EP 2416095 A2 20120208 - Refrigerator and control method thereof
Title (en)
Refrigerator and control method thereof
Title (de)
Kühlschrank und zugehöriges Steuerungsverfahren
Title (fr)
Réfrigérateur et son procédé de commande
Publication
Application
Priority
KR 20100074683 A 20100802
Abstract (en)
A control method includes determining whether to perform a defrosting operation of an evaporator, closing a valve to prevent refrigerant from moving into the evaporator if implementation of the defrosting operation is determined, performing a refrigerant collecting operation, and opening the valve upon completion of the defrosting operation. Intercepting a flow path of the refrigerant to prevent the refrigerant from moving into the evaporator during defrosting prevents explosion due to leakage of the refrigerant.
IPC 8 full level
F25B 1/00 (2006.01); F25B 5/00 (2006.01); F25B 5/04 (2006.01); F25B 47/02 (2006.01); F25D 11/02 (2006.01); F25D 21/08 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP KR US)
F25B 5/00 (2013.01 - KR); F25B 5/04 (2013.01 - KR); F25D 11/022 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F25D 19/00 (2013.01 - KR); F25D 21/06 (2013.01 - KR); F25D 21/08 (2013.01 - EP KR US); F25D 29/00 (2013.01 - KR); F25B 5/00 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 5/04 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 2400/01 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 2400/12 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 2400/19 (2013.01 - EP US); F25B 2600/2519 (2013.01 - EP 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 2416095 A2 20120208; EP 2416095 A3 20150429; KR 20120012613 A 20120210; US 2012023975 A1 20120202
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 11174772 A 20110721; KR 20100074683 A 20100802; US 201113196120 A 20110802