Ice maker

Abstract

Provided is an ice maker. The ice maker includes a tray member comprising an upper tray having an upper shell and a lower tray having a lower shell. The ice maker also includes a driving unit disposed on a side of the tray member and configured to linearly move, in a vertical direction, at least one of the upper tray and the lower tray to change between an attached orientation in which the upper shell is attached to the lower shell to define a spherical shell and a separated orientation in which the upper shell is separated from the lower shell. The ice maker further includes an ejecting unit that is disposed on a side of the tray member and that is configured to facilitate separation of an ice piece made in the spherical shell from at least one of the upper tray and the lower tray.

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technical field

[0001] Embodiments of the invention relate to ice makers. Background technique

[0002] In general, a refrigerator is a home appliance capable of storing food at a low temperature in an internal storage space covered by a door. The refrigerator is configured to cool the inside of the storage space with cold air generated by heat exchange with refrigerant circulating in a refrigerating cycle, so that food stored in the storage space can be kept in a refrigerated or frozen state.

[0003] Also, an ice maker for making ice may be provided inside the refrigerator. The ice making mechanism accommodates water supplied from a water supply source or a water tank in an ice making tray to make ice cubes. In addition, the ice making mechanism peels the ice cubes that have been made into ice from the ice tray by heating or twisting.

[0004] As mentioned above, the ice maker that automatically supplies water and peels off ice cubes has a structure that opens upward to...

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