Global Patent Index - EP 2525171 A4

EP 2525171 A4 20140219 - REFRIGERATOR

Title (en)

REFRIGERATOR

Title (de)

KÜHLSCHRANK

Title (fr)

RÉFRIGÉRATEUR

Publication

EP 2525171 A4 20140219 (EN)

Application

EP 11753046 A 20110309

Priority

  • JP 2011038069 A 20110224
  • JP 2010051407 A 20100309
  • JP 2011001375 W 20110309

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2525171A1] A refrigerator (10) capable of keeping the freshness of stored items at a high level irrespective of the storage state of the stored items in the refrigerator (10) and reducing power consumption. The refrigerator (10) includes: a refrigerator main body (11) in which a storage compartment (12) is formed; a cooling device (35) which cools the storage compartment (12); a stored item estimating unit (22) which estimates the total amount or the positions of the stored items (33) in the storage compartment (12); and a control unit (23) which controls the cooling of the storage compartment (12) by the cooling device (35), according to the result of the estimation by the stored item estimating unit (22).

IPC 8 full level

F25D 11/00 (2006.01); F25D 23/00 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

F25D 29/00 (2013.01); F25D 2700/02 (2013.01); F25D 2700/06 (2013.01)

Citation (search report)

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

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2525171 A1 20121121; EP 2525171 A4 20140219; EP 2525171 B1 20160518; BR 112012020452 A2 20160517; BR 112012020452 B1 20200721; BR 112012020452 B8 20201027; CN 102770728 A 20121107; CN 102770728 B 20150708; JP 5789779 B2 20151007; JP WO2011111382 A1 20130627; WO 2011111382 A1 20110915

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 11753046 A 20110309; BR 112012020452 A 20110309; CN 201180009429 A 20110309; JP 2011001375 W 20110309; JP 2012504332 A 20110309