REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD

Title:

REFRIGERATOR AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/052857

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

Disclosed herein is a refrigerator and a control method thereof. The refrigerator includes a purified water tank to store water, a flow sensor to detect an amount of water supplied to the purified water tank, a purified water supply valve to open/close a purified water supply flow path to guide water stored in the purified water tank to the carbonated water tank, a carbonated water discharge valve to open/close a carbonated water discharge flow path to guide the carbonated water to the outside of the refrigerator, and a controller to detect a position where water leakage occurs by sequentially opening the purified water supply valve and the carbonated water discharge valve in a water leakage mode.

Inventors:

KO KYUNG TAE (KR)
KANG SEUNG WAN (KR)
KIM SOO KANG (KR)
CHO SUNG HO (KR)

Application Number:

PCT/KR2015/008303

Publication Date:

April 07, 2016

Filing Date:

August 07, 2015

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (KR)

International Classes:

F25D29/00; A23L2/38; F25D25/00

Foreign References:

US20140239517A1	2014-08-28
KR20140040395A	2014-04-03
JPH10185391A	1998-07-14
US20060027267A1	2006-02-09
US20120026004A1	2012-02-02
KR20140040395A	2014-04-03
US20140239517A1	2014-08-28

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