Patent ID: 8015837

Claim:
An ice bank of a refrigerator comprising: a casing having a first section for introducing ice pieces into the casing, a second section for storing ice pieces which are transferred from the first section, and a third section for transferring ice pieces which are stored in the second section; a discharge hole formed at one side of the casing so as to discharge the stored ice pieces therethrough; a transfer portion disposed in the third section of the casing, for transferring the ice pieces to the discharge hole; and a guide unit formed at an inner surface of the casing so as to guide the introduced ice pieces, wherein the guide unit comprises: a first guide portion protruded from one side of an inner surface of the casing so as to be located on the path through which the introduced ice pieces fall down, and downwardly inclined toward the second section so as to guide the ice pieces to the second section; and a second guide portion formed on another side of the inner surface of the casing so as to guide to the third section the ice pieces having a path changed by the first guide portion, and downwardly inclined toward the third section so as to guide the ice pieces to the third section.