Patent ID: 7201007

Claim:
An automatic ice making device, comprising: an ice chill tray; an ice sensor for detecting generation of ice in the ice chill tray; a heater for heating the ice chill tray for separating ice from the ice chill tray; a motor for rotating a discharging member for discharging ice separated from the ice chill tray; a position detecting switch for detecting rotating position of the discharging member; an ice storage amount detecting switch for detecting an amount of ice discharged from the ice chill tray and stored; a water supply valve for supplying water to the ice chill tray; and a controller for controlling power supply to the motor and the heater, and controlling the water supply valve, wherein the controller drives the motor when the ice storage amount detecting switch detects that the amount of the stored ice is below a predetermined amount and the ice sensor detects temperature under a predetermined temperature; and wherein, when detecting a predetermined rotating position, the position detecting switch stops power supply to the motor.