Ice maker and refrigerator having the same
AssigneeDongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation
InventorByung Soo KIM
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Abstract
Disclosed are an ice maker and a refrigerator including the ice maker. An exemplary ice making tray of the ice maker or refrigerator includes an ice separating protrusion that extends outwardly from one surface. The refrigerator includes ice separating levers connected by hinges to the tray housing, with the ice making tray therebetween, and at least one of which has a groove that rotates an ice separating protrusion of the ice making tray together while rotating around the hinges, and includes a handle that is longer than the ice making tray, in front of the ice making tray.
Claims15
A refrigerator, comprising:
- an ice making tray providing a plurality of partitioned ice making spaces and including an ice separating protrusion extends from one surface;
- a tray housing including a first side wall having a first rotational support and a second side wall having a second rotational support to rotatably support the ice making tray at first and second sides, and having a cutout on or in the first side wall to allow the ice separating protrusion to rotate;
- a first rotatable lever connected to the first side wall of the tray housing and having a groove configured to house or hold the ice separating protrusion;
- a second rotatable lever connected to the second side wall of the tray housing;
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- a handle in front of the ice making tray and connected to the first rotatable lever and the second rotatable lever.
A refrigerator, comprising:
- an ice making tray providing a plurality of partitioned ice making spaces and including an ice separating protrusion that extends from one surface;
- a tray housing rotatably supporting the ice making tray at sides thereof;
- ice separating levers connected by hinges to the tray housing with the ice making tray therebetween, at least one of which has a groove that rotates the ice separating protrusion while rotating around the hinges;
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- a handle that is longer than the ice making tray, in front of the ice making tray.
An ice maker for a refrigerator, comprising:
- an ice making tray providing a plurality of partitioned ice making spaces and including an ice separating protrusion that extends from one surface;
- a tray housing including a first side wall having a first rotational support and a second side wall having a second rotational support to rotatably support the ice making tray at sides of the ice making tray, and having a cutout on or in the first side wall to allow the ice separating protrusion to rotate;
- a first rotatable lever connected to the first side wall of the tray housing and having a groove housing or holding the ice separating protrusion;
- a second rotatable lever connected to the second side wall of the tray housing;
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- a handle in front of the ice making tray and connected to the first lever and the second lever.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.