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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 14, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2024
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 17/06 (2006.01); F25C 1/00 (2006.01); F25D 11/02 (2006.01); F25D 17/04 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 17/067 (2013.01); F25C 1/00 (2013.01); F25D 11/022 (2013.01); F25D 17/065 (2013.01); F25D 29/00 (2013.01); F25B 2600/112 (2013.01); F25C 2400/10 (2013.01); F25C 2600/04 (2013.01); F25D 17/045 (2013.01); F25D 2317/061 (2013.01); F25D 2317/0681 (2013.01); F25D 2317/0682 (2013.01); F25D 2700/121 (2013.01); Y02B 30/70 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator and a control method thereof in one embodiment. The refrigerator in one embodiment may include a storage part including a compressor and an evaporator and configured to store a food item at a low temperature using air cooled by the evaporator, an ice making compartment configured to make or store ice using air cooled by the evaporator, and a fan for making ice allowing air cooled by the evaporator to flow to the ice making compartment, wherein a rotation speed of the fan for making ice changes while the fan for making ice continues to operate during operation of the compressor.