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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2023
Hisense Ronshen (Guangdong) Refrigerator Co., Ltd., Guangdong, CN;
Huimin Yao, Guangdong, CN;
Jinchao Xu, Guangdong, CN;
Peng Li, Guangdong, CN;
Xiaofen Long, Guangdong, CN;
Yuhua Guo, Guangdong, CN;
Chunhua Yang, Guangdong, CN;
Lipin Wang, Guangdong, CN;
Yanwu Fan, Guangdong, CN;
Dongning Zhi, Guangdong, CN;
Jiawei Zhu, Guangdong, CN;
HISENSE RONSHEN (GUANGDONG) REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD., Foshan, CN;
Abstract
A refrigerator includes a refrigerator body and an icemaker. An ice making chamber is defined in the refrigerator body. The icemaker is provided in the ice making chamber. The icemaker comprises a mold shell and a drive mechanism. The mold shell is provided with a water inlet and comprises a plurality of sub-mold shells. The plurality of sub-mold shells are configured to be switchable between a separated state and a closed state. The plurality of sub-mold shells are away from each other in the separated state, and the plurality of sub-mold shells are close to each other and closed in the closed state. The drive mechanism is configured to drive the plurality of sub-modules to switch between the separated state and the closed state.