公开(公告)号：US12111091B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-08

申请号：US17282304

申请日：2019-10-01

申请人： LG ELECTRONICS INC.

发明人： Donghoon Lee ,  Wookyong Lee ,  Seungseob Yeom ,  Donghoon Lee ,  Yongjun Bae ,  Sunggyun Son ,  Chongyoung Park

IPC分类号： F25C5/08 ,  F25C1/10 ,  F25C1/24

CPC分类号： F25C5/08 ,  F25C1/10 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25C2400/10 ,  F25C2400/14 ,  F25C2600/02 ,  F25C2600/04 ,  F25C2700/12

摘要： A refrigerator includes a storage chamber, a cooler configured to supply cold air, a first tray, a second tray, a driver configured to move the second tray with respect to the first tray, a heater provided adjacent to at least one of the first tray or the second tray, and a controller configured to control the heater and the driver. The controller controls the heater to be turned on during ice making to make transparent ice.

公开(公告)号：US20240295356A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-05

申请号：US18663442

申请日：2024-05-14

申请人： LG Electronics Inc.

发明人： Wonsu KIM

IPC分类号： F25C5/20 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25D17/06 ,  F25D23/04 ,  F25D23/06 ,  F25D23/12

CPC分类号： F25C5/22 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25D17/06 ,  F25D23/04 ,  F25D23/068 ,  F25D23/126 ,  F25C2400/14 ,  F25D2323/024 ,  F25D2323/121 ,  F25D2323/122 ,  F25D2400/40

摘要： A refrigerator includes a cabinet that includes a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator compartment door that is located at a left or a right side of the refrigerator compartment, wherein an ice maker and a dispenser are located at the refrigerator compartment door. The refrigerator includes a main water tank that is located in the refrigerator compartment, and that is configured to cool water. The refrigerator includes a water purifying device that is located at the cabinet, and that is configured to purify water. The refrigerator includes a sub-water tank that is located on the refrigerator compartment door, and that is configured to additionally cool water cooled by the main water tank. The refrigerator includes a water supply path that is defined by connections between the water purifying device, the main water tank, the sub-water tank, the dispenser, and the ice maker.

公开(公告)号：US20240263859A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18636592

申请日：2024-04-16

申请人： LG ELECTRONICS INC.

发明人： Donghoon LEE ,  Yongjun BAE ,  Wookyong LEE ,  Donghoon LEE

IPC分类号： F25C1/18 ,  F25C1/04

CPC分类号： F25C1/18 ,  F25C1/04 ,  F25C2400/10 ,  F25C2400/14 ,  F25C2700/14

摘要： A refrigerator may include a first tray configured to form a portion of each of a plurality of ice making cells, and a second tray configured to be rotatable with respect to the first tray and to form the other portion of each of the plurality of ice making cells. Water supply is performed at the water supply position of the second tray. When water supply is completed, the second tray is moved to the ice making position. One or more of the first tray and the second tray is provided with a communication hole for communicating the plurality of ice making cells at the ice making position of the second tray.

公开(公告)号：US12018878B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-25

申请号：US17533633

申请日：2021-11-23

申请人： WHIRLPOOL CORPORATION

发明人： Maciej Ozarek ,  Pratyaksh Rohatgi

IPC分类号： F25C5/20 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25D23/12 ,  F25D25/00

CPC分类号： F25C5/22 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25D23/126 ,  F25D25/00 ,  F25C2400/10 ,  F25C2400/14

摘要： A refrigerator includes a water system and a valve. The water system is configured to direct water to a dispenser or an ice maker. The valve includes a valve body, an inlet port, and a clutch. The valve is configured to connect the water system to a water source. The inlet port is configured to receive a tube to establish fluid communication with the water source and to engage a nut to secure the tube to the inlet port. The clutch is disposed between the inlet port and the valve body and is configured to slip in response to an applied torque to the inlet port exceeding a threshold.

公开(公告)号：US20240200845A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-20

申请号：US18591007

申请日：2024-02-29

申请人： JIUJIA REFRIGERATION (LU'AN) CO., LTD

发明人： Haiyan Jiang

IPC分类号： F25C1/25

CPC分类号： F25C1/25 ,  F25C2400/14

摘要： The present invention provides an ice maker which comprises: an ice making body in which an ice making assembly and a water pump configured to supply water to the ice making assembly are mounted, wherein a first accommodating cavity is provided in the ice making body; a first connector; a water box; and a second connector; when the water box is inserted into the first accommodating cavity, the second connector is matingly spliced with the first connector to bring into communication so that the water box is in communication with the water inlet end of the water pump; and when the water box is detached from the first accommodating cavity, the first connector and the second connector are simultaneously in a closed state. The ice maker of the present technical solution enables the water box to be easily disassembled and cleaned, and enables mounting to be simple and convenient.

