Abstract:
Disclosed herein are a method for compensating the output signal of an optical biosensor and an optical biosensor using the same. The optical biosensor includes: a cartridge for supporting a marker substance; a light-emitting diode (LED) for radiating an optical signal to the marker substance; a photodiode (PD) serving to measure a signal reflected from the marker substance after the optical signal radiated from the LED was absorbed by the marker substance; an LED driving unit serving to convert the type of the optical signal irradiated to the marker substance such that the radiated optical signal is distinguished from a noise component; and a micom serving to measure the concentration of the marker substance based on the signal measured by the PD. The disclosed method removes an external noise component, thus achieving more accurate diagnosis.
Abstract:
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.
Abstract:
An ice maker of the present invention comprises: an upper tray defining an upper chamber that is a portion of an ice chamber; a lower tray rotatable relative to the upper tray and defining a lower chamber that is another portion of the ice chamber, wherein the lower chamber is disposed under the upper chamber; an upper heater disposed around the upper tray, for providing heat to the upper chamber; and a lower heater disposed around the lower tray, for providing heat to the lower chamber, wherein in an ice making position, a distance from a horizontal central line passing a contact surface of the upper tray and the lower tray to the upper heater is shorter than a distance from the horizontal central line to the lower heater.
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.
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.
Abstract:
The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator, and the refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage space; a door configured to open and close the storage space; and an ice maker provided in the door, in which the ice maker includes a first tray made of metal material, fixed to the door, and having a plurality of first cells; a second tray made of a different material from the first tray and having a plurality of second cells that open and close the first cells to form a space in which ice is made; and a motor device configured to open and close the second tray, and the first tray includes a first part on which the first cell is formed; and a second part on which the motor device is mounted
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.
Abstract:
An ice maker of the present embodiment comprises: an upper tray including an upper tray body defining an upper chamber that is a portion of an ice chamber for generating ice; and a lower tray rotated relative to the upper tray based on a rotational center, and including a lower tray body defining a lower chamber that is another portion of the ice chamber, wherein a top surface of the lower tray body can contact a bottom surface of the upper tray body, the rotational center is disposed outside of the upper chamber and the lower chamber, the bottom surface of the upper tray body includes a first surface and a second surface disposed farther from the rotational center than the first surface, and before the top surface of the lower tray body contacts the bottom surface of the upper tray body, the second surface is lower than the first surface.
Abstract:
Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a cabinet providing a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, a door opening and closing the freezing compartment, an ice maker provided in a rear surface of the door to automatically supply water for making ice to the ice tray and automatically transfer the ice, a cabinet duct provided above the freezing compartment to supply the cold air for cooling the freezing compartment to the ice maker, an ice cover disposed above the ice maker and having a cover inflow hole, through which the cold air is introduced, in a position facing an outlet of the cabinet duct, and a supply duct connecting the cover inflow hole to the ice maker to provide a cold air supply passage for making ice to the inside of the ice maker.
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.