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US 2025/0155178 A1Published application
Ice maker and refrigerator including same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSunggyun Son, Donghoon Lee, Wookyong Lee, Donghoon Lee
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Abstract
An ice maker may include a first tray for defining one portion of the ice-making cell, a second tray for defining the other portion of the ice-making cell, a heater for providing heat to the second tray, and a heater case having the heater coupled thereto. In an ice-making process, at least one portion of the heater case may move along with the second tray.
Claims20
An ice maker comprising:
- a tray configured to define a portion of the cell, the cell being configured to form a space in which a liquid is phase changed to ice;
- a heater configured to provide heat to the tray;
- and
- a heater case in which the heater is provided,
- a pusher including a first edge having a surface pressing the ice or the tray so that the ice is easily separated from the tray, a bar extending from the first edge, and a second edge disposed at an end of the bar, the pusher being controlled so that a position of the pusher is changed by moving at least one of the pusher or the tray,
- wherein the tray comprises a first section seated on a tray supporter;
- a second section seated on the heater case, the second section being different from the first section;
- a third section to be pressed by the pusher, the third section being different from the first section and the second section.
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An ice maker comprising:
- a tray configured to define a portion of the cell, the cell being configured to form a space in which a liquid is phase changed to ice;
- a heater configured to provide heat to the tray;
- and
- a heater case in which the heater is provided,
- wherein the tray comprises a first section seated on a tray supporter;
- a second section seated on the heater case, the second section being different from the first section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.