Refrigerator

Abstract

The invention relates to a refrigerator which includes a cabinet including a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, a refrigerating compartment door opening or closing the refrigerating compartment, a dispenser disposed in the refrigerating compartment door to dispense water or ice pieces, and an ice bank disposed in the refrigerating compartment door to define an insulation space for storing the ice pieces dispensed by the dispenser. The refrigerator also includes an ice maker disposed in the freezing compartment to make the ice pieces, a transfer device disposed in the freezing compartment to transfer the ice pieces supplied from the ice maker into the ice bank, and an ice chute connecting the transfer device to the ice bank.

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technical field [0001] Embodiments of the present invention relate to a refrigerator (Refrigerator) Background technique [0002] In general, a refrigerator is a home appliance capable of storing food at a low temperature in an internal storage space covered by a door. The refrigerator is configured to cool the inside of the storage space using cool air generated through heat exchange with refrigerant circulating in a refrigerating cycle, so that stored food can be kept in an optimal state. [0003] In addition, an ice maker for making ice may be provided inside the refrigerator. The ice making mechanism described above accommodates water supplied from a water supply source or a water tank in an ice making tray to make ice cubes. [0004] In addition, a dispenser may be provided on the door of the refrigerator, and the purified water or ice cubes made by the ice maker may be taken out from the outside through the dispenser. [0005] Hereinafter, a conventional bottom free...

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[0017] On the other hand, in the refrigerator based on the prior art having the above-mentioned structure, since ice making and storage of ice cubes are realized in the above-mentioned ice making chamber 40 formed in the above-mentioned refrigerating chamber door 20, the above-mentioned refrigerating chamber door 20 The volume of the refrigerator will inevitably increase, thus, the storage space on the back of the refrigerator door 20 will decrease accordingly.

[0018] In addition, since cold air for making ice is supplied to the above-mentioned ice making chamber, there is a problem of increased power consumption.

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