Invention Application
- Patent Title: ICE MAKER AND REFRIGERATOR
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Application No.: US16685620Application Date: 2019-11-15
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Publication No.: US20200158413A1Publication Date: 2020-05-21
- Inventor: Yonghyun KIM , Jinil HONG , Hyunji PARK
- Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
- Priority: com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@7dc04aae com.zzzhc.datahub.patent.etl.us.BibliographicData$PriorityClaim@4f07dc3
- Main IPC: F25C5/187
- IPC: F25C5/187 ; F25C5/08 ; F25C1/10

Abstract:
A refrigerator includes a cabinet, an ice maker configured to make spherical ice, and an ice bin for storing the ice. The ice maker includes an upper assembly including a plurality of hemispherical upper chambers, a lower assembly disposed below and pivotably coupled to the upper assembly, wherein the lower assembly includes a plurality of hemispherical lower chambers that are configured to come in contact with the plurality of hemispherical upper chambers to define a plurality of spherical ice chambers, a driver configured to pivot the lower assembly, and an ice-full state detection lever that is coupled to and configured to be pivoted by the driver, wherein the ice-full state detection lever is configured to pivot in the same direction as the lower assembly to detect whether the ice bin is in an ice-full state.
Public/Granted literature
- US11573042B2 Ice maker and refrigerator Public/Granted day:2023-02-07
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