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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2006
Kyung Han Jeong, Seoul, KR;
IL Hyeon JO, Daejeon, KR;
Kyung Han Jeong, Seoul, KR;
Il Hyeon Jo, Daejeon, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An ice maker and method for making ice are disclosed. The ice maker includes a compartment, an ice-making tray disposed in the compartment to receive and make ice, and a fan installed on the ice-making tray to make ambient air pass along the surface of the ice-making tray. The method includes selectively supplying chilled air to a compartment according to conditions of the compartment, continuously blowing chilled air in the compartment to an ice-making tray disposed in the compartment regardless of the conditions of the compartment, and distributing blown air on a surface of the ice-making tray uniformly.