IP Library Granted Patent US 12680745
Granted Patent B2
US 12680745 · App. 18/312,285 · Granted Jul 14, 2026

Refrigerator

Inventors: Jin Jeong (Suwon-si, KR); Kwanyeol Lee (Suwon-si, KR); Bongsu Son (Suwon-si, KR); Hocheol Cho (Suwon-si, KR); Seokjun Son (Suwon-si, KR); Wonjae Yoon (Suwon-si, KR); Dongho Lee (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
F25C1/10F25C1/24
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Quick Facts
Patent No.
US 12680745
App. No.
18/312,285
Granted
Jul 14, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a body including a storage compartment, and an icemaker provided inside the storage compartment, wherein the icemaker includes a first tray provided to form ice cubes having a first size, the first tray including a first rotating shaft, a second tray provided to form ice cubes having a second size, the second tray including a second rotating shaft, a first motor unit coupled to the front portion of the first rotating shaft of the first tray, a second motor unit coupled to the front portion of the second rotating shaft of the second tray, and an ice-making housing having a plurality of motor mounting frames at one surface thereof, and having a plurality of support frames at the other surface thereof so as to support the rear portions of the first and second rotating shafts respectively.

Claims (48)

1 . A refrigerator comprising:

a main body including a storage compartment; and

an icemaker provided in the storage compartment,

wherein the icemaker includes:

a first tray provided to make ice having a first size and including a first rotating shaft,

a second tray provided to make ice having a second size and including a second rotating shaft,

a first motor coupled to a front of the first rotating shaft of the first tray to rotate the first tray,

a second motor coupled to a front of the second rotating shaft of the second tray to rotate the second tray, and

an ice-making housing open at a bottom and comprising a front surface, a rear surface, two side surfaces connecting the front surface to the rear surface, and an upper surface of the icemaker in which a plurality of motor mounting frames is formed on the front surface so that the first motor and the second motor are fixed in the ice-making housing and a plurality of support frames is formed on the rear surface to support a rear of the first rotating shaft and a rear of the second rotating shaft,

wherein the ice-making housing further includes:

a cover plate defining the front surface through which a plurality of flowing holes is formed,

an upper plate defining the upper surface, and

a pair of side plates defining the two side surfaces, and

wherein the ice-making housing includes an open part formed in each of the pair of side plates so that cold air flows to an inside or an outside of the ice-making housing.

2 . The refrigerator of claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of motor mounting frames include:

a first motor mounting frame on which the first motor is mounted, and

a second motor mounting frame on which the second motor is mounted, and

wherein the first motor mounting frame includes:

a motor supporting surface provided in contact with an upper surface of the first motor, and

a seating rib extending forward from an inner rear of the motor supporting surface so that a part of the first motor is inserted into the seating rib.

3 . The refrigerator of claim 2 , wherein the first motor includes:

a case, and

an insertion leg extending rearward from the case to be inserted into an insertion space formed by the seating rib of the first motor mounting frame.

4 . The refrigerator of claim 3 , wherein the first motor further includes:

first transmission part extending through the case to connect to a first motor coupler of the first tray.

5 . The refrigerator of claim 2 , wherein the first motor mounting frame includes a front support extending downward from the motor supporting surface at a front of the seating rib to prevent forward movement of the first motor.

6 . The refrigerator of claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of support frames include:

a first support frame provided to support the first tray, and

a second support frame provided to support the second tray, and

wherein the first support frame includes a shaft coupler in which a shaft coupling hole for accommodating a rear end portion of the first rotating shaft of the first tray is formed.

7 . The refrigerator of claim 1 ,

wherein the upper plate of the ice-making housing is disposed to be spaced apart from an inner case, and

wherein the ice-making housing further includes a plurality of air holes formed in the upper plate.

8 . The refrigerator of claim 7 , wherein the ice-making housing further includes:

a pair of support legs extending upward and forward from the ice-making housing to be coupled to the inner case, and

an extension rib provided between the pair of support legs.

9 . The refrigerator of claim 8 , wherein the extension rib includes an opening provided by cutting a part of the extension rib between the inner case and the upper plate so that cold air flows forward or rearward from the extension rib.

10 . The refrigerator of claim 9 , wherein the opening is provided at a higher level than the plurality of flowing holes.

11 . The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein the icemaker further includes a guide cover coupled to the plurality of support frames so that ice separated from the first tray and the second tray does not escape rearward.

12 . The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein the ice-making housing includes a tray partition extending downward from an upper surface of the ice-making housing to partition between the first tray and the second tray.

13 . The refrigerator of claim 1 ,

wherein the plurality of motor mounting frames are formed on an upper plate of the ice-making housing, and

wherein the plurality of support frames is formed on a rear plate of the ice-making housing.

14 . The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein the ice-making housing includes:

a guide rib extending inward from an upper surface of the ice-making housing to guide a mounting position of the first tray, and

a side rib extending from the guide rib in a side direction.