公开(公告)号：US20120279240A1

公开(公告)日：2012-11-08

申请号：US13458182

申请日：2012-04-27

申请人： Jin JEONG ,  Do Hyung KIM ,  Sang Hyun PARK ,  Sung Yoon YONG ,  Qasim Sarwar KHAN ,  Seung Ah JOO

发明人： Jin JEONG ,  Do Hyung KIM ,  Sang Hyun PARK ,  Sung Yoon YONG ,  Qasim Sarwar KHAN ,  Seung Ah JOO

IPC分类号： F25B49/00

CPC分类号： F25C1/04 ,  F25C5/187 ,  F25C2700/02 ,  F25D2317/061

摘要： Disclosed is an ice making apparatus and a refrigerator having the same. The refrigerator includes an ice making tray in which ice cubes are made, an ejector to discharge the ice cubes from the ice making tray, an ice bin to store the ice cubes discharged by the ejector, an auger to move the ice cubes in the ice bin, a first drive unit to provide the ejector with rotational force, a second drive unit to provide the auger with rotational force, an emitter to output optical signals so as to sense whether or not the ice cubes in the ice bin are at a full ice level, and a receiver to receive the optical signals output from the emitter, wherein any one of the emitter and the receiver is installed at the first drive unit, and the other one is installed at the second drive unit.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种制冰装置和具有该制冰装置的冰箱。 冰箱包括制冰盘，制冰托盘中的冰块，用于将冰块从制冰盘排出的喷射器，储存由喷射器排出的冰块的冰箱，用于将冰块移动到冰块中的螺旋钻 箱，用于向喷射器提供旋转力的第一驱动单元，用于向螺旋推运器提供旋转力的第二驱动单元，发射器输出光信号，以便感测冰箱中的冰块是否处于满 冰水位和接收器，用于接收从发射器输出的光信号，其中发射器和接收器中的任一个安装在第一驱动单元处，而另一个安装在第二驱动单元。