Ice maker and refrigerator including the same

Abstract

In an ice maker and a refrigerator, the discharge port is formed to be closer to one side of the front wall of the water supply part, the first front guide wall of the front guide walls connected to the opposite sides of the discharge port, which is disposed at the direction, to have a relatively short length, to which the discharge port is closer, is formed to be inclined in the direction toward the discharge port, so that the vector force of the discharge water flowing along the first front guide wall can attenuate the vector force of the discharge water flowing along the second front guide wall having a relatively long length.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An ice maker comprising:
 an ice chamber making an ice;   a water supply part including a front wall having a discharge port formed therein, through which water is discharged into the ice chamber; and   a water supply tube supplying water to the water supply part,   wherein the front wall includes a first front guide wall and a second front guide wall connected with one side and the other side of the discharge port, respectively, and   wherein the first front guide wall having a length less than that of the second front guide wall is inclined in a direction toward the discharge port.   
     
     
         2 . The ice maker of  claim 1 , wherein the second front guide wall is formed to be horizontal with respect to the discharge port. 
     
     
         3 . The ice maker of  claim 1 , wherein the second front guide wall is inclined in a direction toward the discharge port, and
 wherein the first front guide wall is inclined in the direction toward the discharge port so as to have an inclination angle greater than that of the second front guide wall.   
     
     
         4 . The ice maker of  claim 1 , wherein the water supply part includes a first side guide wall and a second side guide wall extending rearward from the first front guide wall and the second front guide wall, respectively, and
 wherein at least a portion of the first side guide wall is inclined to become farther away from the discharge port as it extends toward a front side.   
     
     
         5 . The ice maker of  claim 4 , wherein the at least a portion of the first side guide wall includes a region formed as a curved surface. 
     
     
         6 . The ice maker of  claim 4 , wherein the first front guide wall and the first side guide wall are connected with each other to have a curved surface. 
     
     
         7 . The ice maker of  claim 4 , wherein the second side guide wall is formed perpendicular to the discharge port. 
     
     
         8 . The ice maker of  claim 4 , wherein the discharge port is formed closer to the first side guide wall than to the second side guide wall. 
     
     
         9 . The ice maker of  claim 4 , wherein the water supply part includes a first bottom surface formed along the first front guide wall and the first side guide wall, and
 wherein the first bottom surface is flat.   
     
     
         10 . The ice maker of  claim 4 , wherein the water supply part includes a first bottom surface formed along the first front guide wall and the first side guide wall, and
 wherein the first bottom surface includes a first slope inclined toward the second side guide wall.   
     
     
         11 . The ice maker of  claim 4 , wherein the water supply part includes a first bottom surface formed along the first front guide wall and the first side guide wall, and
 wherein the first bottom surface includes a first slope inclined toward the front wall.   
     
     
         12 . The ice maker of  claim 4 , wherein the water supply part includes a first bottom surface formed along the first front guide wall and the first side guide wall, and
 wherein the first bottom surface is connected to the first front guide wall and the first side guide wall to form a curved surface.   
     
     
         13 . The ice maker of  claim 4 , wherein the water supply part includes a second bottom surface formed along the second front guide wall and the second side guide wall, and
 wherein the second bottom surface includes a second slope inclined toward the first side guide wall.   
     
     
         14 . The ice maker of  claim 4 , wherein the water supply part includes a second bottom surface formed along the second front guide wall and the second side guide wall, and
 wherein the second bottom surface includes a second slope inclined toward the front wall.   
     
     
         15 . The ice maker of  claim 4 , wherein the water supply part includes a second bottom surface formed along the second front guide wall and the second side guide wall, and
 wherein the second bottom surface is connected to the second front guide wall and the second side guide wall to form a curved surface.   
     
     
         16 . The ice maker of  claim 1 , wherein a water discharge point on a bottom surface of the water supply part to which the water supplied from the water supply tube is discharged is disposed so as not to overlap with the discharge port in a front-rear direction. 
     
     
         17 . The ice maker of  claim 1 , wherein the water supply part further includes a rear wall opposite the front wall,
 wherein in the rear wall a tube passing opening is formed through which the water supply tube passes, and   wherein the tube passing opening is disposed so as not to overlap with the discharge port in a front-rear direction.   
     
     
         18 . The ice maker of  claim 1 , wherein the ice chamber includes an inlet guide through which the water flows in,
 wherein the water supply part includes a pair of water guide parts extending forward from opposite sides of the discharge port, and   wherein the pair of water guide parts surround at least a portion of an outer periphery portion of the inlet guide.   
     
     
         19 . The ice maker of  claim 18 , wherein each of the water guide parts includes:
 a guide body portion protruding to a front side of the discharge port;   a lower extension portion extending in a down direction of the guide body portion; and   a cover portion protruding in an outward direction of the guide body portion, and   wherein the lower extension portion surrounds an inside of the inlet guide, and the cover portion surrounds an outside of the inlet guide.   
     
     
         20 . A refrigerator comprising:
 at least one storage chamber;   at least one door opening and closing the storage chamber; and   an ice maker mounted in the storage chamber or the door,   wherein the ice maker includes:
 an ice chamber making an ice; 
 a water supply part including a front wall having a discharge port formed therein, through which water is discharged into the ice chamber; and 
 a water supply tube supplying water to the water supply part, 
   wherein the front wall includes a first front guide wall and a second front guide wall connected with one side and the other side of the discharge port, respectively, and   wherein the first front guide wall having a length less than that of the second front guide wall is inclined in a direction toward the discharge port.