Global Patent Index - EP 2413068 A2

EP 2413068 A2 20120201 - Refrigerator and driving method thereof

Title (en)

Refrigerator and driving method thereof

Title (de)

Kühlschrank und zugehöriges Antriebsverfahren

Title (fr)

Réfrigérateur et son procédé de commande

Publication

EP 2413068 A2 20120201 (EN)

Application

EP 11175668 A 20110727

Priority

KR 20100073049 A 20100728

Abstract (en)

A refrigerator and a driving method thereof are disclosed. The number of vibration of each compressor, evaporation temperature of each evaporator, or an open time of a refrigerant switching valve is detected to determine whether the flow of refrigerant is biased so as to adjust a cooling capability of the compressor or an open value or open time of a refrigerant switching valve, thereby uniformly distributing the refrigerant into first and second evaporators. Accordingly, the refrigerator can be driven with an independent refrigeration cycle corresponding to a load of a freezing chamber or a refrigerating chamber, resulting in reduction of unnecessary power consumption of the refrigerator.

IPC 8 full level

F25B 49/02 (2006.01); F25B 1/00 (2006.01); F25B 1/10 (2006.01); F25B 5/02 (2006.01); F25D 11/02 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP KR US)

F25B 1/10 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F25B 5/02 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F25D 11/022 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F25D 19/00 (2013.01 - KR); F25D 29/00 (2013.01 - KR); F25B 2600/01 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F25B 2600/2511 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F25B 2700/04 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F25B 2700/2117 (2013.01 - EP KR US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

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

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2413068 A2 20120201; EP 2413068 A3 20141210; KR 101815579 B1 20180105; KR 20120011278 A 20120207; US 2012023981 A1 20120202

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11175668 A 20110727; KR 20100073049 A 20100728; US 201113193347 A 20110728