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Water funnel and ice maker for refrigerator having the same

A funnel and water collection technology, applied in ice making, household refrigeration devices, applications, etc., can solve the problems of freezing of the water collection part of the guide unit, ice cannot be discharged smoothly, and achieve the effect of preventing channel blockage

Active Publication Date: 2011-01-26
LG ELECTRONICS INC
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[0018] In addition, if water cannot be smoothly supplied to the ice making tray due to the blocked outlet of the guide unit, ice cannot be smoothly discharged, and the guide unit and / or the water collecting part may freeze

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[0055] A description will be given in detail of a water funnel and a refrigerator having the same according to preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings.

[0056] refer to figure 1 , the refrigerator comprises: a refrigerator body 110 having a freezer compartment 112 and a refrigerator compartment 122 inside; and a freezer door 114 and a refrigerator door 124 hinged to the refrigerator body 110 to open and close the freezing compartment 112 and the refrigerating compartment 122, respectively. An ice maker 130 for a refrigerator according to one embodiment of the present invention may be disposed in one of the freezing compartment door 114 and the refrigerating compartment door 112 .

[0057] Here, the refrigerator main body may be implemented as a bottom cooling type in which a refrigerating chamber is formed at an upper portion of the refrigerator main body and a freezing chamber is disposed below the refri...

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A water funnel and an ice maker for a refrigerator, the water funnel including a water collecting portion having a discharge hole through which water is collected and discharged; and a drain tube having a path therein, the path downwardly extending to be communicated with the discharge hole and having a uniform cross section or a cross section increasing toward a lower side thereof, whereby a blockage of the path is prevented and thusly water is smoothly supplied to the tray.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a water funnel and an ice maker for a refrigerator with the water funnel, in particular to a water funnel capable of preventing channel blockage and an ice maker for a refrigerator with the water funnel. Background technique [0002] In general, refrigerators store foods such as meat, fish, vegetables, fruits, beverages, etc. in a fresh state. The refrigerator includes: a refrigerator main body having cooling chambers such as a freezing chamber, a refrigerating chamber, and a vegetable compartment; a door for opening and closing the cooling chamber; and a refrigeration cycle device for supplying The cooling chamber supplies cooling air. [0003] The refrigeration cycle device is generally implemented as a vapor compression refrigeration cycle device consisting of a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, a condenser for releasing the compressed refrigerant, and a compressor for expanding the refrigerant. The expansion unit ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): F25D23/02
CPCF25C2400/06F25C2400/14F25C5/005F25C2500/06F25C2305/022F25C1/225F25C2500/08F25C1/25F25C5/22F25C2305/0221F25D23/02F25C1/24F25C1/22
Inventor 姜炳圭李在烈李正烈
Owner LG ELECTRONICS INC
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