Patent ID: 8646283
Filing Date: 2014-02-11
Classification: F25C

Abstract:
1. An ice making device comprising: an ice tray comprising a plurality of storing parts for storing water, each of the plurality of the storing parts being formed of material which is elastically deformable; an ice making member which is insertable into the storing parts of the ice tray from an upper side and structured to freeze the water in the storing parts; an ice making member heating mechanism structured to heat the ice making member; an ice tray moving mechanism structured to draw out the ice making member from the storing parts, reverse the ice tray from an upward state to a downward state, and deform the ice tray, when the ice tray is moved along a predetermined moving passage; a pushing member turnably supported around a turning center axial line and to which the plurality of the storing parts of the ice tray is pressed for deforming the plurality of the storing parts of the ice tray, and guide plates disposed on both sides of the ice tray, the guide plates being formed with guide grooves for guiding movement of the ice tray, and the guide grooves having a straight shaped guide groove portion that is extended in a straight line shape in an upper and lower direction and a curved guide groove portion continuously formed from a lower end of the straight shaped guide groove portion so as to be curved downward in a convex state; wherein the ice tray moving mechanism and guide grooves are configured such that the ice tray is drawn out when the ice tray is moved along the straight shaped guide groove portion, the ice tray is reversed from an upward state to a downward state when the ice tray is moved along the curved guide groove portion from the straight shaped guide groove portion, and each of the storing parts of the ice tray is pressed against the pushing member so that each of the storing parts are deformed when the ice tray is moved along a termination end portion of the curved guide groove portion.