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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 31, 2013
Filed:
May. 22, 2009
Yong-su Kim, Seoul, KR;
Dong-hoon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Kyung-han Jeong, Seoul, KR;
Kwang-ha Suh, Seoul, KR;
Yong-Su Kim, Seoul, KR;
Dong-Hoon Lee, Seoul, KR;
Kyung-Han Jeong, Seoul, KR;
Kwang-Ha Suh, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A method of determining a amount of ice collected in a storage container of a refrigerator, the ice being discharged into the storage container by an ice maker having an ice detecting sensor with a heater, the method comprises determining whether or not the ice storage container is full or nearly full of ice by turning on the detecting sensor for a prescribed period of time. In one embodiment, the heater is turned on while the determining step is preformed. In an alternative embodiment, the heater is continuously maintained in an 'ON' state.