Patent ID: 9612048
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: F25C,F25D,Y10T

Claim:
1. An ice making apparatus of a refrigerator, comprising: an ice tray that accommodates water for making ice; a sensor installed on a lower surface of the ice tray; a sensor wire having a first end connected to the sensor and a second end configured to be connected to a controller of the refrigerator to transfer data therebetween; a driver provided at a first end of the ice tray; a drive rotational shaft formed on the first end of the ice tray and coupled to the driver to be rotated by the driver; a rotational shaft support device provided at a second end of the ice tray opposite the first end thereof, that supports the second end of the ice tray, the rotational shaft support device having a rotational shaft hole; and a support rotational shaft formed on the second end of the ice tray and inserted into the rotational shaft hole of the rotational shaft support device, the support rotational shaft having a through hole formed therein that guides the sensor wire therethrough such that the sensor wire is prevented from being twisted or cut off when the ice tray is rotated, wherein the first end of the sensor wire includes a connection terminal connected to the sensor, the connection terminal being thicker than the through hole, wherein the support rotational shaft includes: