US 12,241,672 B2
Ice maker and refrigerator including same
Sunggyun Son, Seoul (KR); Donghoon Lee, Seoul (KR); Wookyong Lee, Seoul (KR); and Donghoon Lee, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Oct. 26, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/383,984.
Application 18/383,984 is a continuation of application No. 17/281,807, granted, now 11,835,281, previously published as PCT/KR2019/012910, filed on Oct. 2, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2018-0117821 (KR), filed on Oct. 2, 2018; and application No. 10-2019-0081688 (KR), filed on Jul. 6, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0060696 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. F25C 1/18 (2006.01); F25C 1/24 (2018.01); F25C 5/08 (2006.01)
CPC F25C 1/18 (2013.01) [F25C 1/24 (2013.01); F25C 5/08 (2013.01); F25C 2400/10 (2013.01); F25C 2600/04 (2013.01); F25C 2700/12 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ice maker comprising:
a first tray configured to define a first portion of a cell;
a second tray configured to define a second portion of the cell, the first and second portions being configured to form a space in which a liquid is phase changed to ice; and
a heater configured to be positioned adjacent to the second tray,
wherein a first part of the second tray is seated on a tray supporter, and a second part of the second tray different from the first part is seated on a heater case,
wherein the heater case includes a groove in which the heater is provided such that the heater is partially exposed from the heater case.