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US 2026/0085867 A1Published application
Ice maker and refrigerator including same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsDonghoon LEE, Yongjun BAE, Donghoon LEE, Sunggyun SON, Wookyong LEE
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Abstract
An ice maker including a first tray configured to form a first portion of an ice-making cell; a second tray configured to form a second portion of the ice-making cell, and capable of moving relative to the first tray; an ice bin configured to store ice separated from the first and second trays; and a full-ice sensing lever configured to move together with the second tray in a predetermined range.
Claims20
An ice maker comprising:
- a tray assembly defining a portion of a cell that is a space in which liquid is phase-changed into ice;
- a heater provided to supply heat to a portion of the ice maker;
- a heater case provided with the heater;
- an ice bin in which the ice made by the ice maker is stored;
- and
- a lever configured to be moved to detect the ice stored in the ice bin,
- wherein the lever is connected to a driver, and is moved by a force provided from the driver, the driver including a motor, and
- wherein the lever is capable of starting to be moved to detect whether the ice stored in the ice bin is full or not after the heater starts to be driven.
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An ice maker comprising:
- a tray assembly defining a portion of a cell that is a space in which liquid is phase-changed into ice;
- a pusher including a first edge having a surface pressing the ice or a surface of the tray assembly so that the ice is easily separated from the tray assembly, the pusher including a bar extending from the first edge and a second edge disposed at an end of the bar,
- an ice bin in which the ice made by the ice maker is stored;
- and
- a lever configured to be moved to detect the ice stored in the ice bin,
- wherein the lever is connected to a driver, and is moved by a force provided from the driver, the driver including a motor, and
- wherein the lever is capable of starting to be moved to detect whether the ice stored in the ice bin is full or not after the pusher is moved relative to the ice or the surface of the tray assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.