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Ice supplying device of refrigerator

US7040111B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 15, 2004
Grant dateMay 9, 2006
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Expiry dateMar 15, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25D2400/06
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An ice supplying device of a refrigerator is disclosed, which has a structure a container is easily mounted in a door, or separated from the door. The ice supplying device includes an icemaker for making ice with a cool air of a freezer; a container mounted in a door in perpendicular to the inside of the door, the door for opening or closing the freezer, and provided below the icemaker for storing the ice when the door is closed; a dispenser provided on an outer surface of the door; and an ice chute provided in the door so as to connect the container and the dispenser with each other.

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