Refrigerator with a temperature sensor

摘要

A direct cooling type refrigerator controlling the temperature thereof, reducing the ON/OFF time of its compressor, thereby preventing the temperature deviation of its storage compartment from increasing over a predetermined value. The refrigerator includes an outer casing (52) defining an appearance of the refrigerator, an inner casing (54) arranged within the outer casing, and defined with a storage compartment, an insulator (64) interposed between the outer casing (52) and the inner casing (54), a compressor (56) for compressing a refrigerant, an evaporator (62) arranged to be in contact with the inner casing (54), and adapted to cool the inner casing (54) in accordance with evaporation of a refrigerant passing therethrough, a temperature sensor (66) provided with a surface contact area (S) closely contacting the inner casing (54), and adapted to sense a temperature of the inner casing (54), and a control unit (70) for controlling the compressor (56) in accordance with the temperature sensed by the temperature sensor (66).