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Patent Inventor Names
Myung Ryul Lee0
In Chul Jeong0
Kyung Han Jeong0
Date of Patent
July 27, 2010
Patent Application Number
11717175
Date Filed
March 13, 2007
Patent Primary Examiner
Patent abstract
An ice maker for a refrigerator includes a first shaft rotatably fastened to an inside of an ice bank, a second shaft fastened to an end of the first shaft and rotated by a driving motor, and a plurality of blades formed along a longitudinal direction of the second shaft. The blades are spaced apart a predetermined distance along the second shaft and have a spiral surface which acts to push ice as the second shaft rotates. The first shaft may be formed of a material such as steel, which has good torsional elasticity. The second shaft and the blades may be formed as one molded piece.
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