15587results about "Domestic refrigerators" patented technology

An icemaking compartment is provided in the refrigerator compartment of a bottom mount refrigerator. An icemaker is within the icemaking compartment. A cold air duct supplies cold air from the freezer compartment to the icemaker. The cold air duct is formed in the rear wall of the refrigerator. A fan controls the flow of air through the cold air duct. A return air duct is provided to direct a portion of the air from the icemaker back to the freezer compartment. An air vent in the icemaker directs another portion of air into the refrigerator compartment.

The invention provides a refrigerator. The refrigerator comprises a refrigerator body and a door body, wherein a hinge body is arranged on the refrigerator body and is provided with a first hinge shaft and a second hinge shaft; a first guide groove and a second guide groove are formed in the door body; after mounting of the door body and the refrigerator body is finished, the first hinge shaft is positioned in the first guide groove, and the second hinge shaft is positioned in the second guide groove; in an opening process of the door body, the first guide groove moves relative to the first hinge shaft, and the second guide groove moves relative to the second hinge shaft; and in a moving process, the first hinge shaft applies an acting force to the first guide groove to drives one end, which is away from the first guide groove, of the second guide groove to be close to the second hinge shaft, so that the door body moves in the horizontal direction. Compared with the prior art, the refrigerator has the characteristics that in an opening process of the door body of the refrigerator, the door body moves in the horizontal direction relative to the refrigerator body, and therefore, the door body of the refrigerator does not intervene with a surrounding wall in the opening process.

An absorption refrigerator (1) including a cabinet having outer walls (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) and at least one door (7, 8) encasing a low temperature storage compartment (9) and a higher temperature storage compartment (10), said compartments being essentially sealed from each other and separated by a partition wall (11), which partition wall is arranged inside the cabinet and generally perpendicular to a first wall (2) of said outer walls. The refrigerator further comprises an absorption refrigerating system including an evaporator tube (20), having a first section (21) for absorbing heat from the low temperature compartment and a second section (22) for absorbing heat from the higher temperature compartment, said second section being arranged downstream said first section. In order to reduce heat transfer into the cabinet through the outer walls, a major part of the first section is arranged generally in parallel with said partition wall.

An expandable cooler is provided. The cooler includes an insulating portion defining a storage cavity and an expandable portion defining a second storage cavity. The expandable portion is adapted to move between an open and a closed position. The expandable portion may be fixedly attached to the insulated portion. In a further embodiment, a telescoping handle is attached to the cooler. A hook is provided on the telescoping handle and is adapted to be received in a corresponding slot in the expandable portion. The expandable portion may be moved between the open and closed position via the handle.

A multi-channel music reproducing apparatus and method using a wired and / or wireless communication system are provided. The method includes confirming neighboring devices capable of wired and / or wireless communication; allocating audio channel information to confirmed neighboring devices; encoding the channel information and reproduction synchronization information as index information; transmitting the index information together with a music data file; receiving the encoded index information and music data; decoding the allocated channel information and the synchronization information; and outputting music data corresponding to the allocated channel.

Refrigerator including a body forming an outer appearance of the refrigerator, a terminal detachably mounted on the body for controlling the refrigerator, a power supply device at one side of the body, for receiving power from an outside of the refrigerator, converting to a predetermined charge power, and supplying to the terminal, and an electric connection part connected between the power supply device and the terminal.

Disclosed is a refrigerator having an improved structure for supplying ice to an outside through a dispenser provided at a door. A cabinet includes a freezer and a cooling chamber. A case having a cavity therein is provided at the door opening and closing the cooling chamber. A first duct is provided in the cabinet for supplying cool air generated around the evaporator to the cooling chamber and a second duct is provided in the cabinet for supplying the cool air to the cavity. The icemaker is provided at the cavity for producing ice and the ice container is provided at the cavity for storing the ice. The dispenser is provided at the door in communication with the cavity for supplying the ice to a user outside.

A refrigerator having a main body; a refrigerating compartment arranged at an upper position in the main body to refrigerate foods; and at least three lower compartments vertically arranged under the refrigerating compartment; wherein at least one of the lower compartments is a freezer compartment for freezing foods, and one of the remaining lower compartments is a vegetable compartment to store vegetables or a switchable compartment to make a temperature zone therein switchable between a freezing temperature zone and a temperature zone for refrigerated foods, vegetables or chilled foods.

A refrigerator comprises a fresh food compartment and a freezer compartment and one or more power consuming features / functions including a refrigeration system for cooling the fresh food compartment and the freezer compartment. A controller is operatively connected to the one or more power consuming features / functions. The controller is configured to receive and process a signal indicative of current state of an associated energy supplying utility. The controller operates the refrigerator in one of plurality of operating modes, including at least a normal operating mode and an energy savings mode, in response to the received signal. The controller is configured to at least one of selectively schedule, delay, adjust and deactivate at least one of the one or more power consuming features / functions to reduce power consumption of the refrigerator in the energy savings mode.