Patent ID: 8146783
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: F25C

Abstract:
1. A refrigerator having a dispenser, comprising: a main body having a cooling chamber and a door that is movable to open and close at least a portion of the cooling chamber; a container accommodating unit that is positioned on a front surface of the door and that defines, within the door, a dispensing cavity able to accommodate at least partial insertion of a container into which content is dispensed, the front surface of the door being a surface of the door that is oriented opposite the cooling chamber when the door is in a closed position; a communication chute that passes through the front surface of the door and that is configured to guide the content to the dispensing cavity defined by the container accommodating unit; and an obstruction unit disposed in the container accommodating unit, and movable, about a plane perpendicular to the front surface of the door, between at least two positions, including a first position in which the content guided by the communication chute is relatively obstructed by the obstruction unit and a second position in which the content guided by the communication chute is relatively unobstructed by the obstruction unit, wherein the obstruction unit comprises: