Lg electronics inc. (20240418429). ICE MAKER AND REFRIGERATOR
ICE MAKER AND REFRIGERATOR
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ICE MAKER AND REFRIGERATOR
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240418429 titled 'ICE MAKER AND REFRIGERATOR
Original Abstract Submitted
a refrigerator includes a cabinet, an ice maker configured to make spherical ice, and an ice bin for storing the ice. the ice maker includes an upper assembly including a plurality of hemispherical upper chambers, a lower assembly disposed below and pivotably coupled to the upper assembly, where the lower assembly includes a plurality of hemispherical lower chambers that are configured to come in contact with the plurality of hemispherical upper chambers to define a plurality of spherical ice chambers, a driver configured to pivot the lower assembly, and an ice-full state detection lever that is coupled to and configured to be pivoted by the driver, where the ice-full state detection lever is configured to pivot in the same direction as the lower assembly to detect whether the ice bin is in an ice-full state.