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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2013
Filed:
Jan. 03, 2008
Applicants:
Jong Min Shin, Busan, KR;
Ju Hyun Kim, Jinhae, KR;
Inventors:
Jong Min Shin, Busan, KR;
Ju Hyun Kim, Jinhae, KR;
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 3/02 (2006.01); F25D 25/00 (2006.01); F25C 1/00 (2006.01); F25C 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method for making ice is provided. The system for making ice may include a tray for containing water to be used for making ice, and an ice-making pipe positioned so that at least a portion thereof is submerged in the water contained in the tray. A refrigerant of relatively low temperature flows through the ice-making pipe during an ice-making process, while a refrigerant of relatively high temperature flows through the ice-making pipe during an ice-releasing process.