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公开(公告)号：US20200158413A1
公开(公告)日：2020-05-21
申请号：US16685620
申请日：2019-11-15
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor： Yonghyun KIM , Jinil HONG , Hyunji PARK
Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, an ice maker configured to make spherical ice, and an ice bin for storing the ice. The ice maker includes an upper assembly including a plurality of hemispherical upper chambers, a lower assembly disposed below and pivotably coupled to the upper assembly, wherein the lower assembly includes a plurality of hemispherical lower chambers that are configured to come in contact with the plurality of hemispherical upper chambers to define a plurality of spherical ice chambers, a driver configured to pivot the lower assembly, and an ice-full state detection lever that is coupled to and configured to be pivoted by the driver, wherein the ice-full state detection lever is configured to pivot in the same direction as the lower assembly to detect whether the ice bin is in an ice-full state.
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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
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：US20200158411A1
公开(公告)日：2020-05-21
申请号：US16685644
申请日：2019-11-15
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor： Yonghyun KIM , Jinil HONG
Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator comprising: a cabinet having a freezing compartment defined therein; an ice-maker disposed in the freezing compartment to make spherical ice, wherein the ice is removed from falls down from the ice maker; an ice bin disposed below the ice-maker for storing ice removed from the ice-maker; and an ice tray disposed inside the ice bin, wherein at least a portion of a bottom face of the ice tray for receiving the ice is spaced apart from a bottom face of the ice bin, wherein a plurality of tray holes are defined to pass through the bottom face of the ice tray.
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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
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：US20200158397A1
公开(公告)日：2020-05-21
申请号：US16511873
申请日：2019-07-15
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor： Jinil HONG , Yonghyun KIM
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：US20170153055A1
公开(公告)日：2017-06-01
申请号：US15358226
申请日：2016-11-22
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor： Jinil HONG
CPC classification number: F25D29/005 , F25D23/028 , F25D2400/361 , G06F3/0412 , G06F3/044
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：US20250123043A1
公开(公告)日：2025-04-17
申请号：US18999817
申请日：2024-12-23
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor： Yonghyun KIM , Jinil HONG
Abstract: An ice maker includes an upper tray defining an upper chamber that is a portion of an ice chamber; a lower tray defining a lower chamber that is another portion of the ice chamber, where the lower tray is relatively rotatable relative to the upper tray; and an upper heater disposed around the upper tray, for providing heat to the upper chamber. The upper tray is made of a non-metal material and a flexible material, the upper heater is a DC heater receiving DC power, at least a portion of the upper tray is thicker than the lower tray, an accommodation part for accommodating the upper heater is formed on the upper tray, and at least a portion of the upper heater is disposed to vertically overlap the ice chamber in a state that the upper heater is accommodated in the accommodation part.
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公开(公告)号：US20240418429A1
公开(公告)日：2024-12-19
申请号：US18820500
申请日：2024-08-30
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor： Yonghyun KIM , Jinil HONG , Hyunji PARK
Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, an ice maker configured to make spherical ice, and an ice bin for storing the ice. The ice maker includes an upper assembly including a plurality of hemispherical upper chambers, a lower assembly disposed below and pivotably coupled to the upper assembly, where the lower assembly includes a plurality of hemispherical lower chambers that are configured to come in contact with the plurality of hemispherical upper chambers to define a plurality of spherical ice chambers, a driver configured to pivot the lower assembly, and an ice-full state detection lever that is coupled to and configured to be pivoted by the driver, where the ice-full state detection lever is configured to pivot in the same direction as the lower assembly to detect whether the ice bin is in an ice-full state.
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公开(公告)号：US20240393028A1
公开(公告)日：2024-11-28
申请号：US18794121
申请日：2024-08-05
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor： Yonghyun KIM , Jinil HONG , Hyunji PARK
Abstract: An ice-maker includes 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, where 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.
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公开(公告)号：US20240263857A1
公开(公告)日：2024-08-08
申请号：US18635165
申请日：2024-04-15
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor： Yonghyun KIM , Jinil HONG
CPC classification number: F25C1/04 , F25C5/04 , F25D17/065 , F25C2305/0221
Abstract: An ice maker of a refrigerator includes an upper assembly having an upper tray that defines upper portions of a plurality of hemispherical ice making chambers. The ice maker also includes a lower assembly located vertically below the upper assembly and configured rotate relative to the upper assembly about a rotation shaft and having lower tray that defines lower portions of the plurality of hemispherical ice making chambers. The ice maker also includes a lower ejector unit that is located vertically below the lower tray and that is configured to, based on the lower assembly rotating away from the upper assembly, push the lower tray through the lower support to thereby discharge the ice piece from the ice making chamber. The lower tray includes a deformable portion at each of the plurality of ice making chambers that is configured to be pushed by the lower ejector unit.
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