Ice making unit and refrigerator
The ice making unit addresses the challenge of user-handedness by enabling easy ice removal through a rotatable tray mechanism with a biasing member, enhancing usability for both right-handed and left-handed users.
JP2026089402APending Publication Date: 2026-06-01SHARP KK
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- JP · JP
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- SHARP KK
- Filing Date
- 2024-11-20
- Publication Date
- 2026-06-01
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Abstract
To improve the usability of the ice-making unit. [Solution] The ice-making unit comprises a tray having an ice tray with a recess formed therein for holding water, a frame that rotatably supports the ice tray about a rotation axis extending in one direction, and a contact member that is detachably provided with respect to the tray and has at least one contact portion that contacts the ice tray when the ice tray rotates about the rotation axis relative to the frame.
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