Ice maker and refrigerator

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 12061034
APP PUB NO 20230213259A1
SERIAL NO

18119429

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An ice maker includes: an upper tray defining an upper chamber that is a portion of an ice chamber; a lower tray defining a lower chamber that is another portion of the ice chamber, wherein the lower tray is relatively rotatable relative to the upper tray; and an upper heater disposed around the upper tray, for providing heat to the upper chamber, wherein the upper tray is made of a non-metal material and a flexible material, the upper heater is a DC heater receiving DC power, at least a portion of the upper tray is thicker than the lower tray, an accommodation part for accommodating the upper heater is formed on the upper tray, and at least a portion of the upper heater is disposed to vertically overlap the ice chamber in a state that the upper heater is accommodated in the accommodation part.

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Patent Owner(s)

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LG ELECTRONICS INC128 YEOUI-DAERO YEONGDEUNGPO-GU SEOUL 07336

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hong, Jinil Seoul, KR 77 55
Kim, Yonghyun Seoul, KR 123 280

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