公开(公告)号：US20240125525A1

公开(公告)日：2024-04-18

申请号：US18230961

申请日：2023-08-07

申请人： SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

发明人： Seulki MIN ,  Heemoon JEONG ,  Gaeul CHO ,  Kookjeong SEO ,  Insub LEE

IPC分类号： F25B41/20 ,  F25B5/02 ,  F25B41/37

CPC分类号： F25B41/20 ,  F25B5/02 ,  F25B41/37 ,  F25B2500/24 ,  F25B2500/26 ,  F25B2600/0253 ,  F25B2600/2511 ,  F25B2700/02 ,  F25B2700/2106

摘要： A refrigerator includes: a compressor; a condenser; a hot pipe; at least one capillary tube; at least one evaporator; a valve device including: an input port connected to the condenser; a first port connected to one end of the hot pipe; a second port connected to an other end; and at least one output port connected to the at least one capillary tube; and a controller configured to: control the valve device to operate in the first mode by connecting one of the first port and the second port to the input port and connecting an other one to the output port; control the valve device to operate in the second mode, by closing one of the first port and the second port and connecting an other one to the output port; and control the valve device to operate in the third mode, by closing all the first port and the second port.