Patent ID: 8281610
Filing Date: 2012-10-09
Classification: F25C,F25D

Abstract:
1. A refrigerator, comprising: a main body having a storage chamber; a door provided to the main body to selectively open or close the storage chamber, the door including: a seating member located at least partially in the installation space, the seating member including a front plate overlying a portion of the liner plate, the seating member being fastened to and separable from the door liner; an ice maker mounted on the front plate of the seating member; an ice bank removably located on the seating member, the ice bank serving to store and transfer ice to a dispenser; a driving motor providing driving force for use in feeding and/or crushing ice stored in the ice bank; a motor shaft penetrating the front plate of the seating member from the driving motor; a driving connector operatively connected to the driving motor and rotatably installed in the seating member; and an interlocking connector rotatably provided to the ice bank and selectively connected to the driving connector, wherein the driving motor is installed between the backside of the door and the seating step, and the motor shaft is operatively connected to the driving connector.