公开(公告)号：US20250060151A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-20

申请号：US18780107

申请日：2024-07-22

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Sookang KIM ,  Ganghyun KIM ,  Taeyoung HEO

IPC: F25D29/00

Abstract: A refrigerator including an output interface; a user interface including at least one key mapped to a predefined operation to be performed when the refrigerator is in a normal state, the user interface being configured to receive a user input via the at least one key; and at least one processor configured to identify whether the refrigerator is in an abnormal state, based on identifying the refrigerator as being in an abnormal state, control the output interface to output a notification of the abnormal state of the refrigerator, and, based on a user input received via the at least one key while the refrigerator is identified as being in the abnormal state, control the output interface to turn off the notification of the abnormal state of the refrigerator.

公开(公告)号：US20240167746A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US18369419

申请日：2023-09-18

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Ganghyun KIM ,  Sookang KIM ,  Kyungtae KO

IPC: F25C1/10

CPC classification number: F25C1/10

Abstract: A refrigerator including a body; a water supply device including a water supply pipe at least partially inserted into the body, and a water supply valve to open and close the water supply pipe; an ice making device including an ice making tray defining an ice making space, the ice making tray being movable so that water from the water supply pipe is accommodatable in the ice making space when the ice making tray is positioned to make ice, and a driving device to move the ice making tray; and a control unit configured to, based on a user input to execute a function of removing foreign substances contained in water from the water supply pipe, control the driving device to move the ice making tray so water is prevented from being accommodated in the ice making space, and control the water supply valve to open the water supply pipe.