US 12,228,325 B2
Ice maker and refrigerator including the same
Donghoon Lee, Seoul (KR); Seungseob Yeom, Seoul (KR); Donghoon Lee, Seoul (KR); and Wookyong Lee, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/065,967.
Application 18/065,967 is a continuation of application No. 16/256,063, filed on Jan. 24, 2019, granted, now 11,585,583.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2018-0009970 (KR), filed on Jan. 26, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0141558 A1, May 11, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F25D 5/00 (2006.01); F25C 1/04 (2018.01); F25C 5/08 (2006.01); F25C 5/20 (2018.01); F25D 17/06 (2006.01)
CPC F25C 5/08 (2013.01) [F25C 1/04 (2013.01); F25C 5/22 (2018.01); F25D 17/06 (2013.01); F25C 2400/10 (2013.01); F25C 2600/02 (2013.01); F25C 2600/04 (2013.01); F25C 2700/02 (2013.01); F25C 2700/06 (2013.01); F25D 2317/061 (2013.01); F25D 2400/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator comprising:
an ice tray configured to receive water to generate ices;
a motor configured to be rotated in a forward or reverse direction;
an ejector configured to rotate the ices made in the ice tray to discharge the ices from the ice tray, the ejector rotated by the motor;
a heater configured to selectively supply heat to the ice tray;
an ice making compartment fan configured to supply cool air to the ice tray; and
a controller configured to turn the heater on or off in accordance with a rotation position of the ejector,
wherein the controller is configured to operate the heater and stop operating the ice making compartment fan based on the ejector being rotated to reach a first setup position, and
wherein the controller is further configured to operate the ice making compartment fan based on a predetermined time elapsing after stopping the operation of the heater.