Patent ID: 7677055
Filing Date: 2010-03-16
Classification: B67D,F25C,F25D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A refrigerator comprising: a refrigerator body; a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment being configured to maintain operating temperatures that differ, with the freezing compartment having an operating temperature that is lower than an operating temperature of the refrigerating compartment; a refrigerator door configured to open and close at least a portion of the refrigerating compartment; a dispenser positioned on the refrigerator door; an ice compartment located in the refrigerating compartment and defined by at least one insulating wall, the at least one insulating wall including a front insulating wall; an ice maker located in the ice compartment; an ice storage bin; an ice passage defined through the front insulating wall of the ice compartment; and an ice transport mechanism located in the ice compartment and configured to move ice within the ice compartment through the ice passage defined through the front insulating wall of the ice compartment.