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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2026
Filed:
May. 20, 2024
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Jin Jeong, Suwon-si, KR;
Sunggu Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Bongsu Son, Suwon-si, KR;
Yongsun Song, Suwon-si, KR;
Kwanyeol Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A refrigerator including: a main body including at least one storage compartment; a temperature sensor arrangeable in the main body; an ice making device including an ice tray arrangeable in the at least one storage compartment such that while the ice tray is arranged in the storage compartment, the ice tray allows ice to be formed therein, and an ice separator configured to separate the ice formed from the ice tray; a cooling device configured to cool the at least one storage compartment; a water supply device configured to supply water to the ice tray that forms the ice; and a controller configured to, based on a temperature value detected by the temperature sensor arranged in the main body being greater than a preset value, control the water supply device so that no water is supplied to the ice tray and control the ice making device to perform an inspection cycle to inspect the ice separator.