(19)
(11) EP 2 743 616 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
07.12.2016 Bulletin 2016/49

(43) Date of publication A2:
18.06.2014 Bulletin 2014/25

(21) Application number: 13194076.9

(22) Date of filing: 22.11.2013
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F25D 21/04(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
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 States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 11.12.2012 KR 20120143501

(71) Applicant: Dongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation
Seoul 100-769 (KR)

(72) Inventor:
  • Kwon, Won Joo
    Incheon 403-858 (KR)

(74) Representative: Michalski, Stefan 
Michalski Hüttermann & Partner Patentanwälte Speditionstraße 21
40221 Düsseldorf
40221 Düsseldorf (DE)

   


(54) Refrigerator having a dew prevention and/or control device and method for preventing formation of dew therein and/or thereon


(57) A refrigerator having a dew prevention and/or control device and a method for preventing the formation of dew in and/or on the refrigerator includes a compressor (20) adapted to compress a refrigerant, a condenser 30) adapted to condense the refrigerant from the compressor, an evaporator (40) adapted to cool air existing therearound by evaporating the refrigerant that passes through the condenser, a pipe (70) between the condenser and the evaporator, configured to pass through the refrigerator body, humidity sensors and/or detectors (90) configured to determine a humidity around the refrigerator, and a controller (80) adapted to vary rotational speed of a fan (50) in accordance with the humidity determined by the humidity sensors and/or detectors, thereby efficiently preventing the formation of dew on or in the refrigerator.







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