Ice maker and refrigerator having the same

    公开(公告)号:US12061033B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-13

    申请号:US17738269

    申请日:2022-05-06

    CPC classification number: F25C1/25 F25C1/24 F25C2400/10

    Abstract: An ice maker includes: an upper assembly comprising a plurality of upper chambers recessed upward to define an upper portion of an ice chamber in which water is filled and ice is made, and having an intake opening by being open on a top, and a vertical extension part formed to protrude upward around the intake opening; a lower assembly comprising a plurality of lower chambers recessed downward to define a lower portion of the ice chamber, and rotatably connected to the upper assembly; and a water supply part that is recessed downward from an upper side of the water supply part and configured to receive therein water for making ice, the water supply part being removably coupled to the vertical extension part and configured to guide the received water into the intake opening.

    Ice maker and refrigerator
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11480375B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-25

    申请号:US16685793

    申请日:2019-11-15

    Abstract: Provided is an ice maker including an upper tray and a lower tray made of an elastic material, wherein a plurality of upper chambers defined in the upper tray and a plurality of lower chambers defined in the lower tray are in contact with each other to define a plurality of spherical ice chambers, respectively, each ejector-receiving opening opened to each of the plurality of upper chambers, each opening-defining wall extending upward along a circumference of each ejector-receiving opening, an upper ejector configured to pass through the ejector-defining wall and vertically move to remove each ice from each ice chamber, and a driver for pivoting the lower tray to open and close the upper tray and the lower tray, wherein the upper tray includes a horizontal extension forming a top face of the upper tray, wherein the upper chamber is positioned below the horizontal extension such that the opening-defining wall is formed at a vertical level equal to or lower than a vertical level of the opening-defining wall.

    Ice maker and refrigerator
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11421926B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-23

    申请号:US16686036

    申请日:2019-11-15

    Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a cabinet having a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment defined therein, and an ice maker disposed in the freezing compartment, wherein the ice maker includes an upper tray made of an elastic material, and having a plurality of hemispherical upper chambers defined therein, a lower tray made of an elastic material, wherein the lower tray comes into contact with the upper tray by pivoting to define a plurality of spherical ice chambers therebetween, a driver for pivoting the lower tray to open and close the upper tray and the lower tray, and each rib formed along a circumference of each upper chamber or each lower chamber in contact with each other.

    Refrigerator
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11204194B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-21

    申请号:US16685644

    申请日:2019-11-15

    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a freezing compartment, an ice-maker disposed in the freezing compartment to make spherical ice, an ice bin disposed below the ice-maker for storing ice removed from the ice-maker, and an ice tray disposed inside the ice bin. At least a portion of a bottom face of the ice tray is spaced apart from a bottom face of the ice bin, and a plurality of tray holes are defined to pass through the bottom face of the ice tray.

    Refrigerator and control method thereof

    公开(公告)号:US11079155B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-03

    申请号:US16288745

    申请日:2019-02-28

    Abstract: A refrigerator includes: a cabinet including a freezing chamber; an evaporator located at one side of the freezing chamber; a freezing chamber fan configured to supply cool air to the freezing chamber; an ice maker located in the freezing chamber and configured to perform ice-making; an ice bin located below the ice maker and separates and stores ice made in the ice maker; an ice detection device which detects whether or not the ice stored in the ice bin is full; and a control unit configured to control the freezing chamber fan according to a detection signal of the ice detection device. The control unit is configured to turn off the freezing chamber fan when ice-fullness is detected by the ice detection device and turn on the freezing chamber fan when the ice-fullness is not detected by the ice detection device.

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