Patent ID: 8245527

Claim:
An ice making device comprising: an ice tray; a drive mechanism for moving the ice tray to a water supply position where water is supplied to the ice tray and to an ice making position where the water in the ice tray is frozen; a guide plate which is formed with a guide groove for guiding the ice tray to the water supply position and to the ice making position; an engaging projection which is provided on the ice tray and engaged with the guide groove; a crank which is formed with a drive groove with which the engaging projection is engaged and which is connected with the drive mechanism for moving the ice tray; a heater which is mounted on the ice tray; and a connecting wire which is connected to the heater; wherein the engaging projection is an engaging tube having a longitudinal axis and is structured of two engaging tube pieces which are divided by a plane, and the connecting wire passes through an inner side of the engaging tube, wherein one of the two engaging tube pieces is formed with a side wall including an inner surface and an outer surface, and an aperture groove extending through the side wall from the inner surface to the outer surface in a direction generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the engaging tube for passing the connecting wire through both of the aperture groove and the inner side of the engaging tube.