Refrigerator with icemaker and method of operating based on a variation in the amount of stored ice
US9995523B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 26, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 14, 2036 |
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- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25C2700/02
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A refrigerator includes an icemaker, an ice bank that is configured to store ice released from the icemaker, a weight sensor configured to measure a weight of the ice bank, and a controller configured to determine, based on weight measurements measured by the weight sensor, a variation in amount of ice stored in the ice bank during a set time period, and adjust an ice determination reference value based on the determined variation in the amount of ice stored in the ice bank during the set time period.
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