REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR
    1.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240337425A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-10

    申请号:US18746868

    申请日:2024-06-18

    IPC分类号: F25C1/18 F25C1/24 F25C5/08

    摘要: The refrigerator of the present invention comprises: a storage compartment where food is stored; a cold air supply means for supplying cold air to the storage compartment; a first tray forming a part of an ice making cell which is a space where water phase-changes into ice by the cold air; a second tray which forms another part of the ice making cell and which can be brought into contact with the first tray during an ice making process, and which is connected to a driving unit so as to be spaced apart from the first tray during an ice separating process; a heater positioned adjacent to at least one of the first tray and the second tray; an ice bin for storing ice dropped from the ice making cell; a full ice level sensing means for sensing a full ice level of the ice bin; and a control unit for controlling the heater and the driving unit.
    When the full ice level of the ice bin is sensed by the full ice level sensing means, the control unit controls the driving unit such that the second tray moves to the ice separating position after the ice making is completed.

    REFRIGERATOR
    3.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220003477A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-01-06

    申请号:US17282144

    申请日:2019-10-01

    IPC分类号: F25C1/10 F25C5/08 F25C1/18

    摘要: The present invention relates to a refrigerator. The refrigerator of the present invention may include a first tray assembly configured to define one portion of an ice making cell, a second tray assembly configured to define the other portion of the ice making cell, and a heater disposed adjacent to at least one of the first and second tray assemblies, and a controller configured to control the heater. The controller controls the heater to be turned on so that ice is easily separated from the tray assemblies before the second tray assembly moves to the ice separation position in a forward direction.

    REFRIGERATOR
    4.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210396444A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-23

    申请号:US17282061

    申请日:2019-10-02

    摘要: The refrigerator according to the present invention comprises: a storage compartment for storing food; a cooler for supplying cold to the storage compartment; a first tray assembly forming a part of ice-making cells which are where water changes phase to ice due to the cold; a second tray assembly forming the other part of the ice-making cells; a heater located adjacently to the first tray assembly and/or the second tray assembly; and a control unit for controlling the heater. Any one of the first and second tray assemblies has a greater degree of cold transfer than the other tray assembly.

    REFRIGERATOR
    5.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210381745A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-09

    申请号:US17282324

    申请日:2019-10-01

    IPC分类号: F25C1/24 F25C5/08

    摘要: A refrigerator may include a first tray assembly forming a part of an ice making cell, a second tray assembly forming another part of the ice making cell, heater provided adjacent to at least one of the first or second tray assemblies, a driver connected to the second tray assembly, and a control unit to control the heater and the driver.
    The driving unit includes a cam capable of being connected to the second tray assembly, and a path in which a lever moves is formed inside the cam.

    REFRIGERATOR
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20210341205A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-11-04

    申请号:US17282310

    申请日:2019-10-01

    IPC分类号: F25C1/18

    摘要: A refrigerator includes a storage space, a cooler, a first tray constituting a part of a cell which is the space in which water is phase-changed to ice by the cold, a second tray, which constitutes another part of the cell, a water supply valve to adjust the flow of water to be supplied to the icing cell, a water supply amount detection unit or sensor, and a controller configured to control the supply valve.

    REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR

    公开(公告)号:US20210389035A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-12-16

    申请号:US17281753

    申请日:2019-10-01

    IPC分类号: F25C1/24 F25C5/08

    摘要: A refrigerator of the present disclosure turns on a heater, which supplies heat to an ice making cell, in at least partial section while a cooler supplies cold to the ice making cell so that bubbles dissolved in the water within the ice making cell moves from a portion, at which the ice is made, toward the water that is in a liquid state to make transparent ice. A defrosting process may be performed when a defrosting start condition is satisfied in a state in which the heater is turned on. In this case, the amount of cold supply of the cooler in the defrosting process can be reduced more than the amount of cold supply of the cooler before the defrosting start condition is satisfied.