Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Ice dispensing apparatus and refrigerator
- Patent Title (中): 冰分配装置和冰箱
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Application No.: US11965172Application Date: 2007-12-27
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Publication No.: US07841204B2Publication Date: 2010-11-30
- Inventor: Seong Jae Kim , Chang Ho Seo , Nam Gi Lee
- Applicant: Seong Jae Kim , Chang Ho Seo , Nam Gi Lee
- Applicant Address: KR Seoul
- Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Seoul
- Agency: Fish & Richardson P.C.
- Priority: KR10-2006-0135132 20061227
- Main IPC: F25C5/18
- IPC: F25C5/18

Abstract:
Provided is an ice dispensing apparatus. The ice dispenser discharges a predetermined number of ice pieces at a time, and thus malfunctioning or errors caused by bottleneck condition can be prevented. Furthermore, inside a case of the ice dispenser, pieces of ice can be effectively prevented from sticking to each other in a simple way, and thus the reliability of products can be increased. The ice dispensing apparatus includes a case, a driving unit, and a regulator. The case includes an inlet receiving ice and an outlet discharging ice. The driving unit is disposed inside or outside the case. The regulator is disposed in the case at a predetermined side and rotatable by the driving unit. The regulator includes a spiral blade having a predetermined blade interval. A predetermined number of pieces of ice are guided by rotation of the spiral blade to the outlet of the case.
Public/Granted literature
- US20080156023A1 ICE DISPENSING APPARATUS AND REFRIGERATOR Public/Granted day:2008-07-03
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