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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2016
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Myungjin Chung, Seoul, KR;
Namsoo Cho, Seoul, KR;
Kyongbae Park, Seoul, KR;
Jangseok Lee, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 21/04 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01); F25D 23/06 (2006.01); F25D 11/02 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 21/04 (2013.01); F25D 11/02 (2013.01); F25D 23/02 (2013.01); F25D 23/069 (2013.01); F25D 29/00 (2013.01); F25D 29/003 (2013.01); F25D 2323/021 (2013.01); F25D 2323/023 (2013.01); F25D 2400/02 (2013.01); F25D 2700/00 (2013.01); F25D 2700/12 (2013.01); F25D 2700/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are a refrigerator and a method for controlling the same. The refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage compartment, a door selectively opening or closing the storage compartment, a heater disposed in the cabinet or door to prevent dew from being formed on a surface of the cabinet or door, a refrigerator temperature sensor detecting a temperature of the storage compartment of the refrigerator, and a control unit adjusting an operation factor or output of the heater on the basis of a temperature value detected by the refrigerator temperature sensor.