ICE SELECTOR APPARATUS AND METHOD
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Dec 22, 2016
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Aug 28, 2015
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Jun 17, 2015
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Embodiments include ice selector devices and methods. In one embodiment, an ice selector operates to crush ice in a refrigerator with relatively low operating noise. In one embodiment, a refrigerator ice selector, comprises: a motor portion configured to rotate a shaft; a reducer configured to be coupled to the motor portion; a connecting rod portion coupled to the reducer, the connecting rod configured to perform a linear reciprocating motion depending on a rotating direction of the shaft; and a lever portion having one side coupled to the connecting rod portion and the other side coupled to a connection member of an ice crusher, the lever portion configured to provide an external force to the connection member depending on a force from the connecting rod portion. The motor portion can be a DC motor which includes a shaft that can rotate two different directions.
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