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Icemaker in refrigerator

US7051541B2 · kind B2 · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 1, 2004
Grant dateMay 30, 2006
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Expiry dateApr 1, 2024

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25C2700/06
  • WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Icemaker in a refrigerator for making ice automatically is disclosed. The icemaker in includes an ice tray provided to a door on the refrigerator for holding water, an ejector fitted adjacent to the ice tray so as to be rotatable by a motor for ejecting ice from the ice tray, means for detecting a rotation angle of the ejector, and a control part for controlling a rotation direction of the ejector based on information detected at the means.

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