Refrigerator with ice maker

Abstract

Disclosed is a refrigerator having an ice maker including a main body having cooling chambers therein; doors by which the cooling chambers are opened or closed; and an ice maker comprising a frame disposed in the door, a tray rotatably coupled to the frame, and an overflow preventing unit formed at at least either one of the frame and the tray. Accordingly, it is capable of preventing water in the tray from being discharged out, preventing the moving portion from being restricted, which is caused by freezing of the discharged water, and facilitatingly taking out the made ice.

1 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a main body having cooling chambers therein;   doors by which the cooling chambers are opened or closed; and   an ice maker comprising a frame disposed in the door, a tray rotatably coupled to the frame, and an overflow preventing unit formed at at least either one of the frame and the tray.   
   
   
       2 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the tray is implemented in a rectangular shape and has one end portion at which a driving unit for rotating the tray, and the overflow preventing unit comprises end plates upwardly protruded from end portions of a side of the driving unit of the tray. 
   
   
       3 . The refrigerator of  claim 2 , wherein the end plates are implemented in an arc shape. 
   
   
       4 . The refrigerator of  claim 2 , wherein the end plates are formed at both end portions of the tray, respectively. 
   
   
       5 . The refrigerator of  claim 3 , wherein the overflow preventing unit further comprises a guide portion disposed at an upper side of a relatively long side portion of the tray in the frame. 
   
   
       6 . The refrigerator of  claim 5 , wherein the guide portion is formed plurally facing each other. 
   
   
       7 . The refrigerator of  claim 6 , further comprising a support portion for supporting the guide portion by being formed at one side of each end plate. 
   
   
       8 . The refrigerator of  claim 7 , wherein the support portion is provided with an elastic transformation portion elastically transformed so that the guide portions can be elastically and outwardly open at the time of rotating of the tray. 
   
   
       9 . The refrigerator of  claim 8 , wherein each guide portion has an inner lower end which is disposed at an inner side of the tray upon planar projection. 
   
   
       10 . The refrigerator of  claim 8 , wherein a receiving recess for receiving an upper end of the tray is provided at the lower end of the guide portion disposed at a rear side with respect to a rotation direction of the tray. 
   
   
       11 . The refrigerator of  claim 8 , wherein a contact portion coming in contact with the upper end of the tray is provided at the lower end of the guide portion disposed at a front side with respect to the rotation direction of the tray. 
   
   
       12 . The refrigerator of  claim 11 , wherein the contact portion is upwardly and inwardly inclined. 
   
   
       13 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a main body having cooling chambers therein;   doors by which the cooling chambers are opened or closed; and   an ice maker comprising a frame disposed in the door, a tray having a rectangular shape and rotatably coupled to the frame, and an overflow preventing unit having end plates upwardly protruded from both relatively short side portions of the tray and guide portions disposed at upper sides of the relatively long side portions of the tray.   
   
   
       14 . The refrigerator of  claim 13 , wherein a receiving recess for receiving an upper end of the tray is formed at a lower end of the guide portion disposed at a rear side with respect to a rotation direction of the tray. 
   
   
       15 . The refrigerator of  claim 13 , wherein a contact portion coming in contact with the upper end of the tray is formed at the lower end of the guide portion disposed at a front side with respect to the rotation direction of the tray. 
   
   
       16 . The refrigerator of  claim 15 , wherein the contact portion is upwardly and inwardly inclined. 
   
   
       17 . The refrigerator of  claim 16 , wherein the frame is provided with a support portion for supporting the guide portion disposed at the front side with respect to the rotation direction of the tray to be outwardly open at the time of rotating of the tray. 
   
   
       18 . The refrigerator of  claim 17 , wherein the support portion is provided with an elastic transformation portion elastically transformed so that the guide portions can be elastically and outwardly open. 
   
   
       19 . The refrigerator of  claim 15 , wherein each guide portion has an inner lower end which is disposed at an inner side of the tray. 
   
   
       20 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a main body having cooling chambers therein;   doors by which the cooling chambers are opened or closed; and   an ice maker comprising a frame disposed in the door, a tray rotatably coupled to the frame, and an overflow preventing unit provided at at least one side of the tray where a rotation shaft is attached.   
   
   
       21 . The refrigerator of  claim 20 , wherein the overflow preventing unit is upwardly protruded from an upper end of the tray.