Refrigerator having an ice maker and ice maker

Abstract

In an ice maker and a refrigerator having the same of the present disclosure, the ice maker is provided on the refrigerator door, and when operating to remove ice within an ice making cell, a protrusion part separates the ice making compartment door and the ice maker to prevent problems caused by malfunction of the ice maker or scratches on the ice making compartment door.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a cabinet having a storage compartment;   a refrigerator door that selectively opens and closes the storage compartment of the cabinet and has an installation space on a wall thereof opposite to the storage compartment;   an ice maker provided in the installation space of the refrigerator door to produce ice; and   an ice making compartment door that opens and closes the installation space of the refrigerator door,   wherein the ice maker comprises:   a first tray assembly that provides a part of an ice making cell for making ice;   a second tray assembly that provides another part of the ice making cell for making ice; and   a protrusion part provided between the first tray assembly and the ice making compartment door to separate them from each other.   
     
     
         2 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the first tray assembly is fixed to an inner wall of the refrigerator door, and
 the second tray assembly is rotatably disposed in the first tray assembly and selectively opens the ice making cell.   
     
     
         3 . The refrigerator of  claim 2 , wherein the first tray assembly includes:
 a first tray that provides a part of the ice making cell for making ice; and   a tray cover that is coupled to the first tray.   
     
     
         4 . The refrigerator of  claim 3 , wherein the protrusion part is formed to protrude from at least one of the opposite surfaces between the ice making compartment door and the first tray. 
     
     
         5 . The refrigerator of  claim 3 , wherein the protrusion part is formed to protrude from the first tray toward the ice making compartment door. 
     
     
         6 . The refrigerator of  claim 5 , wherein the protrusion part is formed in a structure in which a width thereof gradually narrows toward an end when viewed from a plan view. 
     
     
         7 . The refrigerator of  claim 5 , wherein the ice making compartment door is provided with a buffering member to mitigate an impact caused by a collision with the protrusion part. 
     
     
         8 . The refrigerator of  claim 5 , wherein the protrusion part is provided with a buffering member to mitigate an impact caused by a collision with the ice making compartment door. 
     
     
         9 . The refrigerator of  claim 3 , wherein the protrusion part is formed at at least one of the opposite surfaces between the ice making compartment door and the tray cover. 
     
     
         10 . The refrigerator of  claim 9 , wherein the protrusion part is formed to protrude from the tray cover toward the ice making compartment door. 
     
     
         11 . The refrigerator of  claim 2 , wherein the protrusion part is formed to separate the first tray assembly from the ice making compartment door by a distance such that the second tray assembly dose not contact the ice making compartment door during the rotation operation of the second tray assembly. 
     
     
         12 . The refrigerator of  claim 2 , wherein the protrusion part is formed to protrude from the first tray assembly by a distance such that the protrusion part does not contact the ice making compartment door. 
     
     
         13 . The refrigerator of  claim 12 , wherein the protrusion part is formed to protrude from the first tray assembly to a position closer to the ice making compartment door than a position closest to the ice making compartment door in the operating trajectory of the second tray assembly. 
     
     
         14 . An ice maker comprising:
 a first tray assembly that provides a part of an ice making cell for making ice; and   a second tray assembly that provides another part of the ice making cell for making ice,   wherein the first tray assembly is fixed to a peripheral structure, and the second tray assembly is rotatably disposed on the first tray assembly to selectively open the ice making cell,   wherein the first tray assembly is provided with at least one protrusion part that protrudes more than the second tray assembly or the operating trajectory of the second tray assembly to prevent interference with a counterpart located in the opposite direction of the ice maker when the second tray assembly operates.   
     
     
         15 . The ice maker of  claim 14 , wherein the first tray assembly includes:
 a first tray that provides a part of the ice making cell; and   a tray cover that is coupled to the first tray to supply water into the ice making cell of the first tray or to guide the flow of cool air to the first tray,   wherein the protrusion part protrudes from the first tray assembly toward the second tray assembly.   
     
     
         16 . The ice maker of  claim 15 , wherein the protrusion part is formed to protrude from the first tray. 
     
     
         17 . The ice maker of  claim 15 , wherein the protrusion part is formed to protrude from the tray cover. 
     
     
         18 . The ice maker of  claim 15 , wherein the protrusion part is formed in a structure in which a width thereof gradually narrows toward an end when viewed from a plan view. 
     
     
         19 . The ice maker of  claim 18 , wherein the end surface of the protrusion part is formed to be flat. 
     
     
         20 . The ice maker of  claim 15 , wherein the end of the protrusion part is bent upward or downward to have a flat part having a height greater than the thickness.