Patent ID: 11906230
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 11:
12. An ice maker comprising:
a liquid supply configured to supply a liquid;
a first tray assembly having a first portion of a cell;
a second tray assembly having a second portion of the cell, the first portion and the second portion being configured to define a space formed by the cell to receive the liquid;
a tray supporter configured to support the second portion of the cell; and
a driver configured to move the second tray assembly relative to the first tray assembly between:
a first position where the first portion contacts the second portion to form the space and the liquid in the space is phase-changed into ice, and
a second position where the first portion and the second portion are spaced apart from such that the ice can be separated from the first and second tray assemblies,

wherein the tray supporter includes a first coupling region, and a second coupling region that is spaced apart from the first coupling region and connected to a spring, and
wherein the ice maker further comprises:
a pusher connected to the first coupling region by a link such that a movement of the second tray assembly causes the pusher to move relative to the second tray assembly and to remove the ice from at least one of the first tray assembly or the second tray assembly.