Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ice maker and refrigerator including the same
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Application No.: US16256063Application Date: 2019-01-24
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Publication No.: US11585583B2Publication Date: 2023-02-21
- Inventor: Donghoon Lee , Seungseob Yeom , Donghoon Lee , Wookyong Lee
- Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Priority: KR10-2018-0009970 20180126
- Main IPC: F25C1/00
- IPC: F25C1/00 ; F25C5/00 ; F25C5/08 ; F25D17/06 ; F25C1/04 ; F25C5/20

Abstract:
A refrigerator includes an ice tray, a motor, an ejector including a rotary shaft and a protrusion pin, and a heater for selectively supplying heat to the ice tray. A control method of the refrigerator includes a first step of sensing whether the ejector is rotated to reach a first setup position; a second step of driving the heater and stopping driving of an ice making compartment fan if the first step is satisfied; a third step of determining whether the ejector is rotated to reach a second setup position; and a fourth step of stopping driving of the heater if the third step is satisfied, and wherein the ejector continues to be rotated while the second to fourth steps are implemented.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190234667A1 ICE MAKER AND REFRIGERATOR INCLUDING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2019-08-01
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