Defrosting apparatus, refrigerator including the same, and control method thereof
US9970702B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | May 15, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 24, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D21/006
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A defrosting apparatus includes: an evaporator; a defrosting heater removing frost formed on the evaporator; and a controller controlling the defrosting heater until defrosting for the evaporator is completed when a driving start command for the defrosting apparatus is input, wherein the controller controls the defrosting heater to have an idle section in which the defrosting heater is not operated between a point in time in which the driving start command is input and a point in time in which the defrosting is completed.
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