Refrigerator having ice making device

摘要

A refrigerator having an ice making device, comprises: a case having an opening at one side thereof; a tray accommodation portion having opened upper and lower surfaces, and configured to be inserted into or withdrawn from the case through the opening; an ice tray accommodated in the tray accommodation portion, and containing water to be frozen to ice cubes; and an accommodation portion coupling unit for coupling the tray accommodation portion to the case. Water is poured onto the ice tray in a state that the ice tray has been accommodated in the tray accommodation portion, and then the ice tray is carried to be mounted to the case. This may solve the conventional problem that each ice tray has to be carried. Furthermore, since an external force such as hand trembling is transmitted to the ice tray via the tray accommodation portion, overflow of water is minimized.

主权项

1. An ice making device for a refrigerator, the ice making device comprising:
a tray accommodation portion having open upper and lower surfaces; a plurality of ice trays sequentially accommodated in the tray accommodation portion in parallel to each other, and configured to accommodate therein water to be frozen to ice cubes; rotation protrusions provided at both sides of each of the plurality of ice trays in a lengthwise direction of each of the plurality of ice trays and rotatably-coupled to the tray accommodation portion; fitting protrusions each provided at one side of each of the plurality of ice trays, spaced from the corresponding rotations protrusions in a widthwise direction of each of the plurality of ice trays, and configured to be rotated together with each of the plurality of ice trays; a lever formed to be rotatable by manipulation, and configured to apply a rotational force to the ice trays; and linkage arm connected to each of the fitting protrusions such that the plurality of ice trays is rotated together when the lever is driven, wherein the linkage arm includes:
fitting holes formed in the linkage arm to accommodate the fitting protrusions, respectively; andcut-out portions radially cut-out from circumferences of the fitting holes, respectively, such that the fitting protrusions are fitted into the fitting holes by deformation of the cut-out portions.