Refrigerator and ice maker thereof
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsYong-Su KIM, Dong-Hoon LEE, Kyung-Han JEONG, Kwang-Ha SUH
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Abstract
An ice detecting apparatus for a refrigerator the apparatus includes an ice maker, an ice container to collect ice made by the ice maker, and an ice detecting sensor to detect an amount of ice stored in the ice container. The ice detecting sensor has a transmitter module provided on one side of the ice maker and a receiver module provided on another side of the ice maker. The transmitter module is separated by a prescribed distance from the receiver module. At least one of the transmitter module or receiver module includes at least one optical element and at least one heater, and the heater is made of an electroconductive heating material.
Claims13
An ice detecting apparatus for a refrigerator, the apparatus comprising:
- an ice maker;
- an ice container to collect ice made by the ice maker;
- an ice detecting sensor to detect an amount of ice stored in the ice container, the ice detecting sensor having a transmitter module provided on one side of the ice maker and a receiver module provided on another side of the ice maker, the transmitter module being separated by a prescribed distance from the receiver module, and at least one of the transmitter module or receiver module including at least one optical element and at least one heater made of an electroconductive heating material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.