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Refrigerator and control method thereof

A control method and refrigerator technology, which are applied to household refrigerators, ice making, ice making, etc., can solve the problems of shortening the life of the drive components of the dispenser and inconvenience to users.

Inactive Publication Date: 2008-07-09
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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[0011] Therefore, in the conventional refrigerator, when the user needs to put ice or water through the dispenser by using a larger container other than a cup, the ice supply switch and the water supply switch are operated together, or ice and water may be discharged together, thereby reducing Reduces the life of the drive components of the dispenser and inconveniences the user

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[0032] Embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail below, examples of which are shown in the accompanying drawings, in which like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. The embodiments are described below in order to explain the present invention by referring to the figures.

[0033] Hereinafter, as an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, a side-by-side type refrigerator will be described. The invention is also applicable to other types of refrigerators.

[0034] As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 , a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: a refrigerator compartment 13 and a freezer compartment 15 , a refrigerator compartment door 17 and a freezer compartment door 19 , an ice storage portion 31 disposed in the freezer compartment 15 , and Dispenser 41.

[0035] The refrigerator compartment 13 and the freezer compartment 15 are relatively separated by a middle partition formed on the main body ...

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A control method of a refrigerator which includes a dispenser through which water and ice are discharged, a water supplying valve and an ice supplying valve which respectively regulate the water and the ice which are supplied to the dispenser, and a water supplying switch and an ice supplying switch which selectively supply the water and the ice to the dispenser, includes determining which switch of the water supplying switch and the ice supplying switch is handled first; and opening the water supplying valve to supply the water to the dispenser if the ice supplying switch is handled while the water supplying switch is under operation.

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technical field [0001] The present invention relates to a refrigerator and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to controlling the discharge sequence of water and ice according to the operation of a water supply switch and an ice supply switch of a dispenser. Background technique [0002] Generally, a refrigerator includes a refrigerating chamber and a freezing chamber separated to preserve various foods in an optimal state for a long time. Foods that should be kept above freezing point, such as vegetables and fruits, are stored in the refrigerator, and foods that should be kept below freezing, such as fish and meat, are stored in the freezer. [0003] The refrigerator includes: a main body composed of a refrigerating chamber, a freezing chamber and an intermediate partition between the two; The front opening of the freezer. [0004] The freezer has a dispenser on the front surface to supply water and ice from a water storage tank generally provided in the free...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): F25D29/00F25D11/00
CPCF25C2600/04F25D23/126F25C1/00F25C2400/10F25D29/00F25D25/00
Inventor 高梗太
Owner SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD