公开(公告)号：US20210396453A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-23

申请号：US17231463

申请日：2021-04-15

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Hyeonghwan CHOI ,  Yongkeun JEE ,  Jungwon CHOI ,  Jonghun HA

IPC: F25D23/02 ,  G08B5/36 ,  G08B21/18 ,  F25D29/00

Abstract: A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a main body including a first door and a second door, a door opening device configured to open the first door and the second door, a first proximity sensor disposed adjacent to the first door, a second proximity sensor disposed adjacent to the second door, and a processor, and the processor may control the first proximity sensor and the second proximity sensor to operate alternately, based on sensing data obtained by the first proximity sensor and the second proximity sensor, identify a door close to an external object that approaches within a threshold distance from the refrigerator, and control the door opening device to open the identified door among the first door and the second door.

公开(公告)号：US20230034798A1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-02

申请号：US17879911

申请日：2022-08-03

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Hyeonghwan CHOI ,  Yongkeun JEE ,  Jungwon CHOI

IPC: G01S17/08 ,  G01S17/88 ,  G01S7/481

Abstract: A refrigerator including a body including at least one door and at least one distance measuring apparatus attachable to the body is provided. The at least one distance measuring apparatus includes: a distance sensor including a light emitting unit and a light receiving unit, the light emitting unit being configured to irradiate light along a first field of view (FoV), and the light receiving unit being configured to receive light incident on a second FoV; and a sensor cover including a light receiving opening portion, the light receiving opening portion being provided to pass a portion of light incident on the second FoV and block a remaining portion of the light incident on the second FoV.