EP 4148355 A1 20230315 - REFRIGERATOR
Title (en)
REFRIGERATOR
Title (de)
KÜHLSCHRANK
Title (fr)
RÉFRIGÉRATEUR
Publication
Application
Priority
- KR 20200054351 A 20200507
- KR 20200054354 A 20200507
- KR 2021005055 W 20210421
Abstract (en)
The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator. The refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure comprises: an evaporator; a defrost heater; a temperature sensor to sense ambient temperature around the evaporator; and a controller to control the defrost heater, wherein the controller is configured to: perform a defrost operation mode in a case of reaching a defrosting operation start time point; perform, based on the defrost operation mode, a continuous operation mode in which the defrost heater is continuously turned on, and a pulse operation mode in which the defrost heater is repeatedly turned on and off; and perform the continuous operation mode again after performing the pulse operation mode. Accordingly, defrosting efficiency may be improved, and power consumption may be reduced.
IPC 8 full level
F25D 21/00 (2006.01); F25D 21/08 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP US)
F25D 21/006 (2013.01 - EP); F25D 21/08 (2013.01 - EP US); F25D 2321/00 (2013.01 - US); F25D 2700/10 (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
Designated validation state (EPC)
KH MA MD TN
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 4148355 A1 20230315; EP 4148355 A4 20240501; US 2023160625 A1 20230525; WO 2021225308 A1 20211111
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 21799931 A 20210421; KR 2021005055 W 20210421; US 202117923485 A 20210421