Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJong Min SHIN, Ju Hyun Kim
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a structure for allowing ice, which is received in an ice-storing device provided in a refrigerating chamber door, to be in a frozen state without being melted. The refrigerator of the present invention comprises a main body including at least a refrigerating chamber, a door for opening or closing the refrigerating chamber, a container provided in the door to store ice therein, and a cold heat storage member surrounding the container. According to the refrigerator of the present invention constructed as above, even though an ice bank for storing ice is provided in a refrigerating chamber door, it is possible to prevent a phenomenon by which ice is melted and stuck together.
Claims10
A refrigerator, comprising:
- a main body including at least a refrigerating chamber;
- a door for opening or closing the refrigerating chamber;
- a container provided in the door to store ice therein;
- and
- a cold heat storage member surrounding the container.
A refrigerator, comprising:
- a main body including a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber;
- a door for opening or closing the refrigerating chamber;
- a container provided in the door to store ice therein;
- a cold heat storage member provided at an entire or partial portion of the container;
- and
- a cold air duct provided in the main body to discharge cold air directly to the container.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.