摘要:
A refrigerator with a multipurpose storage chamber and a control method. In the refrigerator, the flow of cool air to the multipurpose storage chamber is selectively controlled in accordance with a variety of operational modes. In order to accomplish such a cool air flow control, a refrigerating compartment fan and a damper are provided at positions above a refrigerating compartment evaporator. In addition, a flap, controlled at an open angle thereof, is provided at the inlet of an air guide path guiding the cool air to the multipurpose storage chamber. The multipurpose storage chamber of this refrigerator can thus effectively be used to store a variety of foods in accordance with storage characteristics of the foods. In addition, a thawing mode operation of the refrigerator is performed under the condition that it is not necessary to perform a refrigerating compartment cooling operation. It is thus possible to prevent an excessive increase in the temperature of the refrigerating compartment caused by an operation of the defrosting heater during such a thawing mode.
摘要:
A refrigerator which uses a microcomputer having a common input port for a plurality of temperature sensing devices, and a method of controlling the same. In the refrigerator, inexpensive bimetals are used as one or more of the temperature sensing devices to sense a defrost temperature of the refrigerator. Accordingly, the manufacturing cost of the refrigerator is reduced. Furthermore, because the refrigerator is provided with the common input port for the temperature sensing devices, a circuit construction thereof is simplified.
摘要:
A refrigerator includes a plurality of cold air inlet openings formed in a rear wall of the refrigerating compartment for directing cold air in respective directions into the refrigerating compartment. A motor-driven rotary damper is provided to control which of the inlet openings receives cold air, as well as the quantity of air introduced into the refrigerating chamber, and its direction of introduction. The cold air is supplied by a variable speed fan controlled so that in a first mode (cubic cooling) of cooling operation the amount of air supplied corresponds to the number of air inlet openings opened by the damper. In a second cooling mode (concentrated cooling), the damper is oriented to cause the air to be introduced into the refrigerating chamber in a specific direction where cooling is needed. In a third cooling mode (automatic swinging), the damper is oscillated while the cold air is being supplied.