Ice maker and refrigerator having the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12025359
APP PUB NO 20220341643A1
SERIAL NO

17858356

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The present disclosure relates to an ice maker and a refrigerator having the ice maker. An ice maker according to the present disclosure includes: an upper assembly including an upper tray forming an upper chamber, which is a portion an ice chamber, and having an upper opening, and a temperature sensor configured to sense temperature of the ice chamber in contact with the upper tray; and a lower assembly being rotatable with respect to the upper assembly and having a lower tray forming a lower chamber that is another portion of the ice chamber, in which a contact portion between the temperature sensor and the upper tray is positioned closer to a contact surface of the upper tray and the lower tray than the upper opening.

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LG ELECTRONICS INC128 YEOUI-DAERO YEONGDEUNGPO-GU SEOUL 07336

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Choi, Seungjin Seoul, KR 114 502
Hong, Jinil Seoul, KR 77 55
Kim, Yonghyun Seoul, KR 123 280
Lee, Seunggeun Seoul, KR 27 40

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