Patent ID: 9664429
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: F16D,F25C

Claim:
1. A refrigerator comprising: an icemaker that generates ice cubes; an ice bucket that stores the ice cubes generated by the icemaker; a transfer member that transfers the ice cubes of the ice bucket; a driving motor that generates a driving force to rotate the transfer member; a driving coupler coupled to the driving motor; a connecting member that is provided between the driving coupler and the transfer member and transmits the driving force of the driving coupler to the transfer member by rotating together with the driving coupler when the driving coupler is coupled to the connecting member, the connecting member being configured to rotate independently from the transfer member within a predetermined range of angles; a supporting member that contacts with ribs of the connecting member to receive the driving force and supports the connecting member; and a fixing member that couples the supporting member to a rotational shaft of the transfer member.