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Kimchi refrigerator and method for controlling the same

a technology of kimchi refrigerator and refrigerator door, which is applied in the direction of cooling fluid circulation, domestic cooling apparatus, lighting and heating apparatus, etc., can solve the problems of loss of cold air, inability to completely close the door of the kimchi refrigerator, and inability to complete the closing

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-08-18
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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[0008] Accordingly, it is an aspect of the present invention is to provide a kimchi refrigerator, which can sense whether doors of the kimchi refrigerator are opened.

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The door of the kimchi refrigerator cannot be completely closed if an excessive quantity of food is stored in the storage chamber, or may not be completed closed if a user is careless.
The conventional kimchi refrigerator fails to provide a function for sensing the incomplete closing of the door, thereby causing loss of the cold air.

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[0025] Reference will now be made in detail to an embodiment of the present invention, an example of which is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. The embodiment is described below to explain the present invention by referring to the figures.

[0026] In FIG. 1, a kimchi refrigerator includes a main body 10 forming an external appearance and including a pair of storage chambers 11, which is upwardly opened to store food such as kimchi, and a pair of doors 20 rotatably connected to sides of the opened surfaces of the storage chambers 11 of the main body 10 to open and close the storage chambers 11. Although not shown in the drawings, components constituting a refrigerating cycle, such as a compressor (not shown), an evaporator (not shown), a condenser (not shown), etc., which are known to one skilled in the art are installed in the main body 10. These components generate cold air, and cool the food placed in the st...

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Abstract

A kimchi refrigerator having sensing devices to sense whether doors of the kimchi refrigerator are opened. The kimchi refrigerator includes a main body forming an external appearance, and including storage chambers opened at one surface for storing food; doors to open and close the opened surfaces of the storage chambers; and sensing devices to sense whether the doors are opened. Since the sensing devices detect whether the doors are opened and the opening time of the doors, and lamps to illuminate the inner portions of the storage chambers and alarm devices to inform a user of the opening of the doors for a designated time or more are turned on and off based on the results detected by the sensing devices, the kimchi refrigerator compensates for the leaked cold air due to the opening of the doors.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application Nos. 2004-10125 and 2004-34902, filed Feb. 16, 2004 and May 17, 2004, respectively, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to a kimchi refrigerator, and more particularly to a kimchi refrigerator for sensing whether doors of the kimchi refrigerator are opened, and a method for controlling the same. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Generally, a kimchi refrigerator is an apparatus for supplying cold air, generated from an evaporator constituting a refrigerating cycle, to a storage chamber containing various food, particularly kimchi, thereby maintaining the freshness of the stored food. [0006] A conventional kimchi refrigerator includes a main body forming an external appearance and including stor...

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IPC IPC(8): F25D11/02F25D27/00F25D29/00
CPCF25D11/02F25D27/00F25D2700/123F25D2400/10F25D2700/02F25D29/00
Inventor RYU, SANG CHULKIM, JI MAN
Owner SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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