Refrigerator with icemaker
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorWook Yong Lee
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Abstract
A refrigerator with an icemaker (100) is disclosed, having an improved structure for supplying ice to a user of the outside through a dispenser (30) provided in a door (25), which includes a dispenser (30) provided in a door (25); an icemaker (100) for making ice by using a cool air of a freezer; a container (200) for receiving and storing the ice discharged from the icemaker; and a lifter (300) provided between the dispenser and the container, for lifting the ice stored in the container to the dispenser.
Claims15
A refrigerator having an icemaker comprising:
- a dispenser provided in a door;
- an icemaker for making ice by using a cool air of a freezer;
- a container for receiving and storing the ice discharged from the icemaker;
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- a lifter provided between the dispenser and the container, for lifting the ice stored in the container to the dispenser, wherein the lifter includes:
- a bucket, between the container and the dispenser, to lift the ice stored in the container to the dispenser;
- and
- an elevator, coupled to the bucket, to move the bucket in the duct, the elevator comprising:
- an extended member that extends downwardly or upwardly from the bucket, and
- an actuator that engages the extended member to move the extended member upwardly or downwardly.
A refrigerator having an icemaker, comprising:
- a dispenser provided in a door;
- an icemaker for making ice by using a cool air of a freezer;
- a container for receiving and storing the ice discharged from the icemaker;
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- a lifter, provided between the dispenser and the container, for lifting the ice stored in the container to the dispenser, wherein the lifter includes:
- a bucket, between the container and the dispenser, to lift the ice stored in the container to the dispenser;
- and
- an elevator, coupled to the bucket, to move the bucket in the duct, wherein the elevator includes:
- a rack coupled to the bucket;
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- a pinion being engaged with the rack.
The wherein the refrigerator further comprises:
- a crusher, between the lifter and the dispenser, to crush the ice transported by the lifter, the crushed ice to be supplied to the dispenser.
A refrigerator having an icemaker comprising:
- a freezer positioned in a lower part of the refrigerator, the icemaker provided in the freezer, for making ice;
- a cooling chamber positioned above the freezer;
- a dispenser provided in a door for opening and closing the cooling chamber;
- a container provided in the freezer, for receiving and storing the ice discharged from the icemaker;
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- a lifter for transporting the ice stored in the container to the dispenser, wherein the lifter includes:
- a bucket, between the container and the dispenser, to lift the ice stored in the container to the dispenser;
- and
- an elevator, coupled to the bucket, to move the bucket in the duct, the elevator comprising:
- an extended member that extends downwardly or upwardly from the bucket, and
- an actuator that engages the extended member to move the extended member upwardly or downwardly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.