Quick ice-making control method of ice-maker for refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsMyung Ryul Lee, Seong Jae Kim
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Abstract
Disclosed is a quick ice-making control method of an ice-maker for a refrigerator, in which an ejector for extracting obtained ice stirs supplied water to be frozen so as to promote thermal transmission of the water. The quick ice-making control method includes the steps of (a) supplying water into an ice-maker mold, (b) quickly freezing the water by rotating an ejector for a predetermined time after the step (a), and (c) separating the obtained ice from the ice-maker mold in case that a temperature of the ice-maker mold is lower than a predetermined temperature after the step (b).
Claims20
An ice-making control method for an ice-maker for a refrigerator comprising:
- supplying water into an ice-maker mold;
- rotating an ejector for a first predetermined time such that the water supplied into the ice-maker mold is agitated to be frozen quickly;
- switching on a heater to separate an obtained ice from the ice-maker mold and then switching off the heater;
- rotating the ejector so that the obtained ice is ejected from the ice-maker mold;
- and
- returning the ejector to an initial position.
An ice-making control method for an ice-maker for a refrigerator, comprising:
- supplying water into an ice-maker mold;
- rotating an ejector such that the water supplied into the ice-maker mold is agitated to be frozen quickly, and then stopping the rotation of the ejector when a temperature of the ice-maker mold is lower than a predetermined temperature;
- switching on a heater to separate an obtained ice from the ice-maker mold, and then switching off the heater;
- rotating the ejector so that an obtained ice is ejected from the ice-maker mold;
- and
- returning the ejector to an initial position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.