公开(公告)号：US20230243565A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-03

申请号：US18102226

申请日：2023-01-27

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Yong Hyun KIM ,  Soo Young Choi ,  Sunghee Kang

IPC: F25C1/25 ,  F25C1/04

CPC classification number: F25C1/25 ,  F25C1/04

Abstract: In one embodiment, a refrigerator comprises a plurality of ice makers configured to generate ice, a valve part configured to adjust a supply of water to each of the plurality of ice makers, and a controller configured to control the valve part, and when receiving a request for a supply of water to an ice maker of higher priority while water is supplied to an ice maker of lower priority, the controller controls the valve part to cut off the supply of water to the ice maker of lower priority and supply water to the ice maker of higher priority.

公开(公告)号：US20230243561A1

公开(公告)日：2023-08-03

申请号：US18102398

申请日：2023-01-27

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Yong Hyun KIM ,  Soo Young CHOI ,  Sunghee KANG

IPC: F25C1/22 ,  F25C1/10 ,  F25D17/08

CPC classification number: F25C1/22 ,  F25C1/10 ,  F25D17/08 ,  F25C2700/12 ,  F25D2317/061

Abstract: A refrigerator comprising an ice maker. The ice maker comprises: a housing providing an ice making space, a tray disposed in the ice making space and including a plurality of ice making cells, and a temperature sensor part disposed at the tray and configured to measure a temperature in the tray. The the plurality of ice making cells are provided in an odd number of columns greater than or equal to three, and the temperature sensor part is disposed (i) at a middle column among the columns, (ii) between ice making cells that are adjacent to each other, and (iii) below the tray.

公开(公告)号：US20240426534A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-26

申请号：US18753776

申请日：2024-06-25

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Seonggyeong KIM ,  Sunghee KANG ,  Yong Hyun KIM ,  Sin Young KANG

IPC: F25C1/25

Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerator, in which a controller electronically controls an air hole of a reducer valve to be open and closed, and thus a point in time to open and close the air hole for discharging air to a water supply channel portion is accurately controlled.