| CPC F25C 5/08 (2013.01) [F25C 1/24 (2013.01); F25C 1/25 (2018.01); F25D 29/00 (2013.01); F25C 1/18 (2013.01); F25C 2400/06 (2013.01); F25C 2400/10 (2013.01); F25C 2400/14 (2013.01); F25C 2600/04 (2013.01); F25C 2700/12 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. An ice maker comprising:
a liquid supply configured to supply a liquid;
a first tray assembly configured to form a first portion of a cell;
a second tray assembly configured to form a second portion of the cell, the first portion and the second portion to form a space to receive the liquid;
a driver configured to move the second tray assembly relative to the first tray assembly between a first position and a second position,
the first position being where the second portion of the cell contacts the first portion of the cell to form the space, and the liquid in the space is to be phase-changed into ice, and
the second position being where the second portion of the cell is spaced apart from the first portion of the cell such that the ice can be separated from the first and second tray assemblies; and
a pusher including a first edge, wherein a position of the first edge to be changed by a controller,
wherein a position of the first edge with respect to a vertical central line of the cell when the second tray assembly is at the first position is different from a position of the first edge with respect to the vertical central line of the cell when the second tray assembly is at the second position,
wherein a distance between the first edge and the vertical central line of the cell when the second tray assembly is at the first position is greater than a distance between the first edge and the vertical central line of the cell when the second tray assembly is at the second position, and
wherein the first edge is spaced apart from the vertical central line of the cell when the second tray assembly is at the first position.
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