ICE MAKER AND REFRIGERATOR
    91.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230026086A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-26

    申请号:US17871106

    申请日:2022-07-22

    Inventor: Yonghyun KIM

    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet forming a storage space, a door configured to open or close the storage space, and an ice maker provided in the storage space or the door. The ice maker includes an upper tray including an upper chamber forming an upper portion of an ice chamber, a lower tray including a lower chamber forming a lower portion of the ice chamber, and an upper heater disposed along a circumference of the upper chamber so that at least two heating regions are formed at different positions in a vertical direction in the upper chamber.

    REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220357088A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-10

    申请号:US17622540

    申请日:2020-06-26

    Abstract: According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, a method for controlling a refrigerator, the refrigerator including an ice mater including a first tray and a second try provided in a storage space and coupled to each other to define a ice chamber and a driving part that rotates the second tray, a first heater provided in the first tray to heat the first tray, a second heater provided in the second tray to heat the second tray, and an ejector provided below the second tray to press an external portion of the second tray to separate ice from the second tray when the second tray is rotated for ice separation, and a controller that controls operation of the ice maker, the method including starting ice making by supplying water to the ice chamber; heating the second tray by turning on the second heater during ice making; heating the first tray by turning on the first heater for ice separation after completion of ice making; and heating the second tray by turning on the second heater for ice separation.

    REFRIGERATOR
    94.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210404726A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-30

    申请号:US17294641

    申请日:2019-11-14

    Abstract: A refrigerator of the present invention comprises: a cabinet provided with a freezer, an ice maker installed in the freezer; and an ice bin located at the bottom of the ice maker and storing ice ejected from the ice maker, wherein a rear incision portion may be may be formed in a rear portion of the ice bin such that no interference between the operation of the ice maker and the withdrawal of the ice bin occurs.

    REFRIGERATOR
    96.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210199364A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-01

    申请号:US17200376

    申请日:2021-03-12

    Inventor: Yonghyun KIM

    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet that defines a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the freezing compartment, an ice maker located adjacent to a rear surface of the door and configured to supply water to make ice automatically, to provide ice to an ice tray, and to transfer ice automatically, a cabinet duct located above the freezing compartment and configured to supply cold air to the freezing compartment or to the ice maker, an ice cover that is located above the ice maker and that includes a cover inflow hole configured to receive cold air located at a position that faces an outlet of the cabinet duct, and a supply duct that connects the cover inflow hole to the ice maker and that defines a cold air supply passage to an interior area of the ice maker.

    APPARATUS FOR CULTIVATING PLANTS
    98.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200260669A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-08-20

    申请号:US16505845

    申请日:2019-07-09

    Abstract: An apparatus for cultivating plants may include a cabinet having a cultivation space; a machine compartment separated from the cultivation space and that accommodates a compressor and a condenser; at least one bed disposed in the cultivation space and on which at least one seed package including nutrient solution and seeds is seated; at least one light assembly that radiates light toward the at least one bed; and a water tank disposed in the cultivation space, positioned in front of the machine compartment, and that stores water to be supplied to the at least one bed. The water tank may be inserted into and withdrawn out of the cultivation space.

    ICE MAKER AND REFRIGERATOR
    100.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20200158408A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-05-21

    申请号:US16685373

    申请日:2019-11-15

    Abstract: An ice maker of this embodiment comprises: an upper tray defining an upper chamber that is a portion of an ice chamber; a lower tray defining a lower chamber that is another portion of the ice chamber, wherein the lower tray is relatively rotatable relative to the upper tray; and an upper heater disposed around the upper tray, for providing heat to the upper chamber, wherein the upper tray is made of a non-metal material and a flexible material, the upper heater is a DC heater receiving DC power, at least a portion of the upper tray is thicker than the lower tray, an accommodation part for accommodating the upper heater is formed on the upper tray, and at least a portion of the upper heater is disposed to vertically overlap the ice chamber in a state that the upper heater is accommodated in the accommodation part.

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