Home appliance and refrigerator
US12181211B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 9, 2023 |
| Grant date | Dec 31, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 9, 2043 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
A home appliance includes a cabinet having a space, a door configured to open and close the space and including a light source, an illuminance sensor provided in the cabinet or the door and configured to detect illuminance, a user detection sensor provided in the cabinet or the door and configured to detect user proximity, and a controller configured to control the light source based on information detected by the user detection sensor, wherein, when a user is detected to approach the home appliance within a reference distance by the user detection sensor, the controller controls the light source of the door to be changed from a first state to a second state, and the reference distance is changeable based on one or more of an illuminance and current time detected by the illuminance sensor.
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