Patent ID: 7762098
Filing Date: 2010-07-27
Classification: B67D,F25C,F25D,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A refrigerator comprising: a refrigerator body; a refrigerating compartment defined at a first portion of the refrigerator body; a freezing compartment defined at a second portion of the refrigerator body, the second portion of the refrigerator body being different than the first portion of the refrigerator body; at least one heat exchanger configured to regulate operating temperatures in the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment that differ, with the freezing compartment having an operating temperature that is lower than an operating temperature of the refrigerating compartment; a pair of doors configured to open and close the refrigerating compartment, the pair of doors including: an ice maker that is configured to freeze liquid water into ice and that is located within the refrigerating compartment; an ice storage bin that is configured to store ice made by the icemaker, that is provided at one side of the first door, and at least a part of which is located within a cavity defined by at least one insulating wall; and a dispenser that is installed on the first door and that is configured to dispense ice stored within the ice storage bin through the first door when the first door is oriented in a closed position, wherein the first door is configured to cover the ice storage bin when the first door is oriented in a closed position that inhibits access to the first area of the refrigerating compartment and the second door is oriented in an open position that enables access to the second area of the refrigerating compartment, and wherein the first door is configured to enable access to the ice storage bin when the first door is oriented in an open position that enables access to the first area of the refrigerating compartment and the second door is oriented in a closed position that inhibits access to the second area of the refrigerating compartment.