Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsBongjin KIM, Donghoon LEE, Seungseob YEOM, Wookyong LEE
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a first blade disposed outside a peripheral surface of an ice-making body and configured to separate ice generated on the peripheral surface. The first blade includes at least one tip having a shape corresponding to shapes of a recess and a protrusion of the peripheral surface. The tip includes a first tip disposed to face the protrusion and configured to separate ice generated on the protrusion. The tip includes a second tip disposed to face the recess and configured to separate ice generated in the recess.
Claims25
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;
- an ice-making body provided at the cabinet or the door, the ice-making body comprising (i) a body first wall that extends in a first direction and is configured to receive water and to generate ice and (ii) a body second wall that is connected to the body first wall and extends in a second direction different from the first direction;
- a first blade disposed adjacent to the body first wall and configured to separate the ice from the body first wall;
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- a second blade disposed adjacent to the body second wall and configured to separate the ice from the body second wall.
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;
- an ice-making body provided at the cabinet or the door, the ice-making body comprising (i) a peripheral portion configured to receive water and to generate ice and (ii) side walls connected to ends of the peripheral portion;
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- a blade disposed adjacent to at least one of the side walls and configured to separate ice from the at least one of the side walls.
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;
- an ice-making body provided at the cabinet or the door, the ice-making body comprising (i) a peripheral portion configured to receive water and generate ice and (ii) a side wall connected to the peripheral portion;
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- at least one blade that is (i) spaced apart from the peripheral portion and configured to separate ice from the peripheral portion or (ii) spaced apart from the side wall and configured to separate ice from the side wall.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.