Patent ID: 8899065

Claim:
A refrigerator, comprising: a main body that includes a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber; a door coupled to the refrigerating chamber to open and close at least a portion of the refrigerating chamber; an ice removing motor installed within a groove of the door; an ice making unit disposed within the refrigerating chamber to produce ice, the ice making unit comprising an ice discharging part to discharge produced ice; and an ice storage unit provided at the door to store ice produced in the ice making unit, the ice storage unit including: a housing having a receiving space, the housing including a first wall, a second wall opposite to the first wall, and a third wall having an ice receiving part to receive ice discharged from the ice discharge part; a storage basket drawably received in the receiving space to store ice removed from the ice making unit, the storage basket including a first side portion moving along the first wall, a second side portion moving along the second wall, a third portion provided with a handle, a fourth portion selectively coupled to the door, and a fifth portion having an outlet to discharge ice stored in the storage basket; and a sensing apparatus provided at the housing to sense attachment or detachment of the storage basket, the sensing apparatus including a transmitter mounted to the first wall and a receiver mounted to the second wall; and an interruption member coupled to the first wall or second wall to selectively block signals transmitted from the transmitter to the receiver, the interruption member including a first opening through which the signals pass wherein the first side portion or the second side portion includes a press part to press the interruption member such that the interruption member does not block the signals transmitted from the transmitter to the receiver when the storage basket is received in the receiving space, wherein the storage basket further includes: a second opening through which the signals passing through the first opening pass an auger that rotates to move ice stored in the storage basket to the outlet; and a rotating shaft coupled to the auger to transfer turning force to the auger, the rotating shaft penetrating the fourth portion of the storage basket, and wherein the rotating shaft is separated from the ice removing motor when the storage basket is drawn out from the housing and is coupled to the ice removing motor when the storage basket is received in the receiving space of the housing.