REFRIGERATOR PROVIDING LOCAL COOLING

摘要

A refrigerator capable of detecting a stored item having a higher-than-ambient temperature and accordingly directing a cool airflow thereto for rapid cooling. The refrigerator includes a thermal image capturing unit for sensing a temperature of the item, a position sensing unit for locating the item in the storage space. A control unit can control a temperature and/or a direction of the cool air discharged from a cool air discharge unit via a fan unit based on the sensed temperature and position of the item.

主权项

1. A refrigerator comprising:
a thermal image capturing unit configured to sense a temperature of an item placed in a storage space of the refrigerator; a position sensing unit configured to sense a position of the item in the refrigerator; a cool air discharge unit for discharging cool air; and a control unit configured to control a direction of discharged cool air based on the sensed temperature and the sensed position of the item.