公开(公告)号：US11874044B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-16

申请号：US17282600

申请日：2019-10-01

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Donghoon Lee ,  Wookyong Lee ,  Seungseob Yeom ,  Sunggyun Son ,  Donghoon Lee

IPC: F25C1/18 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25C5/08

CPC classification number: F25C1/18 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25C5/08 ,  F25C2400/10 ,  F25C2600/04 ,  F25C2700/12

Abstract: An ice maker comprises: a first tray forming a part of an ice-making cell; a second tray forming another part of the ice-making cell; and a heater which is disposed so as to be adjacent to the first or the second tray, wherein the heater operates during a period when cold air is supplied to the first tray and the second tray and ice making takes place, and supplies heat to the first tray and/or the second tray.

公开(公告)号：US20230341166A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-26

申请号：US18214732

申请日：2023-06-27

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Donghoon LEE ,  Wookyong Lee ,  Sunggyun Son ,  Donghoon Lee ,  Seungseob Yeom ,  Yongjun Bae ,  Chongyoung Park

IPC: F25C5/08 ,  F25C1/25 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25D29/00

CPC classification number: F25C5/08 ,  F25C1/25 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25D29/00 ,  F25C1/18

Abstract: A refrigerator according to the present invention may comprise a first tray assembly forming one part of ice-making cells, and a second tray assembly forming the other part of same. Any one tray assembly, from among the first and second tray assemblies, comprises a first part forming at least a part of the ice-making cells, and a second part extending from a set point on the first part so as to reduce water supplied to the ice-making cells from leaking through a space between the first and second tray assemblies.

公开(公告)号：US11740001B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-29

申请号：US17281768

申请日：2019-10-01

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Donghoon Lee ,  Wookyong Lee ,  Chongyoung Park ,  Donghoon Lee ,  Seungseob Yeom ,  Yongjun Bae ,  Sunggyun Son

IPC: F25C1/18 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25C5/08 ,  F25D29/00

CPC classification number: F25C1/18 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25C5/08 ,  F25D29/00 ,  F25C2400/06 ,  F25C2400/10 ,  F25C2600/04 ,  F25C2700/12

Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator. A refrigerator of the present invention may comprise: a first tray assembly forming a part of an ice making cell; and a second tray assembly forming another part of the ice making cell. The first tray assembly includes a first tray defining a part of the ice making cell and a first tray case supporting the first tray, and the second tray assembly includes a second tray defining another part of the ice making cell and a second tray case supporting the second tray. One of the first and second tray cases includes a first region having a through-hole and a second region having a shape corresponding to the ice making cell to support one of the first and second trays.

公开(公告)号：US11719478B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-08

申请号：US17281805

申请日：2019-10-02

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Donghoon Lee ,  Wookyong Lee ,  Seungseob Yeom ,  Sunggyun Son ,  Donghoon Lee ,  Chongyoung Park

IPC: F25C1/18 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25C5/08

CPC classification number: F25C1/18 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25C5/08 ,  F25C2400/10 ,  F25C2600/04 ,  F25C2700/12

Abstract: An ice maker, according to the present invention, comprises: a first tray forming a part of an ice-making cell; a second tray forming another part the ice-making cell; and a heater which is disposed so as to be adjacent to the first or the second tray, wherein the heater turns on during a period when cold air is being supplied to the ice-making cell, and the output of the on heater can vary.

公开(公告)号：US11703263B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-18

申请号：US17281977

申请日：2019-10-02

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Donghoon Lee ,  Yongjun Bae ,  Seungseob Yeom ,  Donghoon Lee ,  Wookyong Lee

IPC: F25C1/18 ,  F25C1/10

CPC classification number: F25C1/18 ,  F25C1/10 ,  F25C2400/10 ,  F25C2700/04

Abstract: A refrigerator according the present disclosure includes a first tray configured to form a portion of an ice making cell, a second tray configured to form another portion of the ice making cell and capable of moving relative to the first tray, a driver configured to move the second tray, a temperature sensor configured to sense the temperature of water or ice in the ice making cell, and a controller configured to control the driver, in which when it is determined that the water in the ice making cell is in a supercooled state based on the temperature measured by the tray temperature sensor, the controller may operate the driver to move the second tray.

公开(公告)号：US11624540B2

公开(公告)日：2023-04-11

申请号：US16881987

申请日：2020-05-22

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Donghoon Lee ,  Donghoon Lee ,  Wookyong Lee ,  Seungyoon Cho ,  Heejun Lee ,  Seungseob Yeom

IPC: F25C1/24 ,  F25C5/20 ,  F25D17/06 ,  F25C5/182 ,  F25D23/02

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door, an ice making room, a cool air supply duct connecting the evaporation chamber to the ice making room, an ice maker, a cool air guide duct that guides cool air from the ice making room toward the ice maker, and an ice bin below the ice maker to store ice. The ice maker includes an ice tray including cool air guide ribs, and an ice separating guide covering a front surface of the ice tray and a portion of a top surface thereof in which the cool air guide ribs extend from one side of the ice tray toward the other side and are spaced apart from a front surface of a tray body toward a rear surface, and bottom parts of the cool air guide ribs are spaced apart from a bottom part of the cool air guide duct.

公开(公告)号：US10401072B2

公开(公告)日：2019-09-03

申请号：US15755796

申请日：2016-08-31

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Donghoon Lee ,  Donghoon Lee ,  Wookyong Lee ,  Seungyoon Cho ,  Heejun Lee ,  Seungseob Yeom

IPC: F25C5/20 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25C5/182 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25D17/04 ,  F25D17/06 ,  F25D17/08 ,  F25D23/04 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25D25/00 ,  F25D29/00 ,  E05D11/00

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet including a refrigerating compartment and an evaporation chamber, a first door, a housing in the first door, an ice making room defining a cool air inflow hole and a cool air discharge hole, a chiller room defining a cool air discharge hole, a second door connected to the first door, a partition wall defining the ice making room, the chiller room, and a communication hole, a damper opening and closing the communication hole, a cool air supply duct connecting an outlet of the evaporation chamber and the cool air inflow hole to supply cool air of the evaporation chamber to the ice making room and a cool air return duct having a first inlet connected to the cool air discharge hole of the ice making chamber and a second inlet connected to the cool air discharge hole of the chiller room.

公开(公告)号：US09841217B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-12

申请号：US14630260

申请日：2015-02-24

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Donghoon Lee ,  Seojin Lee ,  Wookyong Lee ,  Bongjin Kim ,  Seungyoon Cho ,  Seungseob Yeom

IPC: F25C1/10 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25C5/00 ,  F25D23/04 ,  F25D23/12 ,  F25C1/22

CPC classification number: F25C1/10 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25C1/25 ,  F25C5/22 ,  F25C2305/022 ,  F25C2400/10 ,  F25C2400/14 ,  F25C2700/12 ,  F25C2700/14 ,  F25D23/04 ,  F25D23/126 ,  F25D2323/122

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a main body defining a storage compartment, a door, an ice making device, a water tank disposed for supplying water into the ice making device, and an ice bin to receive and store ice pieces made in the ice making device. The ice making device includes an ice making tray having ice making chambers configured to be filled with water for making the ice pieces, and an ejector extending from an upper central portion of the ice making tray in a longitudinal direction of the ice making tray to pass through both ends of the ice making tray. The ejector is configured to be maintained in a fixed state during water supply, ice making, and ice separation processes, and the ice making tray is configured to rotate at an angle of about 360° in one direction with respect to the ejector.