Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Skhynix Inc.

Sogang University Research Business Development Foundation

Kyoung Ki Park

Jin Tae Jeong

Bong Su Son

Do Yun Jang

Jae Koog An

Kook Jeong Seo

Bu Kil Jeong

Min Seob Yook

Do Hyung Kim

Jae Hyun Kim

Sang Min Park

Youngjae Kim

Hyun-Il Lee

Sungyong Park

Sang Woon Jeon

Dong Hoon Lee

Jung Ki Noh

Yeon Woo Cho

Byeong Soo Kim

Se Lim Yoon

Chang Uo Hong

Byung Suk An

Woo Suk Chung

Donggyu Park

Changgyu Lee

Hyun Hee Lee

Jae Jio Lee

Mingyo Jung

A system includes an application processor configured to generate a read request and including a data memory; a host processor configured to generate a read command corresponding to the read request; and a data storage device including a data storage memory, wherein the data storage device transmits read data output from the data storage device according to the read command to the data memory of the application processor without passing the host processor.

System including an application processor and a data storage device providing data

The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator including an ice bucket configured to store ice, a transfer member configured to transfer ice stored in the ice bucket, and an ice crushing device provided at an outer side of the ice bucket and configured to discharge cubed ice discharged from the ice bucket without crushing, or to crush and discharge the cubed ice.

Refrigerator

The refrigerator includes an ice maker; an ice bucket; a transfer member configured to transfer ice stored in the ice bucket; a drive motor unit configured to generate a driving force for driving the transfer member; a first coupler connected to the transfer member; and a second coupler separably coupled to the first coupler and coupled to the drive motor unit. The first coupler includes an insertion portion insertable into the second coupler, and a first inclined portion to guide the insertion portion to be inserted into the second coupler. The second coupler includes a seating portion to receive the first coupler, and a second inclined portion to guide the first coupler to the seating portion.

Refrigerator having a transfer member to transfer ice stored in an ice bucket and first and second couplers

A refrigerator includes a main body, a dispenser configured to supply water to the outside of the main body, a water supply flow path connecting the dispenser to a water source; and a valve assembly disposed on the water supply flow path, wherein the valve assembly comprises an elastic member having an outlet whose diameter is reduced by an elastic force, when water is no longer supplied to the valve assembly, so that water remaining in the inside of the water supply flow path is kept by the surface tension of the water.

Valve assembly and refrigerator having the same

Disclosed is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a body which includes a storage compartment, an ice maker provided in the storage compartment and configured to form ice, an ice bucket in which the ice formed by the ice maker is stored, and an auger provided in the ice bucket and configured to include a rotating shaft and an extension portion radially extended from the rotating shaft while being spirally extended along the rotating shaft. Here, the extension portion includes a plurality of transfer portions configured to include perimeter edges spirally extended and side edges radially extended and to be arranged to allow the perimeter edges to form a continuous spiral shape.

Refrigerator and method of manufacturing auger for the refrigerator

A dispenser of a refrigerator includes a switch and a lever unit configured to pressurize the switch, and the lever unit includes a lever including a body and a pressurizer extending toward a rear side of the body and configured to pressurize the switch; a frame disposed behind the body and configured to support the lever; and a guide configured to cover the switch to prevent condensation from flowing into the switch and guide the condensation between the lever and the frame. Therefore, condensation can be effectively prevented from flowing into the switch, and the frame is inserted into an insertion portion provided at a door, four surfaces constituting the frame are brought into contact with and supported by the insertion portion, and thus the lever can be stably supported.

Disclosed herein are an ice maker assembly movably disposed in a storage space, and a refrigerator comprising the same are provided. An ice maker assembly disposed in a storage space of a refrigerator to form ice, the ice maker assembly includes an ice maker unit configured to form ice and a basket unit configured to store the ice formed in the ice maker unit, wherein the ice maker unit includes a frame mounted at the refrigerator, a tray mounted at the frame and having a space in which the ice is formed, a water tank tiltably mounted at the frame and configured to supply water to the tray, and water stored in the water tank is supplied to the tray when the water tank is tilted in one direction.

Ice maker assembly with tilted water tank for refrigerator

Disclosed herein is a refrigerator having a locker provided with a magnetic member to fix an ice bucket by use of magnetic attractive force and coupled to an upper wall of a body of the refrigerator. The ice bucket is removed by raising and then pulling it, while the locker is provided with an elastic guider to guide the removal of the ice bucket. The elastic guider is forced upward by the ice bucket during its removal and returns to its original position when the ice bucket is not forcing it upward.

A refrigerator includes an outlet opening/closing system for a refrigerator dispenser including a driver, a cam configured to rotate with respect to a first axis by the driver, and an opening/closing module configured to pivot with respect to a second axis according to the rotation of the cam to open the outlet, wherein the first axis crosses the second axis at a predetermined angle.

Refrigerator, and control method thereof

A refrigerator including a main body having a storage compartment; a door rotatably coupled to the main body to open or close the storage compartment; and an icemaker and an ice bucket configured to store ice cubes produced by the icemaker. The ice bucket is provided with a feeding device to feed the ice cubes stored therein. The main body includes a driving device configured to drive the feeding device. When the door is closed, the driving device is connected to the feeding device, and when the door is opened, the driving device is disconnected from the feeding device.

Refrigerator door ice maker and dispenser with a coupling unit for motor connection between the door and the main body

A refrigerator includes an ice-making chamber, an ice bucket that can be slidably drawn into and out of the ice-making chamber, and a locking device that can lock the ice bucket, and the locking device may be provided in an upper wall of an inner case. Only a latch protrusion that protrudes upwardly is formed in the ice bucket so as to be coupled to the locking device, and therefore a structure of the ice bucket may be simplified, and an unnecessary opening may not be formed in the ice bucket, thereby preventing cool air of an inside of the ice bucket from leaking.

A refrigerator including a first magnet provided at an upper end of a cover of an ice bucket and a second magnet provided at a ceiling of an inner liner. The ice bucket is fixed in a state in which the cover of the ice bucket is in tight contact with a front wall of an ice-making compartment due to magnetically attractive force between the first magnet and the second magnet.

A refrigerator includes a driving coupler to transmit a driving force and a connecting member to transmit the driving force of the driving coupler to a transfer member. The connecting member is rotated when interference with the driving coupler occurs in a process of connecting with the driving coupler and idles within a predetermined angle range regardless of the transfer member. With this constitution, even when ice cubes are loaded by the transfer member, the connecting member may be smoothly rotated. Thus, the driving coupler and the connecting member may be smoothly connected without an impact.

Coupling mechanism for an ice bucket and refrigerator having the ice bucket

A refrigerator includes a separate cool air supply channel formed in an ice making chamber door so as to supply cool air to a crushing chamber formed in the ice making chamber door, which is connected to the front portion of an ice bank storing ice dropped from an ice making tray, to open and close an ice making chamber, thereby preventing ice remaining in the crushing chamber from melting.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Kyoung Ki Park