Patent ID: 7484382
Filing Date: 2009-02-03
Classification: B67D,F25C,F25D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A refrigerator comprising: a refrigerator body; a refrigerating compartment formed at a relatively upper portion of the refrigerator body; a freezing compartment formed at a relatively lower portion of the refrigerator body; an ice compartment located within the refrigerating compartment; an ice maker located within the ice compartment; an ice transporting mechanism located within the ice compartment and configured to promote movement of ice stored within the ice compartment through an outlet defined in the ice compartment; a pair of doors configured to open and close the refrigerating compartment, the pair of doors including a first door corresponding to the ice compartment end configured to cover the ice compartment when the first door is in a closed position; a dispenser positioned on the first door corresponding to the ice compartment; an ice discharge duct that, when the first door corresponding to the ice compartment is in the closed position, extends at least partially between the ice compartment and the dispenser and defines a passage to discharge ice transported from the ice compartment, the ice discharge duct including: wherein the ice discharge duct is selectively opened and closed such that ice can be transferred to the dispenser positioned on the first door.