Refrigerator with ice dispenser

Abstract

The present invention relates to a refrigerator having an ice dispenser, and according to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided a refrigerator including a refrigerator body having a freezing chamber located at a lower portion thereof and a refrigerating chamber located at an upper portion of the freezing chamber; an ice maker located in the freezing chamber; a first ice bank located in the freezing chamber to store ice made by the ice maker; an ice dispenser located at an inner side of the refrigerating chamber; and an ice transfer means configured to transfer the ice stored in the first ice bank to the ice dispenser.

1 . A refrigerator, comprising:
 a refrigerator body having a freezing chamber located at a lower portion thereof and a refrigerating chamber located at an upper portion of the freezing chamber;   an ice maker located in the freezing chamber;   a first ice bank located in the freezing chamber to store ice made by the ice maker;   an ice dispenser located at an inner side of the refrigerating chamber; and   an ice transfer means configured to transfer the ice stored in the first ice bank to the ice dispenser.   
     
     
         2 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the ice dispenser further comprises a second ice bank for temporarily storing the ice transferred from the first ice bank. 
     
     
         3 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the ice dispenser is accessible when the refrigerating chamber door is open. 
     
     
         4 . The refrigerator of  claim 2 , wherein the ice transfer means comprises:
 a transfer duct extending between the first ice bank and the second ice bank;   an ice chute means configured to put the ice stored in the first ice bank into the transfer duct; and   a ventilation means configured to blow air into the transfer duct to pneumatically transfer ice to the second ice bank.   
     
     
         5 . The refrigerator of  claim 2 , wherein the ice transfer means comprises:
 a transfer duct extending between the first ice bank and the second ice bank; and   a conveyer belt provided inside the transfer duct to transfer the ice stored in the first ice bank to the second ice bank.   
     
     
         6 . The refrigerator of  claim 2 , wherein the ice transfer means comprises:
 a transfer duct extending between the first and the second ice bank; and   a spiral-shaped transfer screw provided inside the transfer duct to transfer the ice stored in the first ice bank to the second ice bank by a forward-reverse rotation.   
     
     
         7 . The refrigerator of  claim 2 , wherein the second ice bank is provided in an insulating space insulated from an inner space of the refrigerating chamber. 
     
     
         8 . The refrigerator of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 a cool air supply duct extending between the insulating space and the refrigerating chamber.   
     
     
         9 . The refrigerator of  claim 8 , wherein cool air supplied through the cool air supply duct is returned through the transfer duct. 
     
     
         10 . The refrigerator of  claim 8 , further comprising:
 a damper configured to control an opening angle of a discharge port of the cool air supply duct.