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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 04, 2012
Filed:
Sep. 24, 2009
Applicants:
Dong Hoon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Kyung Han Jeong, Seoul, KR;
Wook Yong Lee, Seoul, KR;
Joon Hwan OH, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Dong Hoon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Kyung Han Jeong, Seoul, KR;
Wook Yong Lee, Seoul, KR;
Joon Hwan Oh, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A refrigerator includes an ice storage bin, an opening provided in the ice storage bin through which ice is discharged, and a plurality of blades provided in the ice storage bin, such that the plurality of blades can rotate in a forward direction or in a reverse direction, to selectively discharge ice through the opening as whole ice or crushed ice, where gravity and the plurality of blades are the only forces exerted on the ice collected in the ice storage bin.