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US 2021/0341208 A1Published application
Ice maker and refrigerator comprising same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsDonghoon LEE, Donghoon LEE, Wookyong LEE, Sunggyun SON
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Abstract
An ice maker, according the present invention, comprises: a first tray forming a part of a plurality of ice-making cells; a second tray forming another part of the plurality of ice-making cells; and a heater arranged on the first tray or the second tray, wherein the heater supplies heat to the plurality of ice-making cells.
Claims20
An ice maker comprising:
- a first tray configured to define a plurality of first portions of a plurality of cells, respectively;
- a second tray configured to define a plurality of second portions of the plurality cells, each first and second portion configured to form a space of the cell in which liquid introduced into the space is phase changed into ice;
- and
- a heater
- configured to supply heat to the plurality of cells.
2 more elements
A refrigerator comprising:
- a storage chamber;
- a cooler configured to perform at least one of supplying cold air or absorbing heat;
- a first tray configured to define a first portion of cell;
- a second tray configured to define a second portion of the cell, the first and second portions being configured to form a space in which liquid introduced to the space is phase-changed into ice;
- and
- a heater provided adjacent to at least one of the first tray or the second tray
- and configured to supply heat to the cell.
4 more elements
An ice maker, comprising:
- a tray configured to form a cell having a space in which liquid introduced into the space is phase-changed into ice;
- a wire type heater configured to contact and at least partially surround an outer surface of the tray;
- and
- a controller configured to operate the wire type heater during an ice making process to control a rate of ice making.
1 more element
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.