Patent ID: 8434321

Claim:
An ice making assembly for a refrigerator, comprising: a tray comprising a plurality of ice recesses ready to receive a supply of water to be frozen; a plurality of fins disposed above the tray; a plurality of rods inserted through the fins and at least partially received in the plurality of ice recesses, wherein the plurality of fins and plurality of rods move vertically and rotationally as a unit after the supply of water is frozen; a water level sensor disposed in at least one of the plurality of ice recesses; and a motor unit vertically lifting the plurality of fins and the plurality of rods in a state where the plurality of fins are horizontally maintained and ice attached to each rod is spaced apart from a top side of the ice recess, and rotating the plurality of fins and the plurality of rods to a predetermined angle after being lifted, while the tray stays immovable; wherein the motor unit comprises a driving motor and a cam, and the driving motor causes the cam to vertically move the plurality of rods out of the ice recesses and causes the cam to rotate the plurality of fins and the plurality of rods to the predetermined angle.