Refrigerator, and method for controlling temperature of refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsDong Seok KIM, Youn Seok LEE, Yoon Seong NAM
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Abstract
A refrigerator and a method for controlling a temperature of the refrigerator. By supplying cold air generated from a refrigerator evaporator to a convertible compartment, it is possible to implement a convertible compartment temperature-decreasing mode, which achieves a temperature of the convertible compartment that is lower than that of a refrigerating compartment, and a convertible compartment temperature-increasing mode, which achieves the temperature of the convertible compartment that is higher than that of the refrigerating compartment.
Claims20
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet including a refrigerating compartment;
- one or more doors for opening and closing the refrigerating compartment;
- a convertible compartment mounted on the door;
- a convertible compartment fan disposed on one side of the convertible compartment;
- a cold-air supply duct configured to transfer cold air generated from an evaporator disposed in the refrigerating compartment to the convertible compartment;
- a damper configured to adjust an amount of the cold air transferred to the convertible compartment;
- and
- a control unit configured to control operations of the convertible compartment fan and the damper,
- wherein the control unit controls the convertible compartment fan and the damper so as to maintain the convertible compartment at a temperature either lower than or higher than the temperature of the refrigerating compartment.
A method for controlling a temperature of a refrigerator including a refrigerating compartment, a convertible compartment mounted on a door for opening and closing the refrigerating compartment, a convertible compartment fan disposed on one side of the convertible compartment, a cold-air supply duct for transferring cold air generated from an evaporator disposed in the refrigerating compartment to the convertible compartment, and a damper configured to adjust an amount of cold air transferred to the convertible compartment, the method comprising:
- a convertible compartment temperature-decreasing mode that achieves a temperature of the convertible compartment that is lower than that of the refrigerating compartment;
- and
- a convertible compartment temperature-increasing mode that achieves the temperature of the convertible compartment that is higher than that of the refrigerating compartment.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.