Refrigerator and control method thereof

Abstract

A control method of a refrigerator which includes a dispenser through which water and ice are discharged, a water supplying valve and an ice supplying valve which respectively regulate the water and the ice which are supplied to the dispenser, and a water supplying switch and an ice supplying switch which selectively supply the water and the ice to the dispenser, includes determining which switch of the water supplying switch and the ice supplying switch is handled first; and opening the water supplying valve to supply the water to the dispenser if the ice supplying switch is handled while the water supplying switch is under operation.

1 . A control method of a refrigerator which comprises a dispenser through which water and ice are discharged, a water supplying valve and an ice supplying valve which respectively regulate the water and the ice which are supplied to the dispenser, and a water supplying switch and an ice supplying switch which selectively supply the water and the ice to the dispenser, comprising:
 determining which switch of the water supplying switch and the ice supplying switch is handled first; and   opening the water supplying valve to supply the water to the dispenser if the ice supplying switch is handled while the water supplying switch is under operation.   
   
   
       2 . The control method of the refrigerator according to  claim 1 , further comprising opening the ice supplying valve to supply the ice to the dispenser if the water supplying switch is handled while the ice supplying switch is under operation. 
   
   
       3 . The control method of the refrigerator according to  claim 1 , further comprising opening the ice supplying valve to supply the ice to the dispenser if the water supplying switch and the ice supplying switch are handled together. 
   
   
       4 . The control method of the refrigerator according to  claim 1 , further comprising opening the water supplying valve to supply the water to the dispenser if the water supplying switch and the ice supplying switch are handled within a certain time interval. 
   
   
       5 . The control method of the refrigerator according to  claim 1 , further comprising opening the water supplying valve and the ice supplying valve to supply the water and the ice together to the dispenser if the water supplying switch and the ice supplying switch are handled together. 
   
   
       6 . A control method of a refrigerator which comprises a dispenser through which water and ice are discharged, a water supplying valve and an ice supplying valve which respectively regulate the water and the ice which are supplied to the dispenser, and a water supplying switch and an ice supplying switch which selectively supply the water and the ice to the dispenser, comprising:
 determining which switch of the water supplying switch and the ice supplying switch is handled first; and   opening the ice supplying valve to supply the ice to the dispenser if the water supplying switch is handled while the ice supplying switch is under operation.   
   
   
       7 . A refrigerator, comprising:
 a dispenser through which water and ice are discharged;   a water supplying valve and an ice supplying valve which respectively control the water and the ice which are supplied to the dispenser;   a water supplying switch and an ice supplying switch which selectively supply the water and the ice to the dispenser; and   a control part which transmits a signal to the water supplying valve to open the water supplying valve to supply the water to the dispenser if the ice supplying switch is handled while the water supplying switch is under operation.   
   
   
       8 . The refrigerator according to  claim 7 , wherein the control part transmits a signal to the ice supplying valve to open the ice supplying valve to supply the ice to the dispenser if the water supplying switch is handled while the ice supplying switch is under operation. 
   
   
       9 . The refrigerator according to  claim 7 , wherein the control part transmits a signal to the ice supplying valve to open the ice supplying valve to supply the ice to the dispenser if the water supplying switch and the ice supplying switch are handled together. 
   
   
       10 . The refrigerator according to  claim 7 , wherein the control part transmits a signal to the water supplying valve to open the water supplying valve to supply the water to the dispenser if the water supplying switch and the ice supplying switch are handled together. 
   
   
       11 . The refrigerator according to  claim 7 , wherein the control part transmits a signal to the water supplying valve and the ice supplying valve to open the water supplying valve and the ice supplying valve to supply the water and the ice together to the dispenser if the water supplying switch and the ice supplying switch are handled together. 
   
   
       12 . A refrigerator, comprising:
 a dispenser through which water and ice are discharged;   a water supplying valve and an ice supplying valve which respectively control the water and the ice which are supplied to the dispenser;   a water supplying switch and an ice supplying switch which selectively supply the water and the ice to the dispenser; and   a control part which transmits operating signals to the ice supplying valve and the water supply valve to open the ice supplying valve and the water supply valve, respectively.   
   
   
       13 . The refrigerator according to  claim 12 , wherein the control part transmits a signal to the ice supplying valve to open the ice supplying valve to supply the ice to the dispenser if the water supplying switch and the ice supplying switch are handled simultaneously. 
   
   
       14 . The refrigerator according to  claim 12 , wherein the control part transmits a signal to the water supplying valve to open the water supplying valve to supply the water to the dispenser if the water supplying switch and the ice supplying switch are handled simultaneously.