Patent ID: 6176097
Filing Date: 2001-01-23
Classification: F25D

Abstract:
A method for controlling a temperature in a vegetable box in a side by side type refrigerator, comprising the steps of:(1) sensing the temperature in the vegetable box in a lower portion of a refrigerating chamber, and comparing the temperature in the vegetable box to a preset temperature of the vegetable box, under a state of operation of the refrigerator being stopped; and,(2) opening a damper in an upper portion of the refrigerating chamber when the temperature in the vegetable box is higher than the preset temperature in the vegetable box as a result of the comparison, and closing the damper when the temperature in the vegetable box is lower than the preset temperature in the vegetable box as the result of the comparison,thereby supplying the cold air in the freezing chamber to the vegetable box in the refrigerating chamber by means of natural circulation when the damper is opened.