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US 2021/0063080 A1Published application
Refrigerator and control method thereof
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorTae Jin YEOM
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a cabinet that defines a storage space therein, a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage space, and a user detection sensor disposed at a first side of the door with respect to a center line crossing a width direction of the door and configured to detect a user. The user detection sensor is inclined with respect to a front surface of the door by a predetermined angle to thereby face toward the center line.
Claims20
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet that defines a storage space therein;
- a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage space;
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- a user detection sensor disposed at a first side of the door with respect to a center line crossing a width direction of the door and configured to detect a user, the user detection sensor being inclined with respect to a front surface of the door by a predetermined angle to thereby face toward the center line.
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A method for controlling a refrigerator, the method comprising:
- detecting presence of a user in an area around a door of the refrigerator by a user detection sensor that is arranged at a side of the door with respect to a center line crossing a width direction of the door, the user detection sensor being inclined with respect to a front surface of the door by a predetermined angle to thereby face toward the center line;
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- based on detecting the presence of the user, activating a button device that is configured to, based on the user manipulating the button device, open the door or lift a container disposed inside the door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.