公开(公告)号：US20210396454A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-23

申请号：US17327089

申请日：2021-05-21

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Sungho CHO ,  Seungwan KANG ,  Kyungtae KO ,  Jiwon CHUNG

IPC: F25D23/02 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25D29/00

Abstract: A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a main body including a door, a door opening device including a motor, and for opening the door using the motor, a proximity sensor, and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to detect whether an object exists within a first distance from a predetermined area of the refrigerator, identify whether the object is detected during a threshold time range, based on the object being detected during the threshold time range, identify whether the object is detected outside a second distance from the predetermined area, and based on the object being detected outside the second distance, control the motor to open the door.