Refrigerator
US8973392B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 4, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D23/087
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A locking apparatus of an ice bucket of a refrigerator capable of simplifying the structure of the ice bucket while preventing the cool air of the ice making compartment from leaking and the ice bucket from being shaken, the refrigerator including a locking apparatus accommodating portion formed at a lower portion of the ice making compartment, a lever hingedly coupled to the locking apparatus accommodating portion, and an elastic member configured to elastically bias the lever, wherein the lever is configured to interfere with a locking projection of the ice bucket, and a button portion configured to adjust the position of the locking protrusion by rotating the lever, wherein a gasket mounting portion formed around an opening portion of the ice making compartment is formed to be extended to the inner side of the ice making compartment to make contact with the gasket mounting portion in a two-area contact manner.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.