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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 20, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 05, 2007
Applicants:
Kyong Bae Park, Seoul, KR;
Sung Jhee, Seoul, KR;
Dong Hoon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 5/18 (2006.01); F25C 1/22 (2006.01); F25D 23/00 (2006.01); B60K 20/00 (2006.01); F16F 15/12 (2006.01); B65B 59/00 (2006.01); B65D 47/00 (2006.01); F16K 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An ice dispenser has a duct cap and a controller to control movement of the duct cap. The controller includes a guide, a first control surface, and a second control surface. A first frictional force between the guide and the first control surface is greater than a second frictional force between the guide and the second control surface. The first frictional force controls the duct cap to move at a first rate and the second friction force controls the duct cap to move at a second rate faster than the first rate.