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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 27, 2012
Jin Jeong, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
DO Hyung Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sang Hyun Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Yong Sung Yoon, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Qasim Sarwar Khan, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Seung Ah Joo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jin Jeong, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Do Hyung Kim, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Sang Hyun Park, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Yong Sung Yoon, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Qasim Sarwar Khan, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Seung Ah Joo, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed is an ice making apparatus and a refrigerator having the same. The refrigerator includes an ice making tray in which ice cubes are made, an ejector to discharge the ice cubes from the ice making tray, an ice bin to store the ice cubes discharged by the ejector, an auger to move the ice cubes in the ice bin, a first drive unit to provide the ejector with rotational force, a second drive unit to provide the auger with rotational force, an emitter to output optical signals so as to sense whether or not the ice cubes in the ice bin are at a full ice level, and a receiver to receive the optical signals output from the emitter, wherein any one of the emitter and the receiver is installed at the first drive unit, and the other one is installed at the second drive unit.