公开(公告)号：US20200158412A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-21

申请号：US16685346

申请日：2019-11-15

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Yonghyun KIM ,  Jinil HONG ,  Hyunji PARK

IPC: F25C5/187 ,  F25C5/20 ,  F25C1/10

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.

公开(公告)号：US20200158401A1

公开(公告)日：2020-05-21

申请号：US16686036

申请日：2019-11-15

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Yonghyun KIM ,  Jinil HONG ,  Hyunji PARK

IPC: F25C1/10 ,  F25C1/243 ,  F25C5/04

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.