Patent ID: 8671708

Claim:
An ice storage device comprising: an ice storage box; a plurality of ice outlets provided in the ice storage box, the plurality of ice outlets including: a first ice outlet provided in a predetermined portion of the ice storage box; and a second ice outlet provided in the other portion of the ice storage box, the first ice outlet standing opposite to the second ice outlet; and an ice transfer member provided in the ice storage box, to transfer ice to the plurality of the ice outlets selectively, the ice transfer member including: a shaft rotatable in a clockwise and counter-clockwise direction; a transfer part provided in the shaft, the transfer part being formed of a spiral blade of which the diameter gradually becomes smaller in one direction; a first opening/closing unit provided in the shaft adjacent to the first ice outlet, the first opening/closing unit being configured to rotate with the shaft to selectively close the first ice outlet to prevent ice being transferred thereto; and a second/opening closing unit configured to be selectively rotated by the shaft to open and close the second ice outlet.