Ice maker and method for controlling ice maker

    公开(公告)号:US11519649B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-06

    申请号:US16685837

    申请日:2019-11-15

    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.

    Refrigerator
    32.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11480377B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-25

    申请号:US16685346

    申请日:2019-11-15

    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.

    Ice maker for refrigerator
    33.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11428451B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-08-30

    申请号:US16685851

    申请日:2019-11-15

    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.

    Ice maker and refrigerator having the same

    公开(公告)号:US11353253B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-06-07

    申请号:US16685675

    申请日:2019-11-15

    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.

    Refrigerator
    36.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10976091B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-13

    申请号:US16186259

    申请日:2018-11-09

    Inventor: Yonghyun Kim

    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet that defines a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the freezing compartment, an ice maker located adjacent to a rear surface of the door and configured to supply water to make ice automatically, to provide ice to an ice tray, and to transfer ice automatically, a cabinet duct located above the freezing compartment and configured to supply cold air to the freezing compartment or to the ice maker, an ice cover that is located above the ice maker and that includes a cover inflow hole configured to receive cold air located at a position that faces an outlet of the cabinet duct, and a supply duct that connects the cover inflow hole to the ice maker and that defines a cold air supply passage to an interior area of the ice maker.

    Water purifier
    38.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10807855B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-10-20

    申请号:US15466110

    申请日:2017-03-22

    Abstract: A water purifier that includes: a main body including: a filter unit, a cooling unit, and a heating unit; a first water tube through which water purified by the filter unit or water cooled by the cooling unit passes; a second water tube through which water heated by the heating unit passes; a water discharge unit that protrudes from a portion of the main body; and a water discharge cock (i) that downwardly protrudes from the water discharge unit, (ii) that is coupled to the first water tube and the second water tube, and (iii) that is configured to discharge water purified by the filter unit or water cooled by the cooling unit in a first stream and discharge water heated by the heating unit in a second stream, wherein the first stream is separated from the second stream is disclosed.

    Refrigerator and method for controlling a refrigerator

    公开(公告)号:US10386113B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-08-20

    申请号:US15862754

    申请日:2018-01-05

    Inventor: Yonghyun Kim

    Abstract: A refrigerator that may include a cabinet to define a storage space, a door to open and close the storage space, a dispenser provided in the door to dispense hot water, a hot water tank through which water flows so as to heat water introduced into the door, a heater provided in the door to heat the hot water tank, a water inflow passage through which water is supplied to the hot water tank, a water discharge passage guiding hot water discharged from the hot water tank to the dispenser, a flow rate sensor provided in the water inflow passage to measure a flow rate of water flowing through the water inflow passage, a water inflow valve provided in the water inflow passage to adjust a flow of water in the water inflow passage, a water discharge valve provided in the water outlet passage, an input provided in the door to input a temperature of the hot water to be dispensed and a hot water dispensing command, and a controller to control the water inflow valve and the water discharge valve.

    Apparatus and method for measuring cholesterol
    40.
    发明授权
    Apparatus and method for measuring cholesterol 有权
    胆固醇测定装置及方法

    公开(公告)号:US09575079B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-21

    申请号:US14600861

    申请日:2015-01-20

    CPC classification number: G01N33/92 G01N33/526

    Abstract: Disclosed are an apparatus and a method for effectively measuring cholesterol using a small amount of blood. The apparatus for measuring cholesterol includes a cartridge where an upper case having a sample transferring membrane is movably coupled to a lower case having a sample measuring membrane; a cartridge accommodation unit configured to accommodate the cartridge therein; a memory configured to store therein setting information for sample measurement; and a controller configured to align the membranes of the upper case and the lower case with each other, by horizontally moving the lower case of the cartridge, according to the stored setting information, and configured to contact the membranes of the upper case and the lower case with each other, by vertically moving the upper case for sample transfer on each alignment position.

    Abstract translation: 公开了一种使用少量血液有效测量胆固醇的装置和方法。 用于测量胆固醇的装置包括其中具有样品转移膜的上壳体可移动地联接到具有样品测量膜的下壳体的盒, 墨盒容纳单元,其构造成在其中容纳墨盒; 存储器,配置为存储用于样本测量的设置信息; 以及控制器,其被配置为通过根据所存储的设置信息水平移动盒的下壳体,将上壳体和下壳体的膜彼此对准,并且被配置为接触上壳体和下壳体的膜 通过在每个对准位置垂直移动用于样品传送的上壳体彼此相互连接。

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