EP 2674703 A1 20131218 - Refrigerator
Title (en)
Refrigerator
Title (de)
Kühlschrank
Title (fr)
Réfrigérateur
Publication
Application
Priority
KR 20120062528 A 20120612
Abstract (en)
A refrigerator (100) includes a cabinet (110) defining a refrigerating compartment (112) and a freezing compartment (113), a refrigerating compartment door (121), an ice bank (140) mounted on the refrigerating compartment door (121), and a dispenser (123) disposed under the ice bank (140). The refrigerator (100) also includes an ice maker (200) provided in the freezing compartment (113), a transfer member (320) connected to the ice maker (200) and configured to transfer ice made in the ice maker (200) to the ice bank (140), and an ice chute (340) connecting an outlet of the transfer member (320) to the ice bank (140). The ice chute (340) defines an ice transfer passage between the transfer member (320) and the ice bank (140). The refrigerator (100) further includes a stopper (400) disposed on a discharge end (341) of the ice chute (340) and configured to block discharge of ice from the ice chute (340) in a state in which the refrigerating compartment door (121) is opened.
IPC 8 full level
F25C 5/00 (2006.01); F25D 11/02 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
F25C 1/24 (2013.01 - KR); F25C 5/02 (2013.01 - KR); F25C 5/18 (2013.01 - KR); F25C 5/20 (2017.12 - US); F25C 5/22 (2017.12 - EP US); F25D 23/02 (2013.01 - KR); F25D 11/02 (2013.01 - EP US)
Citation (search report)
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Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 2674703 A1 20131218; EP 2674703 B1 20181031; CN 103486810 A 20140101; CN 103486810 B 20151118; KR 101966043 B1 20190405; KR 20130138958 A 20131220; US 2013327081 A1 20131212
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 13171366 A 20130611; CN 201310231207 A 20130609; KR 20120062528 A 20120612; US 201313905345 A 20130530