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Title:
REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2020/071755
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A refrigerator of the present invention comprises: a storage chamber in which food is stored; a cold air supply means for supplying cold air to the storage chamber; a tray forming an ice-making cell where the cold air causes water to undergo a phase change into ice; a temperature sensor for detecting the temperature of the water or ice in the ice-making cell; a heater for providing heat to the tray; and a control unit for controlling the heater, wherein when ice-making is completed the control unit controls the heater to be turned on in order to easily separate the ice from the tray, and when a first reference time has elapsed since the heater was turned on and the temperature detected by the temperature sensor reaches a first off reference temperature greater than 0, the control unit controls the heater to be turned off.

Inventors:
LEE DONGHOON (KR)
LEE DONGHOON (KR)
LEE WOOKYONG (KR)
YEOM SEUNGSEOB (KR)
BAE YONGJUN (KR)
SON SUNGGYUN (KR)
PARK CHONGYOUNG (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2019/012868
Publication Date:
April 09, 2020
Filing Date:
October 01, 2019
Export Citation:
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Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC (KR)
International Classes:
F25D29/00; F25C1/18; F25C1/24; F25C5/08; F25D11/00; F25D25/02
Foreign References:
KR20030087170A2003-11-13
KR20030015053A2003-02-20
KR20180093666A2018-08-22
KR100567864B12006-04-04
KR101850918B12018-05-30
KR101850918B12018-05-30
Other References:
See also references of EP 3862709A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
HAW, Yong Noke (KR)
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