Refrigerator

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator, and the refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage space; a door configured to open and close the storage space; and an ice maker provided in the door, in which the ice maker includes a first tray made of metal material, fixed to the door, and having a plurality of first cells; a second tray made of a different material from the first tray and having a plurality of second cells that open and close the first cells to form a space in which ice is made; and a motor device configured to open and close the second tray, and the first tray includes a first part on which the first cell is formed; and a second part on which the motor device is mounted.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a cabinet having a storage space;   a door configured to open and close the storage space; and   an ice maker provided in the door,   wherein the ice maker includes:   a first tray made of metal material, fixed to the door, and having a plurality of first cells;   a second tray made of a different material from the first tray and having a plurality of second cells that open and close the first cells to form a space in which ice is made; and   a motor device configured to open and close the second tray, and   wherein the first tray includes:   a first part on which the first cell is formed; and   a second part on which the motor device is mounted.   
     
     
         2 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 ,
 wherein a cover is mounted on the first tray to shield at least a portion of the first part, and   wherein the cover is spaced apart from the first part to form a cold air flow passage that guides cold air supplied for ice-making to pass the first part.   
     
     
         3 . The refrigerator of  claim 2 ,
 wherein a tray mounting part which protrudes outside the cover and is fastened with a screw that is fixed to the door is formed on the first tray.   
     
     
         4 . The refrigerator of  claim 3 ,
 wherein the door includes an ice-making compartment that accommodates the ice maker, and a mounting member that forms at least a portion of the ice-making compartment, and   wherein a screw penetrates the mounting member to be fastened to the tray mounting part, and fixes the ice maker to the ice-making compartment.   
     
     
         5 . The refrigerator of  claim 2 ,
 wherein a first ejector for separating ice from the first cell is disposed at the cover,   wherein a plurality of cell extension parts are formed in the first tray, which communicate with the inside of each first cell and extend toward the first ejector, and   wherein the first ejector passes through the cell extension part to separate ice from the first cell.   
     
     
         6 . The refrigerator of  claim 5 ,
 wherein ejector guide parts are formed on both sides of the cover, and   wherein the first ejector includes:   an ejector body configured to move along the ejector guide part; and   a plurality of ejector pins extending from the ejector body and inserted into the plurality of cell extension parts.   
     
     
         7 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the first tray includes a tray mounting part provided in the first part and configured to fix the first tray to the door, and   wherein the tray mounting part protrudes in a direction intersecting the second part based on the first part.   
     
     
         8 . The refrigerator of  claim 7 ,
 wherein the second part is located above or below the first part, and   wherein the first tray further includes a third part configured to connect the first part and the second part.   
     
     
         9 . The refrigerator of  claim 8 ,
 wherein the first part, second part, and third part are integrally formed of the same material.   
     
     
         10 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the motor device is formed with a drive shaft coupled to the second tray and a plurality of device coupling protrusions protruding in the same direction as the drive shaft,   wherein a device coupling hole into which the device coupling protrusion is inserted is formed in the second part, and   wherein the drive shaft is connected to the second tray when the device coupling protrusion is inserted into the device coupling hole.   
     
     
         11 . The refrigerator of  claim 10 ,
 wherein the second part includes:   an upper surface of a coupling part that shields one surface of the motor device; and   an edge of the coupling part extending along an edge of the upper surface of the coupling part to support the perimeter of the motor device, and   wherein a screw penetrating the motor device is fastened to the second part.   
     
     
         12 . The refrigerator of  claim 7 ,
 wherein first connection parts protruding toward the second tray are formed on both sides of the first part spaced apart from each other, and   wherein a second connection part protruding to be aligned with the first connection part and configured to transmit the rotational force of the motor device is formed on the second tray.   
     
     
         13 . The refrigerator of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 tray holders fastened to pass through the first connection part on both sides of the first tray and coupled to rotate with the second connection part; and   a shaft connecting the tray holders on both sides and rotates together,   wherein one of the tray holders on both sides is connected to the drive shaft of the motor device and rotates.   
     
     
         14 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the second tray includes:   a tray member formed of a deformable soft material and forming the second cell; and   a tray supporter configured to support the tray member and formed with a second connection part connected to the motor device, and   wherein a supporter hole is formed in the tray supporter to expose the second cell.   
     
     
         15 . The refrigerator of  claim 14 ,
 wherein a second ejector that is in contact with the second cell when the second tray rotates and separates the ice in the second cell is mounted at the first tray, and   wherein the second ejector includes:   a second ejector body mounted on the first tray and extending to be disposed at a rotation radius of the second tray; and   a plurality of second fins that protrude from the second ejector body and deform the plurality of second cells when the second tray rotates to separate ice.   
     
     
         16 . The refrigerator of  claim 15 ,
 wherein an ejector mounting part extending downward and coupled to the second ejector body is formed on the first tray,   wherein an ejector coupling part on which the ejector mounting part is seated is formed on the second ejector body, and   wherein a screw is fastened to the ejector mounting part to couple the ejector mounting part and the ejector coupling part.   
     
     
         17 . The refrigerator of  claim 16 ,
 wherein the ejector mounting part includes:   an upper surface of the mounting part where the screw hole is formed;   an extension surface of the mounting part extending downward from the upper surface of the mounting part; and   an extension protrusion protruding from the extension surface of the mounting part and extending along the extension surface of the mounting part in the vertical direction, and   wherein an ejector groove into which the extension protrusion is inserted is formed in the ejector coupling part.   
     
     
         18 . The refrigerator of  claim 16 ,
 wherein the second ejector body is supported on the inner surface of the door in a state where the second ejector body is coupled to the ejector mounting part.   
     
     
         19 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the door is a refrigerating compartment door that shields the refrigerating compartment formed in the cabinet,   wherein the refrigerating compartment door is provided with an ice-making compartment that forms an insulated space, and   wherein the ice maker and an ice bank provided below the ice maker to store ice made by the ice maker are provided in the ice-making compartment.   
     
     
         20 . The refrigerator of  claim 19 ,
 wherein a dispenser is provided on the front surface of the refrigerating compartment door for extracting the ice stored in the ice bank.