Ice making system

摘要

An ice making system for a refrigerator, comprises: a base member; an icemaker mounted to a front surface of the base member for making ice pieces; a driving unit mounted to a rear surface of the base member such that a motor shaft thereof is in a horizontal state; an ice bank horizontally inserted into the base member in a detachable manner, for storing the ice pieces made by the icemaker; a detachable mounting unit for detachably mounting the ice bank to the base member; and an ice crusher assembly provided at the ice bank so as to be connected to or separated from the driving unit, for crushing the ice pieces. Since the ice bank has only to be horizontally pushed into the base member for coupling, or horizontally pulled out of the base member for separation, processes for coupling or separating the ice bank to/from the base member are facilitated. This prevents the ice pieces stored in the ice bank from being discharged out of the ice bank.

主权项

1. An ice bank detachably mounted on a base member located at a refrigerator door, the ice bank comprising:
a first bucket forming a part of a lower portion of a front surface and side surfaces of the ice bank, the first bucket including an opening formed at a part of an upper portion of the first bucket; a window tray located on the opening of the first bucket, the window tray coupled to the first bucket; a second bucket forming a part of a rear surface and side surfaces of the ice bank, the second bucket coupled to a rear surface of the first bucket to form a storage space for storing ice pieces together with the window tray and the first bucket, the second bucket having a lower surface portion provided in a lower part of the second bucket, and the lower surface portion being positioned more forward than a rear surface of the second bucket; a blade cover coupled to a rear surface of the lower surface portion, the blade cover forming an ice crushing space with the lower surface portion, and a bucket cover coupled to the second bucket for covering the blade cover, wherein the bucket cover is coupled to the rear surface of the lower surface portion of the second bucket.