Ice maker of refrigerator and manufacturing method for the same
First Claim
1. An ice maker of a refrigerator comprising:
- a cooling unit configured for generating cold air;
a case mounted in a food storage space of the refrigerator or a door configured for shielding the food storage space, the case having defined therein a cooling space configured for receiving the cold air generated by the cooling unit;
an ice making assembly configured for making ice; and
a bucket arranged at one side of the ice making assembly configured for receiving the ice separated from the ice making assembly,wherein the ice making assembly comprises;
an ice tray arranged in the cooling space, the ice tray having a plurality of ice making recesses formed in an upper surface thereof configured for making ice; and
a cold air guiding unit arranged at a lower side of the ice tray configured for guiding the cold air supplied from the cooling unit to the lower side of the ice tray,wherein the cold air guiding unit comprises a guide member spaced apart downward from a bottom surface of the ice tray, the cold air guiding unit configured for defining a cold air flow channel, along which the cold air flows, between the guide member and the bottom surface of the tray, the guide member comprising a first inclined section extending, while being inclined upward, in a longitudinal direction of the ice tray for guiding the cold air to the bottom surface of the tray,wherein an imaginary extension line of the first inclined section reaches between two of the ice making recesses that are adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction of the tray, andwherein the guide member further comprises a second inclined section extending, while being inclined downward from a highest point of the first inclined section, in the longitudinal direction of the ice tray.
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Abstract
An ice maker includes a cooling unit for generating cold air; a case defining a cooling space for receiving the cold air; an ice making assembly for making ice; and a bucket for receiving the ice. The ice making assembly includes an ice tray; and a cold air guiding unit for guiding the cold air to the lower side of the ice tray. A guide member of the guiding unit defines a flow channel, along which the cold air flows, between the guide member and the bottom surface of the tray. The guide member includes a first inclined section extending in a longitudinal direction of the ice tray for guiding the cold air to the bottom surface of the tray. An imaginary extension line of the first inclined section reaches between two of the ice making recesses adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction of the ice tray.
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18 Claims
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1. An ice maker of a refrigerator comprising:
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a cooling unit configured for generating cold air; a case mounted in a food storage space of the refrigerator or a door configured for shielding the food storage space, the case having defined therein a cooling space configured for receiving the cold air generated by the cooling unit; an ice making assembly configured for making ice; and a bucket arranged at one side of the ice making assembly configured for receiving the ice separated from the ice making assembly, wherein the ice making assembly comprises; an ice tray arranged in the cooling space, the ice tray having a plurality of ice making recesses formed in an upper surface thereof configured for making ice; and a cold air guiding unit arranged at a lower side of the ice tray configured for guiding the cold air supplied from the cooling unit to the lower side of the ice tray, wherein the cold air guiding unit comprises a guide member spaced apart downward from a bottom surface of the ice tray, the cold air guiding unit configured for defining a cold air flow channel, along which the cold air flows, between the guide member and the bottom surface of the tray, the guide member comprising a first inclined section extending, while being inclined upward, in a longitudinal direction of the ice tray for guiding the cold air to the bottom surface of the tray, wherein an imaginary extension line of the first inclined section reaches between two of the ice making recesses that are adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction of the tray, and wherein the guide member further comprises a second inclined section extending, while being inclined downward from a highest point of the first inclined section, in the longitudinal direction of the ice tray. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of manufacturing an ice maker of a refrigerator comprising:
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preparing a case; arranging a cooling unit configured for generating cold air; arranging an ice tray having a plurality of ice making recesses formed in an upper surface thereof, the ice tray configured for making ice; and arranging a cold air guiding unit configured for guiding the cold air generated by the cooling unit to a lower side of the tray, wherein the cold air guiding unit comprises a guide member spaced apart downward from a bottom surface of the ice tray, and the cold air guiding unit is configured for defining a cold air flow channel, along which the cold air flows between the guide member and the bottom surface of the ice tray, the guide member comprising a first inclined section extending, while being inclined upward, in a longitudinal direction of the tray for guiding the cold air to the bottom surface of the ice tray, wherein an imaginary extension line of the first inclined section reaches between two of the ice making recesses that are adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction of the tray, and wherein the guide member further comprises a second inclined section extending, while being inclined downward from a highest point of the first inclined section, in the longitudinal direction of the ice tray. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A refrigerator, comprising:
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a freezer chamber located within a main body of the refrigerator; a refrigeration chamber located within the main body of the refrigerator; a cooling unit configured for generating cold air; a case mounted in a food storage space of the refrigerator or a door configured for shielding the food storage space, the case having defined therein a cooling space configured for receiving the cold air generated by the cooling unit; an ice making assembly configured for making ice; and a bucket arranged at one side of the ice making assembly configured for receiving the ice separated from the ice making assembly, wherein the ice making assembly comprises; an ice tray arranged in the cooling space, the ice tray having a plurality of ice making recesses formed in an upper surface thereof configured for making ice; and a cold air guiding unit arranged at a lower side of the ice tray configured for guiding the cold air supplied from the cooling unit to the lower side of the ice tray, the cold air guiding unit comprising a guide member spaced apart downward from a bottom surface of the ice tray, the cold air guiding unit configured for defining a cold air flow channel, along which the cold air flows, between the guide member and the bottom surface of the tray, the guide member comprising a first inclined section extending, while being inclined upward, in a longitudinal direction of the ice tray for guiding the cold air to the bottom surface of the tray, wherein an imaginary extension line of the first inclined section reaches between two of the ice making recesses that are adjacent to each other in the longitudinal direction of the tray, and wherein the guide member further comprises a second inclined section extending, while being inclined downward from a highest point of the first inclined section, in the longitudinal direction of the ice tray. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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