Title:
REFRIGERATOR WITH AUTOMATIC DOOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING AUTOMATIC DOOR OF REFRIGERATOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2022/173187
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A refrigerator and a method for controlling an automatic door thereof are disclosed. The refrigerator includes a magnet mounted to a door and a magnetic field sensor mounted to a main body, so as to detect whether the door is open or closed and a pressed amount of the door according to a change in distance between the magnetic field sensor and the magnet even without a direct contact with the door. This can make appearance of the refrigerator beautiful and prevent an occurrence of deformation, deterioration, wear, and the like of a contact portion due to the contact with the door.
Inventors:
KIM HYUNBUM (KR)
CHO SEUNGYOON (KR)
CHO SEUNGYOON (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2022/001895
Publication Date:
August 18, 2022
Filing Date:
February 08, 2022
Export Citation:
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC (KR)
International Classes:
F25D23/02; E05F15/616; F25D29/00; G01R33/07
Foreign References:
| KR20180132390A | 2018-12-12 | |||
| KR0113420Y1 | 1998-04-13 | |||
| KR20010092059A | 2001-10-24 | |||
| JP2010025461A | 2010-02-04 | |||
| US20110083461A1 | 2011-04-14 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
PARK, Jang-Won (KR)
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