A refrigerator has an ice bin that can break ice piece agglomerates therein. The ice bin includes a breaking unit rotatably installed in a discharge port of the ice bin, the breaking unit including a stationary blade and rotatable blade. The ice bin further includes a separation bar unit rotatably installed parallel to the breaking unit to strike and separate the ice piece agglomerates during rotation.

A domestic refrigeration appliance includes a refrigerator compartment set to a first target temperature by a regulation or control unit, an ice maker compartment being separated from the refrigerator compartment by an inner insulation layer and set to a second target temperature by the regulation or control unit and an ice maker in the ice maker compartment. The regulation or control unit can switch between a normal ice making mode and a reduced-power ice making mode in which the target temperature in the ice maker compartment lies between the target temperature in the refrigerator compartment and the target temperature in the ice maker compartment in the normal ice making mode.

A method for building an ice structure includes making a plurality of ice logs and attaching the ice logs together to form a support structure. The support structure may be two or more stories high and may be constructed by freezing the ice logs together.

A method for building an ice structure includes making a plurality of ice logs and attaching the ice logs together to form a support structure. The support structure may be two or more stories high and may be constructed by freezing the ice logs together.

A refrigerator includes a freezing compartment located at a lower portion of the refrigerator, a refrigerating compartment located at an upper portion of the refrigerator, a fresh compartment disposed at one side of the refrigerating compartment, and an ice making compartment disposed at a door configured to open and close the refrigerating compartment, wherein cold air is conveyed from the fresh compartment to the ice making compartment.

An embodiment of the present invention provides a dispenser for a refrigerator and the dispenser includes a dispenser housing, a removable plate mounted to a top portion of the dispenser housing, an ice chute mounted to a bottom surface of the plate and configured to supply ice, a water outlet mounted to the bottom surface of the plate while being located in front of the ice chute, at a predetermined distance therefrom, and configured to supply water, a first lever mounted to the bottom surface of the plate while being located in front of the ice chute, a second lever mounted to the bottom surface of the plate while being located behind the ice chute, a first switch mounted to a top surface of the plate and configured to be turned on/off by the first lever, a second switch mounted to the top surface of the plate and configured to be turned on/off by the second lever and a control unit for controlling supply of water or ice by receiving a sensing signal from the first switch or the second switch.

Refrigerator appliances are provided. A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet defining a fresh food chamber and a freezer chamber, and a door for accessing one of the fresh food chamber or the freezer chamber. The refrigerator appliance further includes an ice making assembly disposed within one of the fresh food chamber, the freezer chamber or the door. The ice making assembly includes an ice maker, a container defining a storage volume for receipt of ice produced by the ice maker, and a chute extending between the ice maker and the container for directing the ice produced by the ice maker towards the storage volume. The chute includes a body defining a passage therethrough. The ice making assembly further includes a sensor positioned to transmit sensing signals through the chute, the sensor in communication with the ice maker.

An aseptic ice making system includes an ice making system to receive water from a water supply. The ice making system includes an ice producing subsystem to produce ice and a positive air pressure subsystem to maintain a positive air pressure environment within the ice making system.

Vertical beverage dispensers including a vertical dispensing manifold for dispensing a beverage. The vertical dispensing manifold may include an input port coupled to one end of a vertical shaft and a dispensing nozzle coupled to the other end of the vertical shaft. The vertical shaft may include a hollow interior and a plurality of orifices for introducing ingredients into the hollow interior formed in the sidewall of the vertical shaft. The vertical shaft may define a vertical flow path for the flow of a base liquid from the input port, through the vertical shaft to combine with one or more ingredients, and to the dispensing nozzle. The flow of base liquid and ingredients within the vertical shaft may be uniform.

A refrigerator includes a door, a dispenser in the door, a water nozzle and an ice nozzle on the dispenser, the ice nozzle being arranged in a line with the water nozzle, and a single manipulation member under the water nozzle and the ice nozzle that is manipulated in a same direction as the arranged direction of the water nozzle and the ice nozzle, the manipulation member allowing selection between dispensing of water and ice. The refrigerator also includes a detection member on the dispenser for recognizing a manipulation of the manipulation member, a control unit for controlling a valve and a motor to dispense either the water or ice based on an input of the detection member, and a display unit on the dispenser for displaying a selected state of the water or ice according to a manipulated state of the manipulation member.