Patent ID: 8973392
Filing Date: 2015-03-10
Classification: F25C,F25D

Abstract:
1. A refrigerator comprising: a body; a storage compartment provided at an inside the body; an ice making compartment configured to be partitioned from the storage compartment at an inside the body; an ice maker provided at an inside the ice making compartment to generate ice; an ice bucket having an ice storage space configured to store the ice being generated from the ice maker, and configured to be inserted into an inside the ice making compartment or withdrawn to an outside the ice making compartment; and a locking apparatus configured to lock the ice bucket such that the ice bucket is prevented from being withdrawn to the outside the ice making compartment, wherein a locking projection protrudes from a lower portion of the ice bucket, wherein the locking apparatus comprises: a locking apparatus accommodating portion, which is formed at a lower side wall of the ice making compartment while having a lower surface configured to be open; a cover configured to cover the open lower surface of the locking apparatus accommodating portion; a lever rotatably hinged to the locking apparatus accommodating portion, and provided at one end portion thereof with a locking protrusion that is configured to interfere with the locking projection so as to lock the ice bucket; and an elastic member configured to elastically bias the lever such that the locking protrusion interferes with the locking projection, and wherein the lever is provided at the other end portion thereof with a button portion configured to press the lever such that the lever is rotated.