US 2026/0287246 A1 · REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

Abstract

A refrigerator, includes: a main body forming a storage compartment; a door rotatably coupled to the main body and configured to open and configured to close the storage compartment; a door sensor configured to detect opening of the door at an angle relative to the main body; a door driving device configured to open and configured to close the door; and a controller configured to: control the door driving device to close the door based on a condition to close the door being satisfied in an automatic mode, maintain the opening of the door at the angle relative to the main body based on the condition to close the door being satisfied in a manual mode, and change the automatic mode to the manual mode, based on the door sensor detecting the opening of the door being at the angle relative to the main body.

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Dependent claims

A refrigerator, comprising:

a main body forming a storage compartment;
a door rotatably coupled to the main body and configured to open and configured to close the storage compartment;
a door sensor configured to detect opening of the door at an angle relative to the main body;
a door driving device configured to open and configured to close the door;
and
a controller configured to:
control the door driving device to close the door based on a condition to close the door being satisfied in an automatic mode,
maintain the opening of the door at the angle relative to the main body based on the condition to close the door being satisfied in a manual mode, and
change the automatic mode to the manual mode, based on the door sensor detecting the opening of the door being at the angle relative to the main body.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Refrigerator and method for controlling the same

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Abstract

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