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(11) | EP 1 614 986 A3 |
| (12) | EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION |
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| (54) | Refrigerator door with a carbonator installed therein |
| (57) A refrigerator door with a carbonator installed therein includes a heating device
provided at an inner portion of the refrigerator door, for supplying heat to the carbonator.
The refrigerator door further includes a temperature detecting device for measuring
a temperature of the carbonator and then generating a signal indicating the measured
temperature; and a controller for controlling the heating device according to the
signal from the temperature detecting device. If the temperature of the carbonator
is lower than or equal to a preset operation temperature, the controller controls
the heating device to generate heat.
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