Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Heemoon Jeong

Minsoo Kim

Kookjeong Seo

Jungwook Bae

Seulki Min

Wonjae Yoon

Jinyounggeul Oh

Joongwon Na

Insub Lee

Gaeul Cho

A refrigerator includes: a compressor; a condenser; a hot pipe; at least one capillary tube; at least one evaporator; a valve device including: an input port connected to the condenser; a first port connected to one end of the hot pipe; a second port connected to an other end; and at least one output port connected to the at least one capillary tube; and a controller configured to: control the valve device to operate in the first mode by connecting one of the first port and the second port to the input port and connecting an other one to the output port; control the valve device to operate in the second mode, by closing one of the first port and the second port and connecting an other one to the output port; and control the valve device to operate in the third mode, by closing all the first port and the second port.

Refrigerator and method for controlling the same

A shoe care apparatus includes a main body, a care room provided in the main body and configured to accommodate shoes, a machine room in the main body and configured to accommodate a heat pump device including an evaporator and a condenser, and a blower fan configured to allow air circulating through the care room and the machine room to be blown. The show care apparatus further includes a first circulation passage through which air discharged from the care room is supplied to the care room by passing through the evaporator and the condenser and a second circulation passage through which air discharged from the care room is supplied to the care room by passing through the evaporator and bypassing the condenser. The shoe care apparatus also including a first damper configured to open and close the second circulation passage.

Shoe care apparatus and method of controlling the same

A deodorization and dehumidification device including an accommodation room in which an object is accommodated, a deodorizer including a deodorization route provided outside the accommodation room to deodorize air in the accommodation room and supply the deodorized air to the accommodation room, and a dehumidifier including a dehumidification route provided outside the accommodation room and separated from the deodorization route to dehumidify air in the accommodation room and supply the dehumidified air to the accommodation room.

Deodorization and dehumidification device

A valve device comprises a case comprising an open lower portion and an accommodation space formed therein, a base plate to cover the open lower portion of the case, an inlet pipe connected to the base plate and through which a refrigerant is introduced to the accommodation space, a boss installed to the base plate and comprising a plurality of refrigerant inlet and outlet holes through which the introduced refrigerant from the accommodation space is introduced and discharged, a plurality of inlet and outlet pipes respectively connected to the plurality of refrigerant inlet and outlet holes, and through which the refrigerant is introduced from the boss or discharged to the boss, and a pad comprising an open cavity formed therein to selectively open one refrigerant inlet and outlet hole, and a connection cavity formed therein to selectively connect two refrigerant inlet and outlet holes.

Valve device

A valve device includes a case having an opened bottom portion and a receiving space formed therein, a base plate covering the open bottom of the case, a flow-in pipe coupled to the base plate to bring in a refrigerant, a boss installed to the base plate and including a plurality of refrigerant flow-in/out holes through which the introduced refrigerant flows in/out, a plurality of flow-in/out pipes coupled to the plurality of refrigerant flow-in/out holes and through which the introduced refrigerant flows in/out, and a pad arranged on the boss and including an open cavity formed therein to selectively opening one of the plurality of refrigerant flow-in/out holes and a connection cavity formed therein to selectively connecting two of the plurality of refrigerant flow-in/out holes.

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Suwon-si, South Korea

Heemoon Jeong