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US 12,222,148 B2Granted
Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsYonghyun Kim, Hyunji Park, Jinil Hong
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a refrigerator. An ice maker of the refrigerator according to this embodiment includes: an upper tray which is made of an elastic material and in which a plurality of hemispherical upper chamber are defined; and a lower tray which is made of an elastic material and in which a plurality of lower chambers, which rotate to be in close contact with the upper tray so as to provide spherical ice chambers, are defined.
Claims20
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet that defines a storage space;
- and
- an ice maker mounted in the storage space and configured to make ice,
- wherein the ice maker comprises:
- an upper tray that defines an upper chamber,
- a lower tray that defines a lower chamber and that is configured to rotate relative to the upper tray and be in contact with the upper tray to thereby define an ice chamber with the upper chamber and the lower chamber,
- a lower support that is configured to support the lower tray and that defines a lower opening,
- a driver configured to rotate the lower support, and
- a lower ejector that is disposed within a rotation region of the lower tray and that is configured to, based on rotation of the lower support to the lower ejector, push the lower chamber through the lower opening to thereby separate the ice,
- wherein the lower ejector comprises a lower ejecting pin that comprises (i) a rod that is configured to extend toward and face the lower opening and (ii) a head that is disposed at an extending end of the rod and configured to contact the lower tray,
- wherein the head comprises:
- a head upper portion that defines an upper portion of the head, and
- a head lower portion disposed below the head upper portion, and
- wherein the head upper portion is configured to protrude further toward the lower opening relative to the head lower portion.
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A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet that defines a freezing compartment;
- a door provided at a front side of the cabinet and configured to open and close the freezing compartment;
- and
- an ice maker provided in the freezing compartment and configured to make ice,
- wherein the ice maker comprises:
- an upper tray that defines an upper chamber,
- an upper casing mounted on a top surface of the freezing compartment and configured to support the upper tray,
- a lower tray that defines a lower chamber and that is configured to rotate relative to the upper tray and be in contact with the upper tray to thereby define an ice chamber with the upper chamber and the lower chamber,
- a driver configured to rotate the lower tray, and
- a lower ejector disposed at the upper casing and configured to press an end of the lower chamber based on rotation of the lower tray to the lower ejector,
- wherein the lower ejector comprises a lower ejecting pin that comprises (i) a rod that is configured to extend toward and face the end of the lower chamber and (ii) a head that is disposed at an extending end of the rod and configured to contact the lower tray,
- wherein the head comprises:
- a head upper portion that defines an upper portion of the head, and
- a head lower portion disposed below the head upper portion, and
- wherein the head upper portion is configured to protrude further toward the end of the lower chamber relative to the head lower portion.
12 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.