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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2024
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Jinil Hong, Seoul, KR;
Yonghyun Kim, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An ice maker includes an upper assembly having an upper tray that defines upper portions of a plurality of ice making chambers. The ice maker also includes a lower assembly that is located vertically below the upper assembly and configured rotate relative to the upper assembly. The lower assembly includes a lower tray that defines lower portions of the plurality of ice making chambers, and a lower support that is configured to receive the lower tray and restrict an outward expansion of the lower portions of the plurality of ice making chambers. The lower tray includes a lower tray body configured to hold a first volume of water, and a circumferential wall that extends upward from the lower tray body and is configured to hold a second volume of water above the first volume of water.