(19)
(11) EP 2 339 273 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.12.2013 Bulletin 2013/51

(43) Date of publication A2:
29.06.2011 Bulletin 2011/26

(21) Application number: 10157228.7

(22) Date of filing: 22.03.2010
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F25C 5/00(2006.01)
F25D 23/04(2006.01)
 F25C 5/04(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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 SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA ME RS

(30) Priority: 22.12.2009 KR 20090129256

(71) Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Seoul 150-721 (KR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Lee, Seung Mok
    641-711, Gyeongsangnam-do (KR)
  • Park, Sang Ho
    641-711, Gyeongsangnam-do (KR)

(74) Representative: Cabinet Plasseraud 
52, rue de la Victoire
75440 Paris Cedex 09
75440 Paris Cedex 09 (FR)

   


(54) Refrigerator


(57) Provided is a refrigerator including a slim refrigerator door (12). The refrigerator includes a storage compartment; a refrigerator door opening and closing the storage compartment; an ice maker (200) configured to generate ice cubes; an ice bin (300) provided at the refrigerator door to receive the ice cubes generated in the ice maker and having a discharge opening (510) through which the ice cubes are discharged; a motor (280) provided at the refrigerator door; and at least one blade (410) within the ice bin, the at least one blade being operably connected to the motor, wherein at least one ice cube generated in the ice maker directly drop onto the at least one blade, and the at least one blade moves at least one ice cube stored in the ice bin to the discharge opening to discharge the at least one ice cube from the ice bin by an operation of the motor.







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