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US 2026/0309389 A1Published application
Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsDonghoon LEE, Bongjin KIM, Seungseob YEOM, Seungmin LEE, Wookyong LEE
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a reservoir configured to store fluid and an ice-making body having a portion to which the fluid stored in the reservoir is supplied. The refrigerator further includes a heater installed adjacent to the reservoir and configured to provide heat to the reservoir. The heater is installed on a wall of the reservoir.
Claims30
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 having a peripheral portion configured to receive water and to generate ice;
- a reservoir provided at a first side of the ice-making body and configured to store water to be supplied to the peripheral portion of the ice-making body;
- and
- a heater disposed at the reservoir and configured to provide heat to the reservoir.
3 more elements
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 having a peripheral portion configured to receive water and to generate ice;
- a reservoir provided at one side of the ice-making body and configured to supply the water to the ice-making body;
- a heater disposed at a bottom surface of the reservoir and configured to provide heat to the reservoir;
- and
- a temperature sensor disposed at the bottom surface of the reservoir and configured to sense a temperature of the water stored in the reservoir.
4 more elements
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 having a peripheral portion configured to receive water and to generate ice;
- and
- at least one spray nozzle configured to spray the water to the peripheral portion of the ice-making body.
2 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.