Global Patent Index - EP 1959216 A2

EP 1959216 A2 20080820 - Refrigerator and control method thereof

Title (en)

Refrigerator and control method thereof

Title (de)

Kühlschrank und Steuerungsverfahren dafür

Title (fr)

Réfrigérateur et son procédé de commande

Publication

EP 1959216 A2 20080820 (EN)

Application

EP 08151024 A 20080204

Priority

KR 20070015594 A 20070214

Abstract (en)

A refrigerator includes a main body cabinet having a storage room formed with a front opening, a door which opens and closes the front opening, and a display unit that is mounted on at least one of the main body cabinet and the door. The display unit includes a display displaying an image, a power supply unit selectively supplying power to the display, a temperature detector detecting a temperature of the display, and a controller controlling the power supply unit to interrupt the power supplied to the display when the temperature detected by the temperature detector is higher than a predetermined maximum temperature.

IPC 8 full level

F25D 29/00 (2006.01); F25D 23/12 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

F25D 23/00 (2013.01 - KR); F25D 29/00 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F25D 23/12 (2013.01 - EP US); F25D 2400/36 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

AL BA MK RS

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 1959216 A2 20080820; CN 101245964 A 20080820; KR 20080076104 A 20080820; US 2008190127 A1 20080814

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 08151024 A 20080204; CN 200810004560 A 20080122; KR 20070015594 A 20070214; US 87891407 A 20070727