Patent ID: 7954738

Claim:
An ice dispenser comprising: an ice bank configured to store ice and including an ice outlet at a predetermined side; a driving unit capable of rotating in forward and reverse directions; an ice crusher including a first roller and a second roller, the first roller and the second roller being coupled to the driving unit to rotate the first roller and the second roller; and a distance adjustor configured to adjust a distance between the outer surfaces of the first and second rollers, wherein the ice crusher is configured to receive ice from the ice bank through the ice outlet, deliver the received ice without crushing the received ice by rotating the first roller and the second roller outwardly away from each other, and crush the received ice by rotating the first roller and second roller inwardly, wherein the first and second rollers are shaped like a cone and are disposed in parallel to each other, and an ice crushing structure is disposed on outer surfaces of the first and second rollers, wherein at least one of the first and second rollers is movable in a length direction of a rotation shaft thereof, and wherein the distance adjustor comprises a cam disposed on an end of the rotation shaft of the movable roller to axially move the rotation shaft for adjusting the distance between the outer surfaces of the first and second rollers.