Refrigerator appliance and a method for operating a refrigerator appliance
US-2015362246-A1 · Dec 17, 2015 · US
Refrigerator including ice making device
US8943852B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8943852-B2 |
| Application number | US-75805710-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 12, 2010 |
| Priority date | Jun 11, 2009 |
| Publication date | Feb 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Feb 3, 2015 |
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A refrigerator, which includes an ice making compartment, an ice making device arranged in the ice making compartment, and an ice making tray provided at the ice making device and configured to receive and retain water to be frozen to make ice. The refrigerator also includes a cold air inlet provided at the ice making compartment and configured to allow cold air to be introduced into the cold air compartment, and a cold air guide configured to guide cold air from the cold air inlet toward the ice making tray.
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What is claimed is: 1. A refrigerator comprising: a door mounted to a body having a refrigerating compartment, the door being configured to open and close at least a portion of the refrigerating compartment; an ice making compartment provided at the door; an ice making device arranged in the ice making compartment; an ice making tray provided at the ice making device and configured to receive and retain liquid to be frozen into ice; a cold air inlet provided at the ice mak…
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Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic
Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic
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Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic
Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic
Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8943852B2 cover?
- A refrigerator, which includes an ice making compartment, an ice making device arranged in the ice making compartment, and an ice making tray provided at the ice making device and configured to receive and retain water to be frozen to make ice. The refrigerator also includes a cold air inlet provided at the ice making compartment and configured to allow cold air to be introduced into the cold a…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Lee Dong Hoon, Lee Tae Hee, Lee Dong Hoon, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F25D17/062. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).