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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2007
Young Jin Kim, Seoul, KR;
Seung Hwan OH, Kunpo-si, KR;
Young Jin Kim, Seoul, KR;
Seung Hwan Oh, Kunpo-si, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
Provided is a method for sensing ice-making water in a refrigerator. The method includes activating a pump to move water from a water tank to an ice-making chamber; comparing a temperature of the ice-making chamber with an ice-making reference temperature set; when the temperature of the ice-making chamber is equal to the ice-making reference temperature, calculating an ice-making consumption time until the ice-making reference temperature after the activating of the pump; comparing the ice-making consumption time with an ice-making reference time set; and when the ice-making consumption time is smaller than the ice-making reference time, determining that there is no water in the water tank.