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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 27, 2013
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Hyung Woo Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Hee Beom Park, Anyang-si, KR;
Sang Oh Yoo, Seoul, KR;
Geun Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Pil Soo Chang, Seongnam-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 25/00 (2006.01); G01K 13/02 (2006.01); D06F 58/28 (2006.01); D06F 58/20 (2006.01); D06F 58/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F26B 25/009 (2013.01); D06F 58/28 (2013.01); G01K 13/02 (2013.01); D06F 58/20 (2013.01); D06F 58/22 (2013.01); D06F 2058/2829 (2013.01); D06F 2058/2858 (2013.01); G01K 2013/024 (2013.01); G01K 2207/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for detecting a degree of blockage of an exhaust duct includes detecting the temperature of air in an intake and exhaust system, calculating a rate of change of the detected temperature, and determining a degree of blockage of the exhaust duct based on the detected temperature and the rate of change of the detected temperature.