Patent ID: 8733124

Claim:
A refrigerator comprising: a body having a storage compartment; a door mounted to the body to open and close the storage compartment; a container cooling compartment located in the storage compartment, the container cooling compartment including: a housing having an opening to receive a container to be cooled; a driving unit to rotate the container received in the housing; and a door to open and close the housing, the door having a transparent window to see the container; a cooling mechanism including a cooling air passage connected from an evaporator to the housing to provide cooling air flow into the housing; an opening and closing member configured to open and close the cooling air passage; and a control unit configured to control the opening and closing member and the driving unit, wherein the control unit includes: a display unit to display an operational status of the container cooling compartment; an operational input unit that operates the opening and closing member and the driving unit; and a timer input unit configured to adjust an operation time of the opening and closing member and the driving unit, and wherein the driving unit comprises: a first rotatable member rotating on a first axis; a second rotatable member rotating on a second axis; a support member received on the housing, the second rotatable member rotatably coupled to the support member; at least one guide rib for guiding movement of the support member; at least one guide groove positioned on the housing for guiding movement of the at least one guide rib; and an elastic member positioned between the support member and the housing to elastically support the support member.