US 12,405,046 B2
Ice maker and refrigerator
Jinil Hong, Seoul (KR); and Yonghyun Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jan. 12, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/412,176.
Application 18/412,176 is a continuation of application No. 16/511,871, filed on Jul. 15, 2019, granted, now 11,874,045.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2018-0142079 (KR), filed on Nov. 16, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2024/0151450 A1, May 9, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F25C 1/243 (2018.01); F25C 1/045 (2018.01)
CPC F25C 1/243 (2013.01) [F25C 1/045 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An ice maker comprising:
a first assembly comprising a first mold that defines a first chamber recessed in a first direction; and
a second assembly comprising (i) a second mold that is made of a flexible material and defines a second chamber recessed in a second direction and (ii) a support that supports the second mold,
wherein the second assembly is configured to move relative to the first assembly between (i) an open position in which the first mold and the second mold are spaced apart from each other and (ii) a closed position in which the first mold and the second mold are in contact with each other,
wherein the first chamber and the second chamber are configured to, in the closed position, define an ice chamber for making ice, and the second direction is opposite to the first direction in the closed position,
wherein the support comprises a chamber accommodation portion that is recessed in the second direction and that is configured to accommodate and detachably support at least a portion of the second mold, and
wherein at least another portion of the second mold is fixed to the support.