Global Patent Index - EP 2578970 A2

EP 2578970 A2 20130410 - Refrigerator

Title (en)

Refrigerator

Title (de)

Kühlschrank

Title (fr)

Réfrigérateur

Publication

EP 2578970 A2 20130410 (EN)

Application

EP 12006834 A 20121001

Priority

  • KR 20110100468 A 20111004
  • KR 20110100471 A 20111004
  • KR 20110101048 A 20111005

Abstract (en)

Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator comprises: a main body (10) providing a storage space in which foods are stored at a low temperature; a vaporizing chamber (300) defined in a side of the main body (10); an evaporator (320) received in the vaporizing chamber (300); a sensor module (400) comprising a sensing part (410) received in the vaporizing chamber (300) to detect an amount of frosts attached to the evaporator (320); a control part (500) controlling an operation of the sensor module (400); and a defrost heater (340) removing the frosts attached to the evaporator (320), wherein the sensor module (400) further comprises at least one sensor defrost part (350) removing frosts attached to the sensing part (410).

IPC 8 full level

F25D 21/00 (2006.01); F25D 21/02 (2006.01); F25D 21/08 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

F25D 21/006 (2013.01 - EP US); F25D 21/02 (2013.01 - EP US); F25D 21/08 (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 2578970 A2 20130410; EP 2578970 A3 20180411; EP 2578970 B1 20190814; US 2013081415 A1 20130404

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 12006834 A 20121001; US 201213644003 A 20121003