View source for 20240053081. REFRIGERATOR simplified abstract (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)

=REFRIGERATOR=


==Organization Name==

[[:Category:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.|SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.]]


[[Category:SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.]]

==Inventor(s)==

[[:Category:Minseob Yook of Suwon-si (KR)|Minseob Yook of Suwon-si (KR)]][[Category:Minseob Yook of Suwon-si (KR)]]

[[:Category:Kwanyeol Lee of Suwon-si (KR)|Kwanyeol Lee of Suwon-si (KR)]][[Category:Kwanyeol Lee of Suwon-si (KR)]]

[[:Category:Jin Jeong of Suwon-si (KR)|Jin Jeong of Suwon-si (KR)]][[Category:Jin Jeong of Suwon-si (KR)]]

==REFRIGERATOR - A simplified explanation of the abstract==


This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240053081 titled 'REFRIGERATOR

==Simplified Explanation==

The abstract describes a refrigerator with an ice maker that includes an ice maker case with elastic protrusions for making ice.

* Outer case forms exterior of refrigerator
* Inner case defines storage compartment with first and second inner walls
* Ice maker mounted in inner case to make ice
* Ice maker case includes first and second walls supported by inner walls
* Elastic protrusion on first ice maker case wall interferes with first inner wall and is elastically deformable

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### Potential Applications
* Household refrigerators
* Commercial refrigeration units

### Problems Solved
* Efficient ice making process
* Space-saving design within refrigerator

### Benefits
* Convenient ice making within refrigerator
* Optimized use of storage space
* Reliable and durable ice maker technology


==Original Abstract Submitted==

provided is a refrigerator. the refrigerator includes an outer case forming an exterior of the refrigerator; an inner case provided in the outer case and defining a storage compartment, the inner case including a first inner wall and a second inner wall opposing the first inner wall; and an ice maker mounted in the inner case and to make ice, the ice maker including an ice maker case, wherein the ice maker case includes: a first ice maker case wall supported by the first inner wall; a second ice maker case wall supported by the second inner wall; and an elastic protrusion provided on the first ice maker case wall, the elastic protrusion being configured to interfere with the first inner wall and to be elastically deformable in a direction in which the elastic protrusion is pressed by the first inner wall.



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