公开(公告)号：US11774158B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-03

申请号：US17474451

申请日：2021-09-14

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Sangjun Kang ,  Seunggeun Lee

IPC: F25C5/187 ,  F25C5/20 ,  F25C5/04

CPC classification number: F25C5/187 ,  F25C5/04 ,  F25C5/22 ,  F25C2400/10 ,  F25C2600/04 ,  F25C2700/02

Abstract: An ice making assembly includes: an ice maker configured to make ice, an ice bin that has a portion disposed below the ice maker and that is configured to receive the ice from the ice maker, a detection lever that is disposed below the ice maker and that is configured to rotate to thereby detect a volume of the ice in the ice bin, and a driver configured to rotate the ice maker along a moving path between (i) an ice making position at which ice making is performed and (ii) an ice separating position at which ice separation is performed. The detection lever is configured to detect the volume of the ice in the ice bin being full before and after the ice is separated from the ice maker.

公开(公告)号：US11788782B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US17738310

申请日：2022-05-06

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Sangjun Kang ,  Yonghyun Kim ,  Jinil Hong

IPC: F25C1/10 ,  F25C1/25 ,  F25C5/20 ,  F25C1/24

CPC classification number: F25C1/10 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25C1/25 ,  F25C5/22 ,  F25C2305/022 ,  F25C2305/0221 ,  F25C2400/10 ,  F25C2700/00

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.

公开(公告)号：US10969153B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-06

申请号：US15995603

申请日：2018-06-01

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Sangjun Kang

IPC: F25C5/20 ,  F25D23/12 ,  F16K11/22 ,  F16K31/06 ,  F16K11/24 ,  F25D23/02

Abstract: A valve apparatus includes a housing including an inlet and first and second outlets, through which water introduced through the inlet is discharged, a first orifice including an opening communicating with the first outlet and a second orifice including an opening communicating with the second outlet, the first and second orifices being received in the housing, a first plunger for opening and closing the opening of the first orifice; and a second plunger for opening and closing the opening of the second orifice. Each of the orifices includes a rib surrounding the circumference of each of the plungers in a state in which each of the plungers closes the opening of each of the orifices.

公开(公告)号：US12235032B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-25

申请号：US18244668

申请日：2023-09-11

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Sangjun Kang ,  Yonghyun Kim ,  Jinil Hong

IPC: F25C1/10 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25C1/25 ,  F25C5/20

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.

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

IPC: F25C1/10 ,  F25C1/25 ,  F25C5/20 ,  F25C1/24

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.