Refrigerator and method of controlling the same

    公开(公告)号:US11493267B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-11-08

    申请号:US16628310

    申请日:2018-07-05

    Abstract: A method of controlling a refrigerator is disclosed. The method includes: operating a cool air supply means with a predetermined output; a controller determining the output of the cool air supply means based on a current temperature of a storage compartment sensed by a temperature sensor while the cool air supply means operates with the predetermined output; and the controller operating the cool air supply means with the determined output. The controller determines that the output of the cool air supply means is decreased or increased when an absolute value of a difference between a previous temperature and a current temperature of the storage compartment is equal to or greater than a first reference value, and wherein the output of the cool air supply means is decreased or increased again when the absolute value of the difference between a current temperature of the storage compartment sensed again after a predetermined time has elapses and the previous temperature of the storage compartment is equal to or greater than the first reference value.

    Refrigerator
    4.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10330351B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-06-25

    申请号:US15545576

    申请日:2016-01-21

    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a first compressor configured to compress first refrigerant, a first condenser configured to condense the compressed first refrigerant, a first expansion valve configured to reduce a temperature and a pressure of the condensed first refrigerant, a first evaporator configured to evaporate the first refrigerant having passed through the first expansion valve, a second compressor configured to compress second refrigerant, a second condenser configured to condense the compressed second refrigerant, a second expansion valve configured to reduce a temperature and a pressure of the condensed second refrigerant, a second evaporator configured to evaporate the second refrigerant having passed through the second expansion valve, a first heat exchanger arranged after and connected to the first expansion valve, and a second heat exchanger arranged after and connected to the second expansion valve. The first heat exchanger and the second heat exchanger are configured to exchange heat with each other.

    Refrigerator
    5.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10180276B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-01-15

    申请号:US15549932

    申请日:2016-02-04

    Abstract: A refrigerator is disclosed. The refrigerator includes a first compressor (110) for compressing refrigerant, a first condenser for condensing refrigerant compressed by the first compressor, a first expansion valve for lowering temperature and pressure of refrigerant condensed by the first condenser, a first evaporator for evaporating refrigerant passed through the first expansion valve, a second compressor (210) for compressing refrigerant, a second condenser for condensing refrigerant compressed by the second compressor, a second expansion valve for lowering temperature and pressure of refrigerant condensed by the second condenser, and a second evaporator for evaporating refrigerant passed through the second expansion valve. The first condenser and second condenser include refrigerant tubes arranged to hold cooling fins in common, thereby forming a common-fin-held condenser (300).

    Refrigerator
    6.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US12072139B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-08-27

    申请号:US18143969

    申请日:2023-05-05

    Abstract: A refrigerator may include a body formed with a storage space and a cooling module accommodating space; a cooling module disposed in the cooling module accommodating space and having a heat absorption part and a heat radiating part; a drawer supporter disposed inside the storage space; and a drawer supported by the drawer supporter, and the drawer supporter is formed with an inner passage through which cold air flowing from the heat absorption part passes, and the drawer supporter is formed with a plurality of cold air discharge ports through which cold air of the inner passage is discharged in an opposite direction. Therefore, it is possible to maximize the depth of the storage space in the front-rear direction while minimizing the number of parts, and cool the entire storage space evenly.

    Refrigerator
    7.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11460234B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-10-04

    申请号:US16648966

    申请日:2018-09-19

    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a body including at least one storage compartment and a cooling module accommodating space, a door to open and close the storage compartment, and a cooling module accommodated in the cooling module accommodating space. The cooling module may include a heat radiating part, a heat absorption part, and a cooling module barrier to separate the heat radiating part and the heat absorption part. The heat radiating part may be disposed eccentrically on one of lateral sides of the cooling module and the heat absorption part may be disposed at a lateral side of the heat radiating part.

    Refrigerator
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10969155B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-06

    申请号:US15994538

    申请日:2018-05-31

    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet including a storage compartment, a storage compartment door to open or close the storage compartment, a cool air duct provided in the storage compartment and positioned at an upper portion of the storage compartment to discharge cool air to the storage compartment, a damper to adjust an amount of cool air introduced into the cool air duct, and a door discharge duct communicating with the cool air duct and extending in a front-rear direction toward the storage compartment door to discharge cool air received from the cool air duct to the storage compartment door.

    Refrigerator and method of controlling the same

    公开(公告)号:US10145608B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-12-04

    申请号:US15304002

    申请日:2015-04-14

    Abstract: A refrigerator including a refrigerator body including a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, a refrigerating compartment cooling circuit including a refrigerating compartment compressor for compressing refrigerant, a refrigerating compartment condenser, a refrigerating compartment expansion unit, and a refrigerating compartment evaporator for causing the refrigerant to exchange heat with the refrigerating compartment; a freezing compartment cooling circuit including a freezing compartment compressor for compressing refrigerant, a freezing compartment condenser, a freezing compartment expansion unit, and a freezing compartment evaporator; a refrigerating compartment temperature sensor; a freezing compartment temperature sensor; and a control unit for controlling the refrigerating compartment compressor and the freezing compartment compressor to be concurrently operated so as to proceed to a concurrent operation mode when the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment are under a concurrent cooling condition, and for controlling one or both of the refrigerating compartment compressor and the freezing compartment compressor to be operated so as to proceed to a selective operation mode in consideration of a previous operation state when the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment are under a selective cooling condition.

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