公开(公告)号：US11067324B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-20

申请号：US16087925

申请日：2017-03-24

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Namgyo Lee ,  Yonghyeon Cho ,  Jindong Kim ,  Sunghee Kang ,  Jihyun Im ,  Youngseung Song ,  Namgi Lee ,  Namsoo Cho

IPC: F25B49/02 ,  F25B13/00

Abstract: A control method for a refrigerator comprises: sensing a temperature of a first storage chamber; increasing an output of a first cooling fan if the temperature reaches a value greater than or equal to a second reference temperature; reducing the output of the first cooling fan if the temperature reaches a value less than or equal to a first reference temperature; increasing the output of the first cooling fan if a first reference time has passed after the temperature has reached the value or if the temperature reaches a first setting temperature between the first reference temperature and the second reference temperature; and reducing the output of the first cooling fan if a second reference time has passed after the output of the first cooling fan has been changed, or if the temperature reaches a preset second setting temperature between the first setting temperature and the first reference temperature.

公开(公告)号：US11421934B2

公开(公告)日：2022-08-23

申请号：US16175000

申请日：2018-10-30

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Youngseung Song ,  Namgi Lee ,  Namsoo Cho

IPC: F25D29/00 ,  F25D11/00 ,  F25C5/00 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25D17/04 ,  F25D17/06 ,  F25C5/187 ,  F25C5/20

Abstract: A method for controlling a refrigerator includes determining whether an ice bin accommodated in an ice making compartment that receives cold air from the first storage compartment is full of stored ice, determining, by a controller, whether an algorithm that prevents the ice stored in the ice bin from melting needs to be performed upon determining that the ice bin is full, and performing the algorithm.