公开(公告)号：US11674747B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US17749614

申请日：2022-05-20

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Juno Kwon ,  Jin Jeong ,  Gahyeong Kim ,  Hocheol Cho

IPC: F25D23/12 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/04 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25D29/00

CPC classification number: F25D23/126 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25D23/028 ,  F25D23/04 ,  F25D29/005 ,  F25D2323/121 ,  F25D2323/122 ,  F25D2700/00

Abstract: A refrigerator including a main body having a storeroom, an inner door rotatably coupled to the main body and having a door opening, an outer door rotatably arranged in front of the inner door to open or close the door opening, a dispenser including a water-intake space and an operation lever and configured to supply water to the water-intake space by manipulation of the operation lever, and an automatic water supplier including a water container installation space formed to have a water container mounted and a water level sensor configured to detect a water level of the water container, and configured to supply water into the water container to fill the water container with a certain amount of water. The water-intake space and the water container installation space may be arranged in the door opening of the inner door to be accessed while the inner door is closed.

公开(公告)号：US11226147B2

公开(公告)日：2022-01-18

申请号：US16145946

申请日：2018-09-28

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Kyoung Ki Park ,  Jin Jeong ,  Bong Su Son

IPC: F25C5/20 ,  F25D23/04

Abstract: The refrigerator includes an ice maker; an ice bucket; a transfer member configured to transfer ice stored in the ice bucket; a drive motor unit configured to generate a driving force for driving the transfer member; a first coupler connected to the transfer member; and a second coupler separably coupled to the first coupler and coupled to the drive motor unit. The first coupler includes an insertion portion insertable into the second coupler, and a first inclined portion to guide the insertion portion to be inserted into the second coupler. The second coupler includes a seating portion to receive the first coupler, and a second inclined portion to guide the first coupler to the seating portion.

公开(公告)号：US11079164B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-03

申请号：US15982273

申请日：2018-05-17

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jin Jeong ,  Bong Su Son ,  Do Yun Jang ,  Yeon Woo Cho ,  Yong Jong Park ,  Kook Jeong Seo

IPC: F25D23/02 ,  F25C5/20 ,  F25C5/185 ,  F25D23/12 ,  F25D23/04

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a body configured to include a storage compartment, a door portion configured to include an inner door pivotably coupled to the body to open/close the storage compartment and an outer door pivotably provided in front of the inner door, an ice making chamber formed at the door portion to be divided from the storage compartment by the inner door and to be opened or closed by the outer door, an ice making system accommodated in the ice making chamber, a dispenser provided at the door portion to provide water and ice, and a water filter mountable at the door portion to purify water supplied from an external water supply source. The ice making chamber is easily accessible by opening only the outer door while the inner door is closed and prevent cold air in the storage compartment from flowing out.

公开(公告)号：US11035601B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-15

申请号：US15051127

申请日：2016-02-23

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jin Jeong ,  Yong Sung Yoon ,  Chang Uo Hong ,  Bong Su Son ,  Young Il Song ,  Min Seob Yook ,  Do Yun Jang ,  Moon Gyo Jung

IPC: F25C1/18 ,  F25C1/04 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25C5/20 ,  F25C5/04

Abstract: A refrigerator that includes a main body, an ice-making chamber formed inside the main body, an ice-making tray to store ice-making water and generate ice, and a refrigerant pipe installed so that at least a part thereof is in contact with the ice-making tray, wherein a refrigerant flows in the refrigerant pipe, wherein the ice-making tray includes an ice-making cell that stores ice-making water, and a temperature sensor accommodation portion that accommodates a temperature sensor that measures temperature of water or ice stored in the ice-making cell, and the temperature sensor accommodation portion includes an accommodation portion that is formed in a groove shape, and has an open upper side so that the temperature sensor moves in or out, and a fixing portion which is coupled to a wire connected to a part of the temperature sensor or to the temperature sensor and fixes a position of the temperature sensor.

