Refrigerator and control method thereof

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-10-06
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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[0016] In accordance with another aspect, the present invention provides a refrigerator comprising: a freezing chamber; an ice cube tray positioned in the freezing chamber; a water supply unit for supplying water for making ice cubes to the ice cube tray; an air blast unit for circulating air cooled by a heat exchanger to supply the cooled air to the ice cu

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Therefore, the above conventional refrigerator causes a difficulty in using ice cubes when they are required, thus causing inconvenience to users.
However, since the freezing chamber fan of the above conventional refrigerator is operated to supply the cold air to the ice cube tray even when the water is supplied to the ice cube tray, vapor generated by evaporation of the water contacts the cold air, thus creating frost in the freezing chamber or conglomerating the ice cubes stored in the ice cube storage containe

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[0026] Now, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the annexed drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, the refrigerator in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention comprises a freezing chamber 11 disposed in a main body 10 in a lengthwise direction and provided with an opened front surface, a freezing chamber door 20 positioned at the opened front surface for opening and closing the freezing chamber 11, and a compressor 12 installed at a lower part of a rear surface of the main body 10 for compressing a refrigerant. Further, a plurality of racks 15 and storage boxes 14 for storing foods are aligned in the freezing chamber 11.

[0027] A heat exchanging unit 30 for achieving the heat-exchange is installed between the rear surface of an upper part of the freezing chamber 11 and the main body 10, an ice-making unit 40 for automatically making ice cubes is installed at the upper part of the freezing chamber 11, and a freezing cham...

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Abstract

A refrigerator for preventing the generation of frost and a control method of the refrigerator. The refrigerator includes an ice cube tray, a water supply unit for supplying water for making ice cubes to the ice cube tray, an air blast unit for circulating cooled air, and a controller for preventing the operation of the air blast unit in a water supply mode, in which the water is supplied to the ice cube tray.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 2004-21493, filed Mar. 30, 2004, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to a refrigerator and a control method thereof, and, more particularly, to a refrigerator for preventing the generation of frost and a control method thereof. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Generally, a refrigerator comprises freezing and refrigerating chambers for storing foods, a heat exchanger for heat-exchanging a refrigerant compressed by a compressor and condensed by a condenser with air in the refrigerator, and an air blast fan for circulating the air, in the refrigerator, cooled by the heat-exchanging into the freezing and refrigerating chambers. [0006] The refrigerator serves to make ice cubes as well as to store...

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IPC IPC(8): F25D17/06F25C1/00F25C1/12F25C1/24F25D11/00F25D11/02F25D21/04F25D29/00
CPCF25B2600/112F25C2400/14F25D2700/122F25D21/04F25D29/00F25C2600/04F25D11/00
Inventor AN, HYE KYOUNGYOON, SINN BONGKANG, TAE WAN
Owner SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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