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公开(公告)号:US12072135B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-27
申请号:US18119431
申请日:2023-03-09
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim , Jinil Hong , Seungjin Choi , Seunggeun Lee
CPC classification number: F25C1/24 , F25C1/04 , F25C1/25 , F25C5/08 , F25C5/22 , F25D11/02 , F25C2700/12 , F25D2700/122
Abstract: An ice maker for a refrigerator includes: an upper assembly including an upper tray forming an upper chamber, which is a portion an ice chamber, and having an upper opening, and a temperature sensor configured to sense temperature of the ice chamber in contact with the upper tray; and a lower assembly being rotatable with respect to the upper assembly and having a lower tray forming a lower chamber that is another portion of the ice chamber, in which a contact portion between the temperature sensor and the upper tray is positioned closer to a contact surface of the upper tray and the lower tray than the upper opening.
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公开(公告)号:US12061033B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-13
申请号:US17738269
申请日:2022-05-06
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim , Jinil Hong , Seunggeun Lee , Seungjin Choi
CPC classification number: F25C1/25 , F25C1/24 , F25C2400/10
Abstract: An ice maker includes: an upper assembly comprising a plurality of upper chambers recessed upward to define an upper portion of an ice chamber in which water is filled and ice is made, and having an intake opening by being open on a top, and a vertical extension part formed to protrude upward around the intake opening; a lower assembly comprising a plurality of lower chambers recessed downward to define a lower portion of the ice chamber, and rotatably connected to the upper assembly; and a water supply part that is recessed downward from an upper side of the water supply part and configured to receive therein water for making ice, the water supply part being removably coupled to the vertical extension part and configured to guide the received water into the intake opening.
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公开(公告)号:US11959686B2
公开(公告)日:2024-04-16
申请号:US16685726
申请日:2019-11-15
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim , Jinil Hong , Hyunji Park , Seunggeun Lee
Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a cabinet having a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment defined therein, and an ice-maker disposed in the freezing compartment, wherein the ice-maker includes a cold-air hole for receiving cold air, an upper tray having a plurality of hemispherical upper chambers defined therein, a lower tray pivotably disposed below the upper tray, wherein the lower tray has a plurality of lower chambers defined therein respectively connected to the upper chambers by pivoting, wherein each of the lower chambers and each of the upper chambers connected with each other define an ice chamber for forming spherical ice therein, a driver for pivoting the lower tray, and at least one shield formed on an outer face of the upper tray and corresponding to at least one of the ice chambers respectively, thereby to reduce the cold-air from invading the at least one corresponding ice chamber.
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公开(公告)号:US11353253B2
公开(公告)日:2022-06-07
申请号:US16685675
申请日:2019-11-15
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim , Jinil Hong , Seunggeun Lee , Seungjin Choi
Abstract: An ice maker includes: an upper assembly comprising a plurality of upper chambers recessed upward to define an upper portion of an ice chamber in which water is filled and ice is made, and having an intake opening by being open on a top, and a vertical extension part formed to protrude upward around the intake opening; a lower assembly comprising a plurality of lower chambers recessed downward to define a lower portion of the ice chamber, and rotatably connected to the upper assembly; and a water supply part that is recessed downward from an upper side of the water supply part and configured to receive therein water for making ice, the water supply part being removably coupled to the vertical extension part and configured to guide the received water into the intake opening.
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公开(公告)号:US20240318885A1
公开(公告)日:2024-09-26
申请号:US18735651
申请日:2024-06-06
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Yonghyun KIM , Jinil Hong , Seungjin Choi , Seunggeun Lee
CPC classification number: F25C1/24 , F25C1/04 , F25C1/25 , F25C5/08 , F25C5/22 , F25D11/02 , F25C2700/12 , F25D2700/122
Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an ice maker and a refrigerator having the ice maker. An ice maker according to the present disclosure includes: an upper assembly including an upper tray forming an upper chamber, which is a portion an ice chamber, and having an upper opening, and a temperature sensor configured to sense temperature of the ice chamber in contact with the upper tray; and a lower assembly being rotatable with respect to the upper assembly and having a lower tray forming a lower chamber that is another portion of the ice chamber, in which a contact portion between the temperature sensor and the upper tray is positioned closer to a contact surface of the upper tray and the lower tray than the upper opening.
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公开(公告)号:US11874047B2
公开(公告)日:2024-01-16
申请号:US17294642
申请日:2019-11-14
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim , Hyunji Park , Seunggeun Lee , Jinil Hong
CPC classification number: F25C1/25 , F25C1/18 , F25C5/08 , F25C2400/10 , F25C2400/14
Abstract: A refrigerator of the present invention comprises: a cabinet having a freezer chamber, and an ice maker provided in the freezer chamber, wherein the ice maker includes a tray for forming an ice chamber, and a case for supporting the tray, the case includes a fixing part to be fixed to walls for forming the freezer chamber or a housing fixed to the walls, and the fixing part includes an inclined surface so that the case forms a slope at the walls or the housing.
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公开(公告)号:US11566829B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-31
申请号:US16685696
申请日:2019-11-15
Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim , Hyunji Park , Jinil Hong , Seunggeun Lee
Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a cabinet having a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment defined therein and an ice maker disposed in the freezing compartment. The ice maker includes a cold-air hole for receiving cold air, an upper tray made of an elastic material, wherein the upper tray is positioned to be exposed to the cold-air flowing from the cold-air hole, a lower tray made of an elastic material, wherein the lower tray is coupled to the upper tray to define a plurality of spherical ice chambers therebetween, a driver for pivoting the lower tray to open the spherical ice chambers, at least one thermally-insulating portion formed at a top face of the upper tray and corresponding to at least one of the ice chambers respectively, wherein the at least one thermally-insulating portion is constructed to prevent the cold-air from invading the at least one corresponding ice chamber.
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公开(公告)号:US12163715B2
公开(公告)日:2024-12-10
申请号:US18224356
申请日:2023-07-20
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim , Jinil Hong , Hyunji Park , Seungjin Choi , Seunggeun Lee
Abstract: An ice maker includes an upper assembly provided with an upper tray which has an upper chamber recessed upwardly to define an upper side of an ice chamber in which water is filled to generate ice, a lower assembly provided with a lower tray which has a lower chamber recessed downwardly to define a lower side of the ice chamber, and a lower supporter which supports a lower side of the lower tray, in which the lower assembly is rotatably connected to the upper assembly. The ice maker also includes an upper ejector provided with an upper ejecting pin which separates ice from the upper tray after ice-making is completed, in which the upper ejector is connected to the lower assembly to be interlocked with each other, such that when the lower assembly is rotated, the upper ejector is lifted and lowered.
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公开(公告)号:US12061032B2
公开(公告)日:2024-08-13
申请号:US18094033
申请日:2023-01-06
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Yonghyun Kim , Hyunji Park , Jinil Hong , Seunggeun Lee
CPC classification number: F25C1/04 , F25C1/243 , F25D11/02 , F25C2305/022 , F25C2400/06 , F25C2400/10
Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a cabinet having a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment defined therein and an ice maker disposed in the freezing compartment. The ice maker includes a cold-air hole for receiving cold air, an upper tray made of an elastic material, wherein the upper tray is positioned to be exposed to the cold-air flowing from the cold-air hole, a lower tray made of an elastic material, wherein the lower tray is coupled to the upper tray to define a plurality of spherical ice chambers therebetween, a driver for pivoting the lower tray to open the spherical ice chambers, at least one thermally-insulating portion formed at a top face of the upper tray and corresponding to at least one of the ice chambers respectively, wherein the at least one thermally-insulating portion is constructed to prevent the cold-air from invading the at least one corresponding ice chamber.
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公开(公告)号:US09234687B2
公开(公告)日:2016-01-12
申请号:US13937916
申请日:2013-07-09
Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Inventor: Seunggeun Lee
CPC classification number: F25C1/00 , F25C5/182 , F25C2400/10 , F25C2500/08 , F25D23/025 , F25D23/04 , F25D2317/061 , F25D2400/06
Abstract: A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a main body including a compartment, an ice bank configured to store ice cubes, an ice maker configured to generate ice cubes and to move the ice cubes to the ice bank, the ice maker including an ice tray, a cover configured to isolate the ice bank and the ice maker from the compartment, the cover including a first opening and an ice shutter configured to prevent cold air flowing through the first opening of the cover into the ice maker from being introduced into the ice bank.
Abstract translation: 提供冰箱。 冰箱包括:主体,包括隔间,冰块,被配置为存储冰块;制冰机,其配置成产生冰块,并将冰块移动到冰块,所述制冰机包括冰盘, 将冰块和制冰机从隔间隔离开,盖子包括第一开口和冰闸,所述冰闸被构造成防止冷空气流过盖子的第一开口进入制冰机以被引入冰块。
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