公开(公告)号：US10948227B2

公开(公告)日：2021-03-16

申请号：US15947407

申请日：2018-04-06

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jin Jeong ,  Kook Jeong Seo ,  Bong Su Son ,  Do Yun Jang ,  Yeon Woo Cho

IPC: F25C5/20 ,  F25C5/187 ,  F25C5/185 ,  F25C1/24

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a refrigerator includes an ice storage, a transfer member, a transfer motor coupled to the transfer member, and a controller configured to control the transfer motor to rotate the transfer member in a first rotation direction and a second rotation direction, wherein the transfer member prevents the ice cubes stored in the ice storage from agglomerating by rotating in the first rotation direction and the second rotation direction. The controller warns a user of agglomeration of the ice cubes stored in the ice storage in response to no rotation of the transfer motor sensed.

公开(公告)号：US10663207B2

公开(公告)日：2020-05-26

申请号：US15830666

申请日：2017-12-04

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jin Jeong ,  Bong Su Son ,  Do Yun Jang ,  Kook Jeong Seo ,  Moo Hyung Lee

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

Abstract: A refrigerator that includes a main body, a wall and a storage compartment. The refrigerator further includes a door rotatably coupled to the main body configured to open and close the storage compartment. The door includes an ice-making chamber formed in a front surface of the door. The refrigerator also includes a cooling chamber that includes a cooler is provided inside the wall and configured to generate cooling air. The refrigerator also includes a cooling air duct configured to connect the ice-making chamber and the cooling chamber to supply the cooling air generated by the cooler to the ice-making chamber.

公开(公告)号：US10458693B2

公开(公告)日：2019-10-29

申请号：US15646781

申请日：2017-07-11

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jin Jeong ,  Jae Jin Lee ,  Seok Jun Yoon

IPC: F25C5/20 ,  F25C5/04 ,  F25D23/04

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a main body, a door rotatably coupled to the main body, a first ice making compartment configured to generate and store ice and provided in the main body, a second ice making compartment configured to crush ice and provided in the door, and a transfer device provided to transfer the ice in the first ice making compartment to the second ice making compartment. Therefore, a structure of an ice bucket storing ice is simplified, and an ice making system is easily constructed.

公开(公告)号：US10393421B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-27

申请号：US15390458

申请日：2016-12-23

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd

Inventor： Jae Jin Lee ,  Jin Jeong ,  Do Yun Jang

IPC: F25C5/18 ,  F25C5/182 ,  F25C5/04 ,  F25C5/20

Abstract: In an ice maker according to the present disclosure, transporter configured to supply ice to a dispenser, at least a part of which is located above an ice bucket located in the middle of the main body, may transport the ice upward to help the user take the ice conveniently even with the ice bucket located in the middle of the main body. So a refrigerator including the ice maker, according to the present disclosure, includes a storeroom to store groceries with increased utilization of the storeroom.

公开(公告)号：US10119752B2

公开(公告)日：2018-11-06

申请号：US15352915

申请日：2016-11-16

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jin Jeong ,  Jae Jin Lee ,  Yoon Young Kim ,  Bong Su Son

IPC: F25D29/00 ,  B67D1/08 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/12

Abstract: Disclosed herein are a refrigerator and method of controlling the same. A refrigerator includes an interface unit configured to receive a command for supplying at least one of water and ice from a user; a weight sensor configured to measure a weight of a container placed on a container supporter; and a controller configured to control a supply of the at least one of water and ice based on a change in weight of the container based on the measured weight of the container.

公开(公告)号：US10072885B2

公开(公告)日：2018-09-11

申请号：US15029703

申请日：2014-10-15

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jin Jeong ,  Bong su Son ,  Do Yun Jang ,  Jae Min Lee

IPC: F25C1/24 ,  F25C1/18 ,  F25C5/08 ,  F25C1/243 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25D21/14 ,  F25C5/20

Abstract: An ice-making tray according to the concept of the present invention is capable of making ice at high speed and improving the transparency of ice by providing a second tray having ice cells for storing ice-making water to be coupled, in an overlapping manner, to the upper surface of a first tray which is in contact with a refrigerant pipe. The first tray may be formed of an aluminum material, the second tray may be formed of a plastic material, and the first tray formed of an aluminum material can efficiently function as a heat exchanger of an ice-making space due to having high thermal-conductivity. In the second tray, a fixing part for fixing the ice-making tray inside the ice-making space, a shaft accommodating part for accommodating the rotation shaft of an ejector, a temperature sensor accommodating part for accommodating a temperature sensor, and an air insulating part for insulating the ice-making tray and an ice separating motor may be formed integrally.