Patent ID: 11885550
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet; and
an ice maker disposed in the cabinet and configured to make ice,
wherein the ice maker comprises:
a first tray made of an elastic material and defining a plurality of first chambers, and
a second tray made of an elastic material and defining a plurality of second chambers, wherein the first tray and the second tray are configured to contact each other to make ice in a closed position and to be spaced apart from each other to separate ice in an open position, the first chamber and the second chamber being configured to define a plurality of ice chambers in the closed position,
wherein the first tray comprises a first rib disposed at edge portions of the first chambers, and
wherein the second tray comprises a second rib disposed at edge portions of the second chambers in a shape corresponding to the first rib, the second rib including Ian inner rib disposed adjacent to the second chambers and (ii) an outer rib positioned outward of the inner rib, and
wherein the first rib is configured to be inserted between the inner rib and the outer rib when the second tray is in contact with the first tray, and at least one of the first rib or the second rib is configured to be bent based on the first and second trays being in the closed position.