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An ice-making device includes a case, an ice tray having a plurality of ice cubes and being rotatably installed clockwise and counterclockwise in the case, and a rotation stopping unit provided at the case and the ice tray to limit a rotation of an ice tray if the ice tray is rotated clockwise or co

An ice-making device includes a case, an ice tray having a plurality of ice cubes and being rotatably installed clockwise and counterclockwise in the case, and a rotation stopping unit provided at the case and the ice tray to limit a rotation of an ice tray if the ice tray is rotated clockwise or counterclockwise within a predetermined angle in a state that the ice tray is poised horizontally. Since the ice tray can be rotated clockwise or counterclockwise according to a user's selection, the pieces of ice can be easily from the ice tray, ensuring that the user can separate the pieces of ice more conveniently.

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1. An ice-making device comprising:a case; an ice tray having a plurality of ice cube partitions and being installed on the case such that the ice tray is rotatable in the clockwise and counterclockwise directions in the case; and a rotation stopping unit coupled to the ice tray and configured to li

1. An ice-making device comprising:a case; an ice tray having a plurality of ice cube partitions and being installed on the case such that the ice tray is rotatable in the clockwise and counterclockwise directions in the case; and a rotation stopping unit coupled to the ice tray and configured to limit a rotation of a first end of the ice tray in the clockwise and counterclockwise directions to a predetermined angular amount such that when the ice tray is rotated the predetermined angular amount in the clockwise or counterclockwise directions, ice can be ejected from the ice cube partitions of the ice tray, wherein the rotation stopping unit comprises: at least one stopping protrusion formed on the ice tray, and at least one guide groove formed on the case and configured to receive the at least one stopping protrusion, wherein the at least one guide groove is configured to block further rotation of the first end of the ice tray after the ice tray has been rotated the predetermined angular amount in the clockwise or counterclockwise directions.