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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 02, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2015
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Chang Hak Lim, Hwaseong, KR;
Keon Ho Hong, Suwon, KR;
Young Shik Shin, Seongnam, KR;
Jae Koog An, Gwangju, KR;
Jin Jeong, Yongin, KR;
Sang Hyun Park, Seongnam, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A refrigerator includes an ice making chamber having an ice making tray, an ice making chamber refrigerant pipe to supply cool air to the ice making tray, and an ice making chamber circulation fan to circulate air in the ice making chamber. A control method to prevent frost from being formed in the ice making chamber includes determining whether temperature of the ice making chamber is lower than a predetermined temperature; and driving the ice making chamber circulation fan to prevent frost from being formed in the ice making chamber upon determining that the temperature of the ice making chamber is lower than the predetermined temperature. Driving the ice making chamber circulation fan to prevent frost includes driving the ice making chamber circulation fan for a predetermined period of time when the temperature of the ice making chamber is lower than the predetermined temperature.