Refrigerator and method of supplying water in refrigerator

    公开(公告)号:US10508852B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-12-17

    申请号:US14835633

    申请日:2015-08-25

    发明人: Sung Jin Yang

    摘要: According to an embodiment, a refrigerator, comprising: a main body comprising a food storage space; a door installed in the main body and configured to open and close the food storage space; and an ice-making device installed in the food storage space, wherein the ice-making device comprises a case comprising a cooling space defined therein, a cooling unit configured to cool the cooling space, and an ice-making system disposed in the cooling space and configured to produce ice pieces, the ice-making system comprising an ice tray comprising a plurality of ice-making spaces capable of retaining water, and a water supply unit configured to supply water to the ice-making spaces, the water supply unit comprises a feeder pipe configured to feed water to the ice-making system, and a water supply pipe connected to the feeder pipe and disposed above the ice tray to extend along a length direction of the ice tray, and a plurality of water supply holes is formed in the water supply pipe in the positions corresponding to the ice-making spaces so that water is supplied to the respective ice-making spaces through the respective water supply holes.

    Ice-making device for refrigerator

    公开(公告)号:US10443914B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-10-15

    申请号:US15465099

    申请日:2017-03-21

    发明人: Sung Jin Yang

    摘要: An ice-making device for a refrigerator including a duct providing a cold air flow path under an ice tray in which water turns into ice pieces. Uneven portions extending in a direction differing from a flow direction of cold air are formed at a lower surface of the ice tray. The duct may have a wavy surface. The surface features of the ice tray and the duct can advantageously increase contact area and contact time between cold air and the ice tray, thereby increasing the heat exchange efficiency between cold air and water contained in the ice tray.

    Refrigerator
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10168089B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-01

    申请号:US15462699

    申请日:2017-03-17

    发明人: Sung Jin Yang

    摘要: A refrigerator includes a refrigerator main body configured to define an outer shell of the refrigerator and a door configured to open and close an internal space of the refrigerator main body. The refrigerator further includes an ice-making unit provided in the door and a cold air generation unit configured to circulate a refrigerant so that a cold air is supplied to the internal space. The refrigerator further includes an ice-making pipe installed within the ice-making unit so that the ice-making unit makes heat exchange with the refrigerant, a refrigerant pipe installed in the refrigerator main body so as to receive the refrigerant from the cold air generation unit, and a soft pipe disposed around a folding portion of the refrigerator main body and the door and configured to interconnect the ice-making pipe and the refrigerant pipe in a stretchable manner.

    Dispenser assembly for refrigerator

    公开(公告)号:US10119750B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-06

    申请号:US15471916

    申请日:2017-03-28

    发明人: Dong Sun Kim

    摘要: A dispenser assembly for a refrigerator including a removable discharge nozzle. The dispenser assembly includes a dispenser body, a water supply flow path and a removable discharge nozzle removably supported by a storage part formed in the dispenser body. The removable discharge nozzle is coupled to an extension hose can be pulled out of the dispenser body by a user for dispensing water. The removable discharge nozzle includes a discharge flow path, a rotating shaft installed in the discharge flow path, an opening/closing member, and a discharge button for user manipulation.

    Refrigerator
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10119740B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-11-06

    申请号:US15455765

    申请日:2017-03-10

    发明人: Sung Jin Yang

    摘要: A refrigerator includes an ice-making unit disposed in the door and can make ice through direct cooling by a refrigerant without using cold air flow. A cold air generation system operates to circulate the refrigerant for supplying a cold air flow for the refrigerator. A refrigerant pipe is installed in the refrigerator main body to branch off some refrigerant from the cold air generation system. An ice-making pipe is installed within the ice-making unit and receives the refrigerant from the refrigerant pipe. Water freezes into ice through heat transfer between the ice-making unit and the ice-making pipe containing refrigerant. A soft pipe is disposed around a hinge shaft of the refrigerator main body and the door and configured to interconnect the ice-making pipe and the refrigerant pipe in a twistable manner.

    Refrigerator
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10036586B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-07-31

    申请号:US15456144

    申请日:2017-03-10

    发明人: Sung Jin Yang

    摘要: A refrigerator including an ice maker and cutters for crushing ice produced from the ice maker. The cutters include fixed cutters and rotational cutters. Through holes are formed on the cutters to facilitate cold air flow to pass through the cutters and into the ice crushing space. The rotational cutters can rotate in one direction to crush the ice, and can rotate in another direction to leave the ice uncrushed.