Refrigerator and ice maker with rotatable ice trays

摘要

Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, a freezing compartment door opening or closing the freezing compartment, and an ice making device disposed on a rear surface of the freezing compartment door. The ice making device includes a case disposed on the freezing compartment door, an ice tray rotatably disposed inside the case, the ice tray making an ice therein, a knob exposed to the outside of the case, the knob being connected to a rotation shaft of the ice tray and rotated by being manipulated from the outside, and an elastic member disposed on the rotation shaft of the ice tray, the elastic member providing an elastic force into the ice tray so that the ice tray is rotated to an original position. Thus, a structure for rotating the ice tray may be simplified.

主权项

1. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet defining a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment; a freezing compartment door that is configured to open or close the freezing compartment; and an ice making device located on a rear surface of the freezing compartment door, wherein the ice making device comprises:
a case located on the freezing compartment door, the case including:
a front surface having an access opening;a rear surface having a case mounting part located at both side edges of the rear surface, the case mounting part configured to couple the case to a rear surface of the freezing compartment door; andtwo side surfaces connecting the front surface and the rear surface;a knob rotatably coupled to one of the two side surfaces of the case, the knob configured to be exposed outside the ice making device, the knob including:
a rotation plate;a manipulation part located at an outer surface of the rotation plate; anda guide part located at an inner surface of the rotation plate;an ice tray removably and rotatably received inside the case, the ice tray including:
a tray body having a plurality of cells configured to receive water to make ice;first and second rotation shafts each protruding from a respective side surface of the tray body;a twisting projection protruding from a side surface of the tray body and separated from the first rotation shaft; anda tray connection part located at an end of the second rotation shaft and extending in a direction perpendicular to the second rotation shaft; andan elastic member located on the first rotation shaft of the ice tray and configured to provide an elastic restoring force to the ice tray so that the ice tray is rotated to an original position after being rotated,wherein the ice tray is received in the case through the access opening of the front surface of the case,wherein, based on the ice tray being received in the case, the tray connection part is coupled to the guide part of the knob, and the ice tray is configured to be rotated with the knob, andwherein the ice tray is separated from the case in a state in which the knob remains coupled to the one of the two side surfaces of the case.