(19)
(11) EP 4 549 847 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
16.07.2025 Bulletin 2025/29

(43) Date of publication A2:
07.05.2025 Bulletin 2025/19

(21) Application number: 24222433.5

(22) Date of filing: 15.11.2019
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F25C 1/04(2018.01)
F25C 1/243(2018.01)
 F25C 5/06(2006.01)
F25C 5/20(2018.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
F25C 1/04; F25C 5/06; F25C 1/243; F25C 5/22; F25C 2305/0221
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

(30) Priority: 16.11.2018 KR 20180142067
19.07.2019 KR 20190087468
19.07.2019 KR 20190087489

(62) Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
19209331.8 / 3653957

(71) Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Yeongdeungpo-gu Seoul 07336 (KR)

(72) Inventors:
  • HONG, Jinil
    08592 Seoul (KR)
  • KIM, Yonghyun
    08592 Seoul (KR)

(74) Representative: Ter Meer Steinmeister & Partner 
Patentanwälte mbB Nymphenburger Straße 4
80335 München
80335 München (DE)

   


(54) ICE MAKER AND REFRIGERATOR


(57) Provided is an ice maker for a home appliance, in particular for a refrigerator or freezer, including: an upper assembly (110) including an upper tray (150) having at least one upper chamber part (152); a lower assembly (200) including a lower support (270) and a lower tray (250) having at least one lower chamber part (252), wherein the lower assembly (200) is movable with respect to the upper assembly (110) between an open position and a closed position, wherein in the closed position, the lower chamber part (252) and the upper chamber part (152) form at least one ice chamber (111) in which ice is to be formed, and wherein the lower tray (250) has a convex portion (251b) protruding into the lower chamber part (252) and configured to be deformed towards an outside of the lower chamber part (252) for compensating a volume increase during ice formation







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