Refrigerator

Abstract

Provided is a refrigerator. According to the embodiments of the invention, the refrigerator includes a cabinet including a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, a refrigerating compartment door opening or closing the refrigerating compartment, a dispenser disposed at the refrigerating compartment door to dispense water or ice pieces. The refrigerator also includes an ice bank disposed at a back surface of the refrigerating compartment door to supply the ice pieces to the dispenser, an ice maker disposed in the freezing compartment to make the ice pieces, and an ice transfer device disposed in the freezing compartment to transfer the ice pieces supplied from the ice maker into the ice bank. The ice transfer device includes a piston pushing the ice pieces supplied from the ice maker and an ice chute guiding the ice pieces supplied by the piston 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 for storing food at a low temperature in an interior storage space covered by a door. The refrigerator cools the inside of the storage space by using cool air generated through heat exchange with the refrigerant circulating in the refrigerating cycle, so that stored food can be kept in an optimal state. [0003] And, an ice maker for making ice is provided inside a general refrigerator. The above ice making mechanism makes ice cubes by accommodating water supplied from a water supply source or a water tank in a refrigeration box. [0004] In addition, a dispenser is provided on the door of the refrigerator, and the dispenser can take out purified water or ice cubes made by the ice maker from the outside. [0005] Hereinafter, a conventional bottom cooling type refrigerator provided with an ice mak...

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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 provided in the above-mentioned refrigerating chamber door 20, the above-mentioned refrigerating chamber door 20 The volume can only be increased, thus, the storage space on the back of the above-mentioned refrigerator compartment door 20 is reduced accordingly.

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

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