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US 10,539,355 B2Granted
Ice maker and refrigerator having the same
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJin Jeong, Do Yun Jang, Bong Su Son
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a main body having a storage compartment, and an ice maker provided in the storage compartment to make ice. The ice maker includes a cooling device to provide cold air, an ice-making tray movably provided between a first position adjacent to the cooling device and a second position spaced farther from the cooling device than the first position, and an ejector is configured to move the ice-making tray. The ejector includes a driving portion to separate the ice produced in the ice-making tray.
Claims20
A refrigerator comprising:
- a main body having a storage compartment;
- and
- an ice maker provided in the storage compartment for making ice,
- wherein the ice maker comprises:
- a cooling device for providing cool air,
- an ice-making tray movably arranged between a first position adjacent to the cooling device and a second position spaced farther from the cooling device than the first position, the ice-making tray configured to form ice at a first rate when at the first position and configured to form ice at a second rate when at the second position, and
- an ejector for moving the ice-making tray, the ejector includes a driver to separate ice produced in the ice-making tray.
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An ice maker comprising:
- a cooling device for providing cool air;
- an ice-making tray movably arranged between a first position adjacent to the cooling device and a second position spaced farther from the cooling device than the first position, the ice-making tray configured to form ice at a first rate when at the first position and configured to form ice at a second rate when at the second position, and
- an ejector configured to separate the ice produced in the ice-making tray,
- wherein the ice-making tray is configured to move to the first position when the ejector is rotated at a first angle and to the second position when the ejector is rotated at a second angle.
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A refrigerator comprising:
- a main body having a storage compartment;
- and
- an ice maker provided in the storage compartment for making ice;
- wherein the ice maker comprises:
- a cooling device for providing cool air,
- an ice-making tray movably provided between a first position adjacent to the cooling device and a second position spaced farther from the cooling device than the first position, the ice-making tray configured to form ice at a first rate when at the first position and configured to form ice at a second rate when at the second position, and
- a supporter for supporting the ice-making tray,
- wherein the ice maker is operated in:
- a first ice-making mode when the ice-making tray is in the first position, and
- a second ice-making mode when the ice-making tray is in the second position, and
- wherein an ice-making speed of the second ice-making mode is slower than an ice-making speed of the first ice-making mode.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.