Ice making device and refrigerator

Abstract

An icemaker according to the present embodiment may comprise a bracket provided in an ice-making chamber. The icemaker may further comprise a first tray part supported by the bracket. The first tray part can include a tray body forming some of ice-making cells for making ice. The first tray part can further include an extended part, which extends from the tray body and is supported by the bracket. The icemaker may further comprise a second tray part, which forms other ice-making cells, can come in contact with the first tray part during ice-making and is separated from the first tray part during ice-removal.

1 . An ice making device comprising:
 a bracket provided in an ice making chamber;   a second one tray including a sub second one tray that defines a portion of a cell for generating ice and an extension that extends from the sub second one tray and supported by the bracket; and   a second another tray that defines another portion of the cell and in contact with the second one tray during an ice making process and spaced apart from the second one tray during an ice separation process.   
     
     
         2 . The ice making device of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the bracket includes a through hole and   the sub second one tray passes through the through hole.   
     
     
         3 . The ice making device of  claim 2 , wherein the bracket comprises a first wall on which the through hole is formed and the extension is seated, and
 wherein the first wall is provided with a coupler for coupling the second one tray.   
     
     
         4 . The ice making device of  claim 3 ,
 wherein the coupler comprises a first coupler having a coupling groove, and   wherein the extension is provided with a coupling protrusion inserted into the coupling groove.   
     
     
         5 . The ice making device of  claim 4 ,
 wherein the first coupler extends downward from the first wall to form the coupling groove.   
     
     
         6 . The ice making device of  claim 3 ,
 wherein the coupler comprises a second coupler protruding from a surface forming the through hole, and   wherein the extension is provided with a coupling hole for coupling to the second coupler by a coupling member.   
     
     
         7 . The ice making device of  claim 3 ,
 wherein the coupler comprises a third coupler for coupling the coupling member passing through the extension.   
     
     
         8 . The ice making device of  claim 3 ,
 further comprising a liquid supply assembly configured to supply liquid to the second one tray during a liquid supply process, and   wherein the first wall is provided with a blocking wall to limit a flow of liquid supplied to the second one tray.   
     
     
         9 . The ice making device of  claim 8 ,
 wherein the extension is provided with a discharge passage for discharging dropped liquid, and   wherein the first wall is provided with a receiving groove that receives the discharge passage.   
     
     
         10 . The ice making device of  claim 3 ,
 wherein the extension is provided with a plurality of hinge portions to which a shaft providing a center of rotation is coupled, and   wherein when the extension is seated on the first wall, the plurality of hinge portions passes through the through hole.   
     
     
         11 . The ice making device of  claim 3 ,
 further comprising a driver that generates a driving force to move the second another tray,   wherein the bracket further comprises a second wall extending from the first wall and having an installation wall on which the driver is installed, and a third wall extending from the first wall and spaced apart from the second wall.   
     
     
         12 . The ice making device of  claim 11 ,
 further comprising a partition plate that is coupled to at least one of the second wall or the third wall and that restricts movement of the ice separated from the cell in one direction.   
     
     
         13 . The ice making device of  claim 12 ,
 wherein the partition plate comprises a plurality of extensions having a hook, and   wherein a hole for coupling the hook is formed in at least one of the second wall or the third wall.   
     
     
         14 . The ice making device of  claim 3 ,
 further comprising a pusher configured to press the second another tray so that ice is easily separated from the cell during the ice separation process, and   wherein the bracket further includes a fourth wall extending from the first wall and on which the pusher is installed.   
     
     
         15 . The ice making device of  claim 14 ,
 wherein the pusher comprises a plate and a pushing column extending from the plate,   wherein the fourth wall is provided with a seating groove for seating the plate,   wherein a coupling protrusion is formed in the seating groove, and   wherein a coupling hole through which the coupling protrusion passes is formed in the plate.   
     
     
         16 . The ice making device of  claim 15 ,
 wherein a coupling boss is formed in the seating groove,   the plate is provided with a boss coupling portion that receives the coupling boss, and   a fastening member is coupled to the boss coupling portion and the coupling boss.   
     
     
         17 . The ice making device of  claim 2 ,
 further comprising a liquid supply assembly configured to supply liquid to the second one tray during a liquid supply process,   wherein the bracket comprises an extension wall that extends from a position lower than the through hole and that the liquid falls,   wherein a liquid through hole through which liquid passes is formed in the extension wall.   
     
     
         18 . The ice making device of  claim 17 ,
 wherein the bracket further comprises a circumferential portion extending from the extension wall, and   wherein the circumferential portion comprises at least one of a seating end seated on an adjacent structure or a bent wall to prevent interference with the adjacent structure during an installation process of the bracket.   
     
     
         19 . (canceled) 
     
     
         20 . An ice making device comprising:
 a bracket in which a through hole is formed and provided in an ice making chamber;   a second one tray that defines a portion of making a cell for generating ice and seated on the bracket in a state in which the second one tray passes through the through hole;   an insulation member that surrounds an outer surface of the second one tray and has a first opening through which the second one tray passes; and   a second another tray that defines another portion of the cell and in contact with the second one tray during an ice making process and spaced apart from the second one tray during an ice separation process.   
     
     
         21 . The ice making device of  claim 20 ,
 wherein the second one tray comprises a sub second one tray that defines the portion of the cell and an extension extending from the sub second one tray, and   wherein the insulation member surrounds the sub second one tray and in contact with one surface of the extension.   
     
     
         22 - 24 . (canceled)