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公开(公告)号:US20220011033A1
公开(公告)日:2022-01-13
申请号:US17294642
申请日:2019-11-14
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun KIM , Hyunji PARK , Seunggeun LEE , Jinil HONG
Abstract: A refrigerator of the present invention comprises: a cabinet having a freezer chamber, and an ice maker provided in the freezer chamber, wherein the ice maker includes a tray for forming an ice chamber, and a case for supporting the tray, the case includes a fixing part to be fixed to walls for forming the freezer chamber or a housing fixed to the walls, and the fixing part includes an inclined surface so that the case forms a slope at the walls or the housing.
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公开(公告)号:US20200300527A1
公开(公告)日:2020-09-24
申请号:US16793817
申请日:2020-02-18
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun KIM , Hyunji PARK , Jinil HONG , Seunggeun LEE
IPC: F25C1/246
Abstract: An ice maker includes first and second trays configured to form a plurality of ice chambers configured to make ice, an upper case including a cool air hole through which cool air passes, and a tray opening configured to allow the first tray to contact the cool air passing through the cool air hole, a driver configured to move the second tray, and a connector configured to transfer power of the driver to the second tray, wherein the upper case further includes the cool air guide configured to guide the cool air passing through the cool air hole toward the tray opening.
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公开(公告)号:US20200158409A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-21
申请号:US16685410
申请日:2019-11-15
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun KIM , Jinil HONG , Hyunji PARK
Abstract: An ice maker of the present invention comprises: an upper tray defining an upper chamber that is a portion of an ice chamber; a lower tray rotatable relative to the upper tray and defining a lower chamber that is another portion of the ice chamber, wherein the lower chamber is disposed under the upper chamber; an upper heater disposed around the upper tray, for providing heat to the upper chamber; and a lower heater disposed around the lower tray, for providing heat to the lower chamber, wherein in an ice making position, a distance from a horizontal central line passing a contact surface of the upper tray and the lower tray to the upper heater is shorter than a distance from the horizontal central line to the lower heater.
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公开(公告)号:US20250102211A1
公开(公告)日:2025-03-27
申请号:US18974204
申请日:2024-12-09
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun KIM , Jinil HONG , Hyunji PARK
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20240247856A1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-25
申请号:US18623292
申请日:2024-04-01
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Yonghyun KIM , Jinil HONG , Hyunji PARK
CPC classification number: F25C5/187 , F25C1/10 , F25C5/22 , F25C2400/10 , F25C2700/02
Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a cabinet having a freezing compartment defined therein, an ice-maker mounted in the freezing compartment, wherein the ice-maker makes spherical ice and removes the made spherical ice downwards, an ice bin disposed below the ice-maker, and retractable and extendable in a front and rear direction, wherein the removed ice is stored in the ice bin, and a cover plate extending downward from a rear face of the ice-maker, wherein the cover plate shields a space between the ice bin and the ice-maker.
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公开(公告)号:US20230152020A1
公开(公告)日:2023-05-18
申请号:US18094033
申请日:2023-01-06
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Yonghyun KIM , Hyunji PARK , Jinil HONG , Seunggeun LEE
CPC classification number: F25C1/04 , F25C1/243 , F25D11/02 , F25C2305/022 , F25C2400/06 , F25C2400/10
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. The ice maker includes a cold-air hole for receiving cold air, an upper tray made of an elastic material, wherein the upper tray is positioned to be exposed to the cold-air flowing from the cold-air hole, a lower tray made of an elastic material, wherein the lower tray is coupled to the upper tray to define a plurality of spherical ice chambers therebetween, a driver for pivoting the lower tray to open the spherical ice chambers, at least one thermally-insulating portion formed at a top face of the upper tray and corresponding to at least one of the ice chambers respectively, wherein the at least one thermally-insulating portion is constructed to prevent the cold-air from invading the at least one corresponding ice chamber.
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公开(公告)号:US20230018118A1
公开(公告)日:2023-01-19
申请号:US17944633
申请日:2022-09-14
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun KIM , Jinil HONG , Hyunji PARK
Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a cabinet having a freezing compartment defined therein, an ice-maker mounted in the freezing compartment, wherein the ice-maker makes spherical ice and removes the made spherical ice downwards, an ice bin disposed below the ice-maker, and retractable and extendable in a front and rear direction, wherein the removed ice is stored in the ice bin, and a cover plate extending downward from a rear face of the ice-maker, wherein the cover plate shields a space between the ice bin and the ice-maker.
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公开(公告)号:US20220404083A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-22
申请号:US17892865
申请日:2022-08-22
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun KIM , Jinil HONG , Hyunji PARK
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20200326121A1
公开(公告)日:2020-10-15
申请号:US16912128
申请日:2020-06-25
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Hyunji PARK
Abstract: An installation structure of an external filter case for a refrigerator is provided. The filter case may include a main body that provides an inner space in which an internal line may be installed and water filters may be installed, and a cover that covers the inner space of the main body and is detachably coupled with the main body. The main body may have an open front side and may include bosses that protrude from its bottom face. The cover may include insertion holes into which the bosses may be inserted. A lower portion of the main body may be coupled with a lower portion of the cover. Magnets may be installed in upper portions of the main body and the cover, respectively, such that the main body and the cover may be coupled with each other by a magnetic force.
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公开(公告)号:US20200158407A1
公开(公告)日:2020-05-21
申请号:US16685742
申请日:2019-11-15
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun KIM , Jinil HONG , Hyunji PARK
Abstract: Provided is an ice-maker including an upper tray made of an elastic material, and having a plurality of upper chambers defined therein, a lower tray made of an elastic material, and having a plurality of lower chambers defined therein in contact with the plurality of upper chambers to define a plurality of spherical ice chambers, respectively, each ejector-receiving opening defined in the upper tray and opened to each of the plurality of upper chambers, an upper ejector disposed above the upper tray, wherein the upper ejector is configured to pass through the ejector-receiving opening and remove each ice from each ice chamber, a water supply for supplying water for ice-making through the ejector-receiving opening, and a driver for pivoting the lower tray, wherein a side wall extending upward along a perimeter of the plurality of lower chambers is formed on top portions of the plurality of lower chambers, wherein a chamber wall extending downward along a perimeter of the plurality of upper chambers is formed on bottom portions of the plurality of upper chambers, wherein the chamber wall is inserted into an internal space of the side wall when the lower tray is closed, and wherein a groove is defined in an outer face of the chamber wall to maintain pieces of ice frozen along a perimeter of the chamber wall in an attached state.
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