Patent ID: 11898785
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 19:
20. An ice maker, comprising:
a first tray provided in the storage chamber and configured to form a first portion of a cell;
a second tray provided in the storage chamber and configured to form a second portion of the cell, the first and second portions being configured to form a space in which liquid is phase-changed into ice;
a heater provided adjacent to at least one of the first tray or the second tray;
an arm coupled to the second tray;
a pusher including at least one bar configured to press the second tray at the cell so that the ice is separated from the second tray; and
a driver configured to move the second tray via the arm,
wherein the driver includes:
a cam having a rotation shaft coupled to the arm;
a motor to rotate the cam; and
a lever having an end configured to move along a surface of the cam, and

wherein the cam is configured to move in a first cam direction so that the second tray contacts the pusher and the ice is separated from the second tray.