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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 26, 1999
Filed:
May. 02, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yong-Woong Bang, Suwon, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62158 ; 62161 ; 361 28 ; 307141 ;
Abstract
A home appliance such as an air conditioner, refrigerator, television, or tape recorder, includes a drive element, a controller for controlling the drive element, and a manual input panel for enabling a user to input a drive signal for driving the drive element. A counter counts a time interval following the inputting of a drive signal to delay driving of the drive element until a predetermined time period has elapsed. If no counter signal is input driving the predetermined time period, the drive element is driven.