Patent ID: 7520139

Claim:
A refrigerator comprising: a refrigerator body; a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment being configured to maintain operating temperatures tbat 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 defined within the refrigerating compartment by one or more insulating walls; and an ice discharge duct that is configured to penetrate at least one of the insulating walls defining the ice compartment, and that is configured to, when the refrigerator door is positioned to close the portion of the refrigerating compartment that the refrigerator dour is configured to open and close, define a portion of an ice flow passage that enables passage of ice from within the ice compartment to the dispenser, wherein the ice discharge duct is configured to define the portion of the ice flow passage through a front of the insulating walls, which is configured to cover a surface of the ice compartment that is otherwise exposed as a consequence of the refrigerator door being oriented in an open position.