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An ice-making assembly for a refrigerator is provided. The ice-making assembly includes a tray for making ice, a handling member for rotating the tray, a first rotation member rotatable with the handling member, a second rotation member rotating the tray, and a transmission member for transmitting r

An ice-making assembly for a refrigerator is provided. The ice-making assembly includes a tray for making ice, a handling member for rotating the tray, a first rotation member rotatable with the handling member, a second rotation member rotating the tray, and a transmission member for transmitting rotation of the first rotation member to the second rotation member. An end of the transmission member is fixed to first rotation member, and the other end of the transmission member is fixed to the second rotation member. A force is transmitted from the handling member (a lever) to the tray through the transmission member, which has a strip shape and is coupled to or wound around the rotation member. Therefore, freezing between the transmission member and the rotation member can be minimized, and the lever can be smoothly handled. Thus, a force applied to the lever can be smoothly transmitted to the tray.

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1. An ice-making assembly for a refrigerator, comprising: a plurality of trays at which ice is made;a lever configured to be handled for rotating the trays;a first rotation member rotatable with the lever;a tray rotation member configured to receive a rotation force from the first rotation member fo

1. An ice-making assembly for a refrigerator, comprising: a plurality of trays at which ice is made;a lever configured to be handled for rotating the trays;a first rotation member rotatable with the lever;a tray rotation member configured to receive a rotation force from the first rotation member for rotating the trays; anda transmission member configured to transmit a rotation force from the first rotation member to the tray rotation member,wherein the trays comprise an upper tray and a lower tray that are disposed at different heights, and a rotation shaft of the lower tray is disposed backward from a rotation shaft of the upper tray. 2. The ice-making assembly according to claim 1, wherein the tray rotation member comprises second and third rotation members configured to rotate the trays, respectively. 3. The ice-making assembly according to claim 2, wherein the transmission member comprises: a first transmission member connecting the first and second rotation members; anda second transmission member connecting the first and third rotation members. 4. The ice-making assembly according to claim 3, wherein the first rotation member comprises a plurality of accommodation grooves configured to receive at least a portion of the first transmission member and at least a portion of the second transmission member, respectively. 5. The ice-making assembly according to claim 4, wherein the accommodation grooves are arranged along a circumference of the first rotation member in parallel with each other. 6. The ice-making assembly according to claim 2, wherein the transmission member comprises: a first transmission member connecting the first and second rotation members; and a second transmission member connecting the second and third rotation members. 7. The ice-making assembly according to claim 2, wherein the transmission member is wound around the first, second, and third rotation members. 8. The ice-making assembly according to claim 7, wherein the transmission member is a timing belt. 9. The ice-making assembly according to claim 2, wherein when ice is separated from the trays, the first, second, and third rotation members are rotated in the same direction. 10. An ice-making assembly for a refrigerator, comprising: a tray at which ice is made;a lever configured to rotate the tray;a lever rotation member rotatable with the lever;a tray rotation member configured to rotate the tray; anda strip-shaped transmission member configured to transmit a force applied to the lever to the tray,wherein the tray is provided in plurality, and the tray rotation member is provided in plurality,wherein the number of the tray rotation members corresponds to the number of the trays, andwherein the transmission member is wound around the lever rotation member and the tray rotation members. 11. The ice-making assembly according to claim 10, wherein the transmission member comprises: a first transmission member comprising an end fixed to the lever rotation member and the other end fixed to one of the tray rotation members; anda second transmission member comprising an end fixed to the lever rotation member and the other end fixed to another of the tray rotation members. 12. The ice-making assembly according to claim 10, wherein the transmission member comprises: a first transmission member comprising an end fixed to the lever rotation member and the other end fixed to one of the tray rotation members; anda second transmission member comprising an end fixed to the tray rotation member to which the end of the first transmission member is fixed, and the other end fixed to another of the tray rotation members. 13. An ice making assembly for a refrigerator, comprising: a first tray rotatable with respect to a first rotation axis;a second tray rotatable with respect to a second rotation axis, the second tray located below the first tray;a handling member configured to rotate the first tray and the second tray;a first rotation member rotating together with the handling member, the handling member extending from the first rotation member in a direction perpendicular to a rotational axis of the first rotation member;a second rotation member coupled to the first rotation axis;a third rotation member coupled to the second rotation axis; anda transmission member configured to transmit a rotational movement of the first rotation member to the second and third rotation members, respectively. 14. The ice making assembly of claim 13, wherein the second rotation axis is disposed backward from the first rotation axis. 15. The ice making assembly of claim 14, wherein the transmission member includes: a first transmission member connecting the first rotation member and the second rotation member; anda second transmission member connecting the first rotation member and the third rotation member. 16. The ice making assembly of claim 14, wherein the transmission member includes: a first transmission member connecting the first rotation member and the second rotation member; anda second transmission member connecting the second rotation member and the third rotation member. 17. The ice making assembly of claim 14, wherein the transmission member includes: a first transmission member connecting the first rotation member and the third rotation member; anda second transmission member connecting the second rotation member and the third rotation member. 18. The ice making assembly of claim 14, wherein the transmission member includes a belt which is wound on the first, second, and third rotation members. 19. The ice making assembly of claim 14, wherein at least a portion of the transmission member is wound around the first, second, and third rotation members. 20. The ice making assembly of claim 14, wherein the transmission member has a strip shape. 21. The ice making assembly of claim 14, wherein each rotation member comprises an accommodation groove along a circumference thereof, for receiving the transmission member. 22. The ice making assembly of claim 14, wherein the first rotation member is formed in one piece with the handling member or is coupled to the handling member. 23. The ice-making assembly according to claim 14, wherein the first rotation member, the second rotation member, and the third rotation member are rotated in the same direction.