Patent ID: 11874048
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Thermal processes and apparatus (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 14:
15. An ice maker comprising:
a tray body made of a flexible material, the tray body comprising a plurality of chamber walls configured to define a plurality of ice chambers arranged along a central line extending in a first direction and passing through centers of the plurality of ice chambers;
a first heater that is disposed at and contacts an outer circumferential surface of the plurality of chamber walls, the first heater being configured to supply heat to the plurality of ice chambers during an ice-making process; and
a second heater that surrounds the plurality of chamber walls and is spaced apart from the first heater, the second heater being configured to supply heat to the plurality of ice chambers during an ice-separation process after the ice-making process,
wherein each of the plurality of chamber walls defines an opening configured to expose one of the plurality of ice chambers to cold air,
wherein the first heater is located farther from the opening than the second heater, and
wherein the first heater is configured to, based on heating the plurality of ice chambers during the ice-making process, cause bubbles in water received in the plurality of ice chambers to be collected at a portion of each of the plurality of ice chambers.