Control method of refrigerator

US9109829B2 · US · B2

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FieldValue
Publication numberUS-9109829-B2
Application numberUS-92626210-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 4, 2010
Priority dateJan 4, 2010
Publication dateAug 18, 2015
Grant dateAug 18, 2015

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Abstract

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A control method of a refrigerator to prevent frost from being formed in an ice making chamber. The refrigerator includes an ice making chamber refrigerant pipe to supply a refrigerant to make ice in a direct cooling manner and an ice making chamber circulation fan to create a forced air stream to circulate air in the ice making chamber. The control method includes determining whether temperature of the ice making chamber is lower than a predetermined temperature and driving the ice making chamber circulation fan in a state in which the temperature of the ice making chamber is lower than the predetermined temperature and the refrigerant flows in the ice making chamber refrigerant pipe or when flow of the refrigerant in the ice making chamber refrigerant pipe is interrupted in a state in which the temperature of the ice making chamber is lower than the predetermined temperature.

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What is claimed is: 1. A control method of a refrigerator comprising an ice making chamber having an ice making tray, an ice making chamber refrigerant pipe to supply cool air to the ice making tray, an ice making chamber circulation fan to circulate air in the ice making chamber, and an ice storage container, the control method comprising: sensing a temperature of the ice making chamber; determining whether the temperature of the ice making chamber is lower than a predetermined…

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  • A47L13/58Primary

    Human Necessities · mapped topic

  • F25D21/04Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • F25D29/00Primary

    Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

  • Mechanical Engineering · mapped topic

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What does patent US9109829B2 cover?
A control method of a refrigerator to prevent frost from being formed in an ice making chamber. The refrigerator includes an ice making chamber refrigerant pipe to supply a refrigerant to make ice in a direct cooling manner and an ice making chamber circulation fan to create a forced air stream to circulate air in the ice making chamber. The control method includes determining whether temperatu…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Lim Chang Hak, Hong Keon Ho, Shin Young Shik, and 4 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A47L13/58. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Aug 18 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).