Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsDonghoon LEE, Bongjin KIM, Seungmin LEE, Wookyong LEE
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes an ice-making body having a peripheral portion that defines a space or a surface configured to receive water. The ice-making body includes a first peripheral portion defining a space or a surface configured to receive water and a second peripheral portion connected to the first peripheral portion and to which the water is not supplied. The first peripheral surface defines a water contact surface, and the second peripheral surface defines a non-contact surface configured to remain out of contact with water.
Claims23
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet that defines a storage space;
- a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage space;
- and
- an ice-making body provided at the cabinet or the door,
- wherein the ice-making body comprises:
- a center portion,
- a first peripheral portion that extends about the center portion in a circumferential direction and is configured to receive water and to generate ice from the water, and
- a second peripheral portion that is connected to the first peripheral portion and does not receive water.
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet that defines a storage space;
- a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage space;
- and
- an ice-making body rotatably provided at the cabinet or the door,
- wherein the ice-making body comprises:
- a center bracket coupled to a shaft,
- a plurality of extension walls extending radially from the center bracket,
- a first peripheral portion connected to the plurality of extension walls, the first peripheral portion having a first curvature, and
- a second peripheral portion connected to the first peripheral portion, the second peripheral portion having a second curvature different from the first curvature.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.