces and is spaced apart from the surface of the storage space,
- wherein the refrigerator further comprises a second duct configured to guide the cold air discharged from the discharge port, the second duct being provided between the ice maker and the discharge port, and
- wherein the second duct includes:
- a first supply portion extending toward the ice maker and configured to supply the cold air discharged from the discharge port to the ice maker, and
- a second supply portion extending to a separation space between the second surface of the case and the surface of the storage space and configured to allow a portion of the cold air discharged from the discharge port to flow along the ice maker.
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet defining a storage space;
- a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage space;
- an ice maker provided inside the storage space and configured to make ice;
- a discharge port configured to discharge cold air into the storage space;
- and
- a guide duct provided between the ice maker and the discharge port, the guide duct being configured to guide the cold air discharged from the discharge port,
- wherein the ice maker comprises:
- an ice tray having a cell configured to receive water therein to make the ice, and
- a case configured to accommodate the ice tray,
- wherein a side surface of the case faces and is spaced apart from a side surface of the storage space, and
- wherein the guide duct comprises:
- an ice maker supply portion that extends toward the ice maker and is configured to supply the cold air discharged from the discharge port to the ice maker, and
- a side supply portion that extends to a separation space between the side surface of the case and the side surface of the storage space and is configured to allow a portion of the cold air discharged from the discharge port to flow along a side of the ice maker.
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet defining a storage space;
- a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage space;
- an ice maker provided inside the storage space and configured to make ice;
- and
- a discharge port configured to discharge cold air into the storage space,
- wherein the ice maker includes:
- an ice tray having a cell configured to receive water therein to make the ice,
- a case configured to accommodate the ice tray, and
- a side duct configured to guide the cold air discharged from the discharge port, and
- wherein the side duct is provided at a side surface of the case that is positioned away from a side surface of the storage space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.