US 12,111,090 B2
Control method and control apparatus for ice making of refrigerator, and refrigerator
Jun Wang, Anhui (CN); Aimei Kan, Anhui (CN); Jirong Wu, Anhui (CN); Long Yao, Anhui (CN); Yunfei Zhu, Anhui (CN); Zhi Zhang, Anhui (CN); Haiyan Liu, Anhui (CN); Xiang Fang, Anhui (CN); Sizhi Guo, Anhui (CN); Wei Chen, Anhui (CN); Quanshui Li, Anhui (CN); and Wenqing Kan, Anhui (CN)
Assigned to HEFEI MIDEA REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD., Anhui (CN); HEFEI HUALING CO., LTD., Anhui (CN); and MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
Appl. No. 17/615,547
Filed by HEFEI MIDEA REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD., Anhui (CN); HEFEI HUALING CO., LTD., Anhui (CN); and MIDEA GROUP CO., LTD., Guangdong (CN)
PCT Filed May 22, 2020, PCT No. PCT/CN2020/091767
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 30, 2021,
PCT Pub. No. WO2020/248797, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 17, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 201910503287.2 (CN), filed on Jun. 11, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0235989 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. F25C 1/24 (2018.01); F25C 5/187 (2018.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01)
CPC F25C 1/24 (2013.01) [F25C 5/187 (2013.01); F25D 29/00 (2013.01); F25C 2600/02 (2013.01); F25C 2600/04 (2013.01); F25C 2700/02 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A control method for ice making of a refrigerator, the refrigerator comprising an ice maker, comprising:
acquiring a duration that a door of the refrigerator is opened before the ice maker works; and
determining a first time according to the duration;
controlling the ice maker to work for a first time;
acquiring a temperature of ice cubes in an ice cube tray of the ice maker; and
completing ice making in response to determining that the temperature of the ice cubes is lower than a preset temperature;
detecting whether an ice storage box of the ice maker is in an ice-full state in response to that the ice maker completes ice making;
controlling the ice maker to perform a first ice turning over in response to detecting that the ice storage box is not in the ice-full state;
detecting again whether the ice storage box of the ice maker is in the ice-full state; and
controlling the ice maker to remake ice in response to detecting that the ice storage box is in the ice-full state.