Invention Application
- Patent Title: REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
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Application No.: US16288745Application Date: 2019-02-28
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Publication No.: US20190264972A1Publication Date: 2019-08-29
- Inventor: Yonghyun KIM , Siyeon AN
- Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
- Priority: KR10-2018-0024696 20180228
- Main IPC: F25C5/185
- IPC: F25C5/185 ; F25C1/04

Abstract:
A refrigerator includes: a cabinet including a freezing chamber; an evaporator located at one side of the freezing chamber; a freezing chamber fan configured to supply cool air to the freezing chamber; an ice maker located in the freezing chamber and configured to perform ice-making; an ice bin located below the ice maker and separates and stores ice made in the ice maker; an ice detection device which detects whether or not the ice stored in the ice bin is full; and a control unit configured to control the freezing chamber fan according to a detection signal of the ice detection device. The control unit is configured to turn off the freezing chamber fan when ice-fullness is detected by the ice detection device and turn on the freezing chamber fan when the ice-fullness is not detected by the ice detection device.
Public/Granted literature
- US11079155B2 Refrigerator and control method thereof Public/Granted day:2021-08-03
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