US 12,339,050 B2
Refrigerator
Donghoon Lee, Seoul (KR); Wookyong Lee, Seoul (KR); Seungseob Yeom, Seoul (KR); Donghoon Lee, Seoul (KR); Yongjun Bae, Seoul (KR); Sunggyun Son, Seoul (KR); and Chongyoung Park, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/409,336.
Application 18/409,336 is a continuation of application No. 17/282,324, granted, now 11,898,785, previously published as PCT/KR2019/012881, filed on Oct. 1, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2018-0117785 (KR), filed on Oct. 2, 2018; application No. 10-2018-0117819 (KR), filed on Oct. 2, 2018; application No. 10-2018-0117821 (KR), filed on Oct. 2, 2018; application No. 10-2018-0117822 (KR), filed on Oct. 2, 2018; application No. 10-2018-0142117 (KR), filed on Nov. 16, 2018; and application No. 10-2019-0081712 (KR), filed on Jul. 6, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2024/0151447 A1, May 9, 2024
Int. Cl. F25C 1/24 (2018.01); F25C 5/08 (2006.01)
CPC F25C 1/24 (2013.01) [F25C 5/08 (2013.01); F25C 2400/10 (2013.01); F25C 2400/14 (2013.01); F25C 2600/04 (2013.01); F25C 2700/14 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ice maker comprising:
a first tray including a first surface configured to form a first portion of at least one cell;
a first tray cover formed as a separate component to the first tray and in contact with a first region of the first tray;
a first tray supporter formed as a separate component to the first tray and in contact with a second region of the first tray;
a second tray including a second surface configured to form a second portion of the at least one cell, the first portion of the at least one cell and the second portion of the at least one cell being configured to define a space to form ice; and
at least one heater configured to provide heat to the at least one cell and positioned outside of the at least one cell.