Ice making device, refrigerator including ice making device, and method of controlling refrigerator

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9841217
APP PUB NO 20150241102A1
SERIAL NO

14630260

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A refrigerator includes a main body defining a storage compartment, a door, an ice making device, a water tank disposed for supplying water into the ice making device, and an ice bin to receive and store ice pieces made in the ice making device. The ice making device includes an ice making tray having ice making chambers configured to be filled with water for making the ice pieces, and an ejector extending from an upper central portion of the ice making tray in a longitudinal direction of the ice making tray to pass through both ends of the ice making tray. The ejector is configured to be maintained in a fixed state during water supply, ice making, and ice separation processes, and the ice making tray is configured to rotate at an angle of about 360° in one direction with respect to the ejector.

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LG ELECTRONICS INCSEOUL CITY KOREA SEOUL

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Cho, Seungyoon Seoul, KR 25 144
Kim, Bongjin Seoul, KR 57 153
Lee, Donghoon Seoul, KR 255 1753
Lee, Seojin Seoul, KR 29 689
Lee, Wookyong Seoul, KR 147 786
Yeom, Seungseob Seoul, KR 110 149

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