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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 02, 2021
Filed:
May. 24, 2017
Hefei Hualing Co., Ltd., Hefei, CN;
Hefei Midea Refrigerator Co., Ltd., Hefei, CN;
Yang Shao, Hefei, CN;
Zengqiang Si, Hefei, CN;
Zhengguang Lv, Hefei, CN;
Jincai Wang, Hefei, CN;
Guangqing Yang, Hefei, CN;
HEFEI HUALING CO., LTD., Hefei, CN;
HEFEI MIDEA REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD., Hefei, CN;
Abstract
The present disclosure provides an ice maker comprising: an ice tray, an ice making compartment and a heating compartment, wherein the ice tray can be switched between the ice making compartment and the heating compartment to realize ice making and heating for ice unloading, and there is no need to arrange a heater on the ice tray. The present disclosure also discloses a refrigerator, comprising a door body on which the ice maker as described above is disposed, wherein an ice outlet of the ice maker communicates with a distributor on the door body, thus facilitating ice taking without opening the door body. The present disclosure also discloses a refrigerator, comprising a refrigerating compartment in which the ice maker as described above is disposed, wherein the ice making compartment of the ice maker communicates with a freezer compartment or a cold air outlet of an evaporator.