REFRIGERATOR HAVING LOCKING DEVICE FOR ICE BUCKET AND METHOD FOR INSTALLING LOCKING DEVICE FOR ICE BUCKET

摘要

There is provided a refrigerator having a locking device for an ice bucket and a method for installing a locking device for an ice bucket. A refrigerator having a locking device for an ice bucket, comprising: a main body; a storage space within the main body; an ice space configured to be disposed inside the main body, and partitioned from the storage space, and having a front opening; an ice bucket comprising an ice storage portion which stores ice generated within the ice space; and a cover member which is disposed in front of the ice storage portion to cover a front of the ice space and configured to be slidably installed in the ice space; and a locking device configured to lock the ice bucket within the ice space to prevent the ice bucket from being drawn out of the ice space by itself.

主权项

1. A refrigerator having a locking device for an ice bucket, the refrigerator comprising:
a main body having a storage space therein; an ice space disposed inside the main body, and partitioned from the storage space, and having a front opening; an ice bucket comprising: an ice storage portion for storing ice generated within the ice space; and a cover member which is disposed in front of the ice storage portion to cover a front of the ice space and configured to be slidably installed in the ice space; and a locking device configured to lock the ice bucket within the ice space to prevent the ice bucket from being singularly drawn out of the ice space, wherein the locking device comprises:
a projection configured to protrude from an inner wall of the ice space toward the ice bucket and having at least one of a cylindrical shape and a polyprismatic shape; andan elastic coupling portion disposed in at least one of an upper portion and a lower portion of the ice bucket and having a size corresponding to a width of the projection and configured to be elastically inserted into the projection.