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Refrigerator

  • US 10,274,250 B2
  • Filed: 10/19/2015
  • Issued: 04/30/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A refrigerator comprising:

  • a cabinet having a storage chamber defined therein;

    a lighting device arranged inside the storage chamber and configured to illuminate an interior of the storage chamber;

    a door connected to the cabinet and configured to open and close the storage chamber, the door defining an opening therethrough and comprising;

    a panel assembly configured to cover the opening, the panel assembly comprising;

    a front panel that defines at least a portion of an outer appearance of the door and through which light emitted from the lighting device passes in a state in which the door is closed;

    a first sensor arranged in the door, and comprising a first microphone configured to detect a sound wave, the first sensor configured to contact the front panel of the panel assembly of the door;

    a second sensor arranged in either the cabinet or in the door; and

    at least one processor configured to;

    determine, based on signals detected by the first sensor and by the second sensor, whether an ON command has been input; and

    activate the lighting device based on a determination that the ON command has been input,wherein the first sensor further comprises;

    an accommodation part that is in contact with the front panel of the panel assembly of the door,wherein, in a state in which the accommodation part of the first sensor is in contact with the front panel, the accommodation part and the front panel form a space between the first microphone and the front panel.

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