公开(公告)号：US20240183596A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-06

申请号：US17799548

申请日：2021-07-09

申请人： Bo YAN ,  Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

发明人： Bo Yan ,  Yayu Song ,  Samuel Vincent DuPlessis ,  Gregory Sergeevich Chernov

IPC分类号： F25C1/25 ,  F25C1/147

CPC分类号： F25C1/25 ,  F25C1/147 ,  F25C2400/12 ,  F25C2400/14

摘要： A stand-alone ice making appliance, includes a casing. A water tank, an ice maker, and a pump are disposed within the casing. The pump is operable to circulate water from the water tank to the ice maker. An auxiliary water reservoir is disposed outside of the casing. The auxiliary water reservoir is in fluid communication with the water tank such that water within the auxiliary water reservoir is flowable to the water tank. A filter is disposed within the auxiliary water reservoir.

公开(公告)号：US20240151454A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-09

申请号：US18412100

申请日：2024-01-12

申请人： LG Electronics Inc.

发明人： Yonghyun KIM ,  Jinil HONG

IPC分类号： F25C5/08 ,  F25C1/04

CPC分类号： F25C5/08 ,  F25C1/04 ,  F25C2400/14 ,  F25C2600/04 ,  F25C2700/12

摘要： An ice maker of the present invention comprises: an upper tray defining an upper chamber that is a portion of an ice chamber, wherein an upper opening is provided in an upper side of the upper tray; a lower tray defining a lower chamber that is another portion of the ice chamber; a lower support supporting the lower tray and provided with a lower heater; and a control unit configured to operate the lower heater in an ice making process, wherein the control unit variably controls an output of the lower heater so that bubbles included in water in the ice chamber are gathered in a lowermost section in the ice making process.

公开(公告)号：US20240151448A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-09

申请号：US18415215

申请日：2024-01-17

申请人： LG ELECTRONICS INC.

发明人： Donghoon LEE ,  Wookyong LEE ,  Chongyoung PARK ,  Donghoon LEE ,  Seungseob YEOM ,  Yongjun BAE ,  Sunggyun SON

IPC分类号： F25C1/24 ,  F25C5/08

CPC分类号： F25C1/24 ,  F25C5/08 ,  F25C2400/10 ,  F25C2400/14 ,  F25C2600/04

摘要： A refrigerator may include: a first tray forming a part of ice-making cells; a second tray forming the other part of the ice-making cells; a heater for supplying heat to the ice making cells; a cooler for supplying cold to a storage compartment; and a control unit for controlling the heater and the cooler. The operation modes of the refrigerator include a first mode and a second mode. The control unit may control so that either or both of the amounts of cooling by the cooler and the amount of heating by the heater vary in the first mode and the second mode.

公开(公告)号：US20240142152A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-02

申请号：US18408877

申请日：2024-01-10

申请人： True Manufacturing Co., Inc.

发明人： John Allen Broadbent ,  Paolo Moro

IPC分类号： F25C5/10 ,  F25C5/20

CPC分类号： F25C5/10 ,  F25C5/20 ,  F25C2400/12 ,  F25C2400/14 ,  F25C2600/02 ,  F25C2600/04

摘要： An ice maker for forming ice having a refrigeration system, a water system, and a control system. The refrigeration system includes a compressor, a condenser, and an evaporator. The water system includes a water filter and a sump to hold water to be made into ice. The control system includes a controller adapted to determine a baseline freeze time, a baseline harvest time, and/or a baseline fill time after an initial set of ice making cycles and is further adapted to compare subsequent harvest times, freeze times, and/or fill times to the baseline freeze, harvest, and/or fill times to determine whether the ice maker needs maintenance. If controller determines that ice maker needs maintenance, controller can push a notification to a portable electronic device connected to the ice maker.

公开(公告)号：US11959687B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-16

申请号：US17722520

申请日：2022-04-18

申请人： Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.

发明人： Charles Benjamin Miller

IPC分类号： F25C1/25 ,  F25C1/18 ,  F25C1/24

CPC分类号： F25C1/25 ,  F25C1/18 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25C2400/14 ,  F25C2700/04 ,  F25C2700/14

摘要： An icemaker appliance includes a container defining a liquid reservoir, an ice mold selectively received within a portion of the liquid reservoir, a temperature sensor provided within the liquid reservoir and configured to monitor a temperature of the liquid, a water level sensor provided within the liquid reservoir and configured to determine a level of the liquid within the container, and a controller attached to the container, the controller being operably connected with the temperature sensor and the water level sensor, the controller including a wireless communication module configured to wirelessly communicate with a remote terminal.