Refrigerator including ice crushing member with power transmission units

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9702608
APP PUB NO 20120304680A1
SERIAL NO

13580384

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A refrigerator includes a storage room, a door for opening and shutting the storage room, and an ice storage unit. The refrigerator also includes a crushing member, which is rotatably provided at the ice storage unit, and a driving unit, which provides rotational power for the crushing member and includes a rotary shaft to be rotated in a first direction. The refrigerator further includes a first power transmission unit, which is coupled with the rotary shaft and is rotated in a second direction, and a second power transmission unit, which is separably coupled with the first power transmission unit and transmits the power of the first power transmission unit to the crushing member.

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Patent Owner(s)

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LG ELECTRONICS INCSEOUL CITY KOREA SEOUL

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kim, Bongjin Changwon-si, KR 57 153
Kim, Seongjae Changwon-si, KR 24 147
Oh, Seunghwan Changwon-si, KR 15 128

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