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公开(公告)号：US11519649B2
公开(公告)日：2022-12-06
申请号：US16685837
申请日：2019-11-15
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor： Yonghyun Kim , Jinil Hong
Abstract: An ice maker of the present invention comprises: an upper tray defining an upper chamber that is a portion of an ice chamber, wherein an upper opening is provided in an upper side of the upper tray; a lower tray defining a lower chamber that is another portion of the ice chamber; a lower support supporting the lower tray and provided with a lower heater; and a control unit configured to operate the lower heater in an ice making process, wherein the control unit variably controls an output of the lower heater so that bubbles included in water in the ice chamber are gathered in a lowermost section in the ice making process.
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公开(公告)号：US11480377B2
公开(公告)日：2022-10-25
申请号：US16685346
申请日：2019-11-15
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：US11428451B2
公开(公告)日：2022-08-30
申请号：US16685851
申请日：2019-11-15
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor： Yonghyun Kim , Jinil Hong , Hyunji Park
Abstract: An ice maker includes an upper assembly including a plurality of hemispherical upper chambers, a lower assembly disposed below and pivotably coupled relative to the upper assembly, wherein the lower assembly includes a plurality of hemispherical lower chambers, a driver configured to pivot the lower assembly, a pair of rotating parts disposed at both sides of the lower assembly, a first pivoting arm pivotally mounted on one of the rotating parts, a second pivoting arm pivotally mounted on the other of the rotating parts and connected to the driver, a connection shaft connecting the first pivoting arm to the second pivoting arm, a first elastic member having one end connected to the first pivoting arm and the other end connected to the lower assembly, and a second elastic member having one end connected to the second pivoting arm and the other end connected to the lower assembly.
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公开(公告)号：US11371766B2
公开(公告)日：2022-06-28
申请号：US16863895
申请日：2020-04-30
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor： Sangjun Kang , Yonghyun Kim , Jinil Hong
Abstract: In a refrigerator, a cam of a cam gear rotating by a driving motor is provided with a structure protruding from an edge portion of a cam gear to a center, thereby increasing the thickness of a cam surface. Therefore, it is possible to reduce the magnitude of force directly transferred from the cam gear to a magnet lever.
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公开(公告)号：US11353253B2
公开(公告)日：2022-06-07
申请号：US16685675
申请日：2019-11-15
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor： Yonghyun Kim , Jinil Hong , Seunggeun Lee , Seungjin Choi
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.
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公开(公告)号：US10859309B2
公开(公告)日：2020-12-08
申请号：US15358226
申请日：2016-11-22
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor： Jinil Hong
Abstract: A refrigerator includes a door, a front panel that defines an external appearance of the door and is formed of a metal, a front panel hole that is formed in the front panel, a cover display that is provided on a rear surface of the front panel, a cover protrusion that extends from the cover display to an inside of the front panel hole, a touch plate that is mounted on the cover protrusion, is exposed through the front panel hole, and is formed of a metal, and a capacitive touch sensor that is arranged on a rear side of the cover display and is connected to the touch plate such that a current flows between the touch sensor and the touch plate. The touch plate has a size that is smaller than a size of the front panel hole and is spaced apart from an inner peripheral surface of the front panel hole, and the cover protrusion is formed along an inner circumference of the front panel hole to divide a section between the touch plate and the front panel.
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公开(公告)号：US12228323B2
公开(公告)日：2025-02-18
申请号：US17620922
申请日：2020-06-19
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor： Yonghyun Kim , Jinil Hong , Jungjae Lee
IPC: F25C1/04
Abstract: A method controls a refrigerator including first and second trays defining an ice chamber, a driving unit for moving the second tray, an ice bin for storing ice produced in the ice chamber, and an ice-fullness detection means for detecting whether or not the ice bin is full of ice. The method includes supplying water to the ice chamber when the second tray is at a water-supply position, making ice after the second tray has moved to an ice-making position in an inverse direction after the water supply has been completed, determining whether the ice bin is full of ice after the ice making is completed, moving the second tray to an ice-separating position and then rotating in the inverse direction if it is not determined whether or not the ice bin is full of ice, and determining again whether the ice bin is full of ice after ice separation is completed.
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公开(公告)号：US12222148B2
公开(公告)日：2025-02-11
申请号：US17625293
申请日：2020-07-06
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor： Yonghyun Kim , Hyunji Park , Jinil Hong
Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator. An ice maker of the refrigerator according to this embodiment includes: an upper tray which is made of an elastic material and in which a plurality of hemispherical upper chamber are defined; and a lower tray which is made of an elastic material and in which a plurality of lower chambers, which rotate to be in close contact with the upper tray so as to provide spherical ice chambers, are defined.
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公开(公告)号：US12111087B2
公开(公告)日：2024-10-08
申请号：US18095816
申请日：2023-01-11
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor： Jinil Hong , Yonghyun Kim
CPC classification number: F25C1/10 , F25C1/243 , F25C1/25 , F25C2305/0221 , F25C2400/06 , F25C2400/14
Abstract: An ice maker of a refrigerator includes a tray assembly having an upper tray that defines upper portions of a plurality of ice making chambers. Each of the plurality of ice making chambers is configured to receive water and generate an ice piece. The tray assembly also includes a lower tray that is located vertically below the upper tray, that is configured to rotate relative to the upper tray, and that defines lower portions of the plurality of ice making chambers, wherein at least one of the upper tray or the lower tray comprises a flexible tray made of a flexible material. Additionally, a case is configured to accommodate the flexible tray to restrict a deformation of the flexible tray. A heater that is located between the case and the flexible tray is configured to supply heat to the plurality of ice making chambers through the flexible tray.
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公开(公告)号：US20240318885A1
公开(公告)日：2024-09-26
申请号：US18735651
申请日：2024-06-06
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor： Yonghyun KIM , Jinil Hong , Seungjin Choi , Seunggeun Lee
CPC classification number: F25C1/24 , F25C1/04 , F25C1/25 , F25C5/08 , F25C5/22 , F25D11/02 , F25C2700/12 , F25D2700/122
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an ice maker and a refrigerator having the ice maker. An ice maker according to the present disclosure includes: an upper assembly including an upper tray forming an upper chamber, which is a portion an ice chamber, and having an upper opening, and a temperature sensor configured to sense temperature of the ice chamber in contact with the upper tray; and a lower assembly being rotatable with respect to the upper assembly and having a lower tray forming a lower chamber that is another portion of the ice chamber, in which a contact portion between the temperature sensor and the upper tray is positioned closer to a contact surface of the upper tray and the lower tray than the upper opening.
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