Patent ID: 11874042
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 17:
18. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet defining a storage space; and
an ice maker disposed in the storage space,
wherein the ice maker comprises:
a first assembly including a first tray that defines a plurality of first chambers,
a second assembly including a second tray that defines a plurality of second chambers, the second assembly being configured to move between (i) a closed position in which the second tray is in contact with the first tray to make ice and (ii) an open position in which the second tray is spaced apart from the first tray to separate ice, wherein the plurality of first chambers and the plurality of second chambers are configured, based on the second assembly being in the closed position, to define a plurality of ice chambers,
a first arm provided at a first side of the second assembly,
a second arm provided at a second side of the second assembly,
a driver provided at the second side of the second assembly, the second arm being connected to the driver,
a connection shaft that connects the first arm to the second arm,
a first elastic member having one end connected to a first elastic member connector of the first arm and the other end connected to a first locking portion of the second assembly, and
a second elastic member having one end connected to a second elastic member connector of the second arm and the other end connected to a second locking portion of the second assembly,

wherein a first distance between the first elastic member connector and the first locking portion is greater than a second distance between the second elastic member connector and the second locking portion.