公开(公告)号：US11740013B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-29

申请号：US17322138

申请日：2021-05-17

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Sungho Cho ,  Seungwan Kang ,  Daesung Ki ,  Hyunuk Park ,  Chanyoung Park ,  Taein Eom ,  Seungmi Kang ,  Kyungtae Ko

IPC: F25D23/02 ,  F25D29/00 ,  E05F15/611 ,  H02P8/14 ,  H02P3/06

CPC classification number: F25D29/00 ,  E05F15/611 ,  F25D23/028 ,  H02P3/06 ,  H02P8/14 ,  E05Y2900/31 ,  F25D2700/02 ,  F25D2700/04

Abstract: A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a body including a door, a door opening device including a motor, and configured to open the door through a rotation of the motor, a first sensor configured to sense an opening of the door, a second sensor configured to sense a position of the door, and a processor is included, and the processor is configured to control, based on a user command for the opening of the door being obtained, the motor to rotate at a first speed, control, based on the opening of the door being sensed by the first sensor, the motor to rotate by reducing speed in stages to a second speed which is slower than the first speed, and control, based on a position of the door being sensed in a first position by the second sensor, the motor to open the door to a second position by rotating at the second speed.