Patent ID: 7017364

Claim:
An ice supply system for a refrigerator having a door, comprising: an icemaker being provided within or next to the door of the refrigerator, the icemaker including: an ice tray for receiving water; an ejector being provided adjacent to the ice tray; a motor for discharging ice in the ice tray by imparting a rotational motion to the ejector; a dropper having an inclined surface and being provided at an upper part of the ice tray for discharging ice stored within the ice tray via the ejector to the upper part of the ice tray and downward along the inclined surface of the dropper; and a overflow prevention device being provided on a side of the icemaker opposite from the dropper at an upper part of the ice tray for preventing water filled in the ice tray from overflowing out of the ice tray; a container being provided under the icemaker and having an open top and an outlet for discharging the ice; and an ice chute being provided to communicate the dispenser provided at the door with the outlet of the container; wherein the dropper comprises a top plate having an inclined upper surface, and a side of the dropper adjacent to the central axis of the ejector is higher than an opposite side of the dropper.