公开(公告)号：US11940196B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US17281786

申请日：2019-10-01

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

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

IPC: F25C1/24 ,  F25C5/08

CPC classification number: F25C1/24 ,  F25C5/08 ,  F25C2400/10 ,  F25C2400/14 ,  F25C2600/04

Abstract: The refrigerator may comprise: a first tray assembly forming a part of ice-making cells; and a second tray assembly forming the other part of the ice-making cells. In order that ice can be produced in the direction of ice-making cells formed by any One of the first and second tray assemblies to ice-making cells formed by the other tray assembly, following the start of an ice-making process, the one tray assembly comprises a first part, and the first part comprises: a first surface forming a part of the ice-making cells; and a first deformation-resistant reinforcement part extending from the first surface in the vertical direction away from a heater.

公开(公告)号：US11920846B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US17281779

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: F25C5/08 ,  F25C1/18 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25C1/25 ,  F25D29/00

CPC classification number: F25C5/08 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25C1/25 ,  F25D29/00 ,  F25C1/18 ,  F25C2400/06 ,  F25C2400/10 ,  F25C2400/14 ,  F25C2600/04 ,  F25C2700/12

Abstract: 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 the other part of the ice making cell. The first tray assembly includes a first tray, and the second tray assembly includes a second tray. The second tray includes a first portion forming at least a portion of the ice making cell, and a second portion extending from a predetermined point of the first portion. The second portion includes a first extension part extending from a first point of the first portion and a second extension part extending from a second point of the first portion, wherein the length of the second extension part in the horizontal direction is formed longer than the length of the first extension part.

公开(公告)号：US11879679B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-23

申请号：US17281753

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: F25C1/24 ,  F25C5/08

CPC classification number: F25C1/24 ,  F25C5/08 ,  F25C2400/10 ,  F25C2400/14

Abstract: A refrigerator comprises: a storage chamber, a cooler, a first tray, a second tray, the first portion and the second portion being configured to define a space formed by the cell to receive a liquid to be phase-changed to form ice, a heater provided adjacent to at least one of the first tray or the second tray; and a controller configured to: operate the heater while the ice is being formed so that gas bubbles dissolved in the liquid within the cell move from a portion of space where the liquid that has phase-changed into the ice to another portion of the space where the liquid is in a fluid state, and when a defrosting start condition is satisfied while the ice is being formed in the space of the cell, perform a defrosting process and reduce an amount of cold supplied by the cooler.

公开(公告)号：US11846460B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-19

申请号：US17282330

申请日：2019-10-01

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

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

IPC: F25C5/08 ,  F25C1/25 ,  F25C1/18 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25D29/00

CPC classification number: F25C5/08 ,  F25C1/18 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25C1/25 ,  F25D29/00 ,  F25C2400/06 ,  F25C2400/10 ,  F25C2700/12

Abstract: A refrigerator includes: a storage chamber; a cooler to cool the storage chamber; a first tray assembly and a second tray assembly configured to define an ice making cell; a heater disposed adjacent to at least one of the first tray assembly or the second tray assembly; and a controller configured to control the heater, wherein the controller controls the heater to be turned on to make transparent ice from water within the ice making cell, and the controller controls the heater so that when a heat transfer amount between the storage chamber and the water of the ice making cell increases, the heating amount of the heater increases, and when the heat transfer amount between the storage chamber and the water of the ice making cell decreases, the heating amount of the heater decreases.

公开(公告)号：US11835281B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-05

申请号：US17281807

申请日：2019-10-02

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Sunggyun Son ,  Donghoon Lee ,  Wookyong Lee ,  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, according to the present invention, comprises: a first tray for defining one portion of the ice-making cell, which is a space for creating ice; a second tray for defining the other portion of the ice-making cell; a heater for providing heat to the second tray; and a heater case having the heater coupled thereto, wherein in an ice-making process, at least one portion of the heater case may move along with the second tray.

