Ice making device and refrigerator having the same
US9476631B2 · kind B2 · utility
29Cited by
1References
18Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 27, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D2317/067
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A refrigerator includes a separate cool air supply channel formed in an ice making chamber door so as to supply cool air to a crushing chamber formed in the ice making chamber door, which is connected to the front portion of an ice bank storing ice dropped from an ice making tray, to open and close an ice making chamber, thereby preventing ice remaining in the crushing chamber from melting.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.