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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2014
Applicant:
Dongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Jin Hwan Kim, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
Dongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation, Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 49/00 (2006.01); F25D 17/00 (2006.01); F25D 17/04 (2006.01); F25D 17/06 (2006.01); F25D 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 17/062 (2013.01); F25D 21/04 (2013.01); F25B 2600/0251 (2013.01); F25B 2600/112 (2013.01); F25D 2700/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for controlling a refrigerator may include sensing whether a door of a refrigerator compartment is open, determining whether a compressor of the refrigerator is being driven, continuing driving a fan of the refrigerator if the door is open and the compressor is being driven, and driving the fan until the compressor is driven if the door is open and the compressor is not being driven.