Invention Grant
US09377234B2 Refrigerator door ice maker and dispenser with a coupling unit for motor connection between the door and the main body
有权
冰箱门制冰机和分配器,带有用于门和主体之间电机连接的联接单元
- Patent Title: Refrigerator door ice maker and dispenser with a coupling unit for motor connection between the door and the main body
- Patent Title (中): 冰箱门制冰机和分配器,带有用于门和主体之间电机连接的联接单元
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Application No.: US13911307Application Date: 2013-06-06
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Publication No.: US09377234B2Publication Date: 2016-06-28
- Inventor: Jin Jeong , Kyoung Ki Park , Bong Su Son , Do Yun Jang , Jae Koog An , Bu Kil Jeong
- Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-Si
- Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-Si
- Agency: Staas & Halsey LLP
- Priority: KR10-2012-0061060 20120607; KR10-2013-0036051 20130402
- Main IPC: F25C5/18
- IPC: F25C5/18 ; F25C1/22 ; F25C5/02 ; A47B96/04 ; A23G9/12 ; F25D17/06 ; F25C5/00 ; F25D23/04

Abstract:
A refrigerator including an icemaker and an ice bucket provided at a door, a feeding unit to feed ice cubes stored in the ice bucket, a driving motor provided at a main body to drive the feeding unit, and a coupling device to transmit driving force from the driving motor to the feeding unit. When the door is closed, the driving motor is connected to the feeding unit. When the door is opened, the driving motor is disconnected from the feeding unit. Accordingly, the door has a simple structure, the ice bucket has an increased capacity, repair or replacement of the driving motor is easily achieved. The coupling device includes a first coupling unit and a second coupling unit which is engaged with the first coupling unit to receive driving force. The coupling device is configured to hide the coupling units when the door is opened.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130327076A1 REFRIGERATOR Public/Granted day:2013-12-12
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