Patent ID: 11874044
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. An ice maker comprising:
a first tray having a first portion of a cell;
a second tray having a second portion of the cell, the first portion of the cell and the second portion of the cell being configured to define a space formed by the cell to receive liquid that is phase changed into ice;
a heater positioned adjacent to at least one of the first tray or the second tray; and
a pusher configured to press the second tray during an ice separation process,
wherein, while the ice maker is capable of supplying cold air to at least one of the first tray or the second tray to make the ice, the heater is driven, and
wherein the heater is in contact with the second tray during the ice making process, and when the second tray is capable of being pressed by the pusher the heater is spaced apart from the second tray.