公开(公告)号：US11747068B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-05

申请号：US17299266

申请日：2019-12-11

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Donghoon Lee ,  Seungseob Yeom ,  Wookyong Lee

IPC: F25C1/25 ,  F25C1/045 ,  F25C5/187

CPC classification number: F25C1/25 ,  F25C1/045 ,  F25C5/187 ,  F25C2400/08 ,  F25C2400/14 ,  F25C2600/04

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an ice machine including: a cabinet; a tray disposed inside the cabinet and having a plurality of cells for respectively forming ice cubes; and a nozzle disposed below the tray and spraying water toward the tray, wherein the plurality of cells includes a first cell having a smaller size and a second cell having a larger size than the first cell, and wherein the nozzle includes a first nozzle for spraying the water into the first cell and a second nozzle for spraying the water into the second cell.

公开(公告)号：US11709007B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-25

申请号：US17473191

申请日：2021-09-13

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

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

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

CPC classification number: F25C1/24 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25D17/04 ,  F25D17/045 ,  F25D17/06 ,  F25D17/062 ,  F25D17/065 ,  F25D17/067 ,  F25D17/08 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/025 ,  F25D23/04 ,  F25D25/005 ,  F25D29/00 ,  E05D11/00 ,  E05Y2900/31 ,  F25C2400/10 ,  F25C2400/14 ,  F25D2317/062 ,  F25D2323/021 ,  F25D2323/023 ,  F25D2323/024

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：US11274878B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-15

申请号：US17101927

申请日：2020-11-23

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Daejin Choi ,  Donghoon Lee ,  Changwoan Yang ,  Dongjeong Kim ,  Wonsup Bae ,  Jinsung Kim

IPC: A47B96/04 ,  F25D25/02 ,  A47B88/457

Abstract: A refrigerator that is capable of enabling a user to easily introduce or remove goods into or from the refrigerator is described. Specifically, a refrigerator that is capable of enabling a drawer for receiving goods to be more conveniently used is described. The refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage compartment with a food introduction port formed in the front thereof, a door hingedly connected to the cabinet for opening and closing the storage compartment, a plurality of drawers disposed in the storage compartment, the drawers being arranged vertically, a moving frame extending vertically so as to correspond to the height at which the drawers are disposed, the moving frame being configured to selectively push the drawers such that the drawers are moved toward the food introduction port, an electric driving unit coupled to the moving frame for moving the moving frame toward the food introduction port, and a controller for controlling the electric driving unit to move the moving frame when it is sensed that the door is open.

公开(公告)号：US11274869B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-15

申请号：US16859605

申请日：2020-04-27

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

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

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

Abstract: A refrigerator includes: a cabinet in which a refrigerating compartment is provided; a first door connected to the cabinet to open and close the refrigerating compartment and having an opening; a housing provided in the first door and accessible through the opening therein; an ice making room provided in the housing; a storage room that is provided below the ice making room and maintained at a temperature different from that of the refrigerating compartment; a guide duct provided below the ice making room to guide discharge of ice; a second door connected to the first door; a dispenser disposed on a front surface of the second door; and a discharge duct provided in the second door, wherein, when the second door is closed, the guide duct communicates with the discharge duct, and ice made in the ice making room is discharged to the dispenser.

公开(公告)号：US11029070B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-08

申请号：US16135677

申请日：2018-09-19

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

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

IPC: F25C5/20 ,  F25D17/06 ,  F25C5/08 ,  F25D25/02 ,  F25C1/04 ,  F25C1/24

Abstract: An ice maker includes an ice tray, an ejector configured to rotate with respect to the ice tray and cause rotation of ice pieces, and a motor configured to drive the ejector to rotate relative to the ice tray. The ice tray includes a first guide rib located at a lower portion of the ice tray and configured to exchange heat with cool air supplied from a cool air inlet, and a second guide rib located at the lower portion of the ice tray and arranged at a center region of the lower portion of the ice tray. The ice tray defines a first area including the first guide rib, and a second area including both of the first and second guide ribs, where the first area of the ice tray is located closer to the cool air inlet than the second area.