US 11,808,510 B2
Ice maker and refrigerator having the same
Yeon Woo Cho, Suwon-si (KR); Jin Jeong, Suwon-si (KR); and Kook Jeong Seo, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Appl. No. 17/285,026
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
PCT Filed Nov. 7, 2019, PCT No. PCT/KR2019/015102
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 13, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/111565, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 4, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2018-0148480 (KR), filed on Nov. 27, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2022/0003480 A1, Jan. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. F25C 5/185 (2018.01); F25C 5/20 (2018.01)
CPC F25C 5/185 (2013.01) [F25C 5/22 (2018.01); F25C 2305/0221 (2021.08); F25C 2400/04 (2013.01); F25C 2400/10 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a main body in which a storage compartment is formed;
a door to open and close the storage compartment; and
an ice maker provided on the door to generate ice,
wherein the ice maker comprises:
a frame having a water container mounting part,
an ice making tray provided on the frame and in which ice is generatable, and
a water container detachably mounted on the frame to supply water to the ice making tray,
wherein the water container comprises a water container body including an opening, and a water container cover movably provided on the water container body to open and close the opening, and
wherein the water container cover is configured to be supported by the water container mounting part to be moved from the water container body and open at least a portion of the water container body, when the water container is mounted.