Refrigerator

a technology of refrigerator and freezer, which is applied in the field of refrigerators, can solve the problems of many nutrients of vegetables, short time for maintaining freshness of vegetables, and many stored nutrients of vegetables, so as to minimize the degradation of nutrients of vegetables and maintain freshness. the effect of vegetables
US20060042300A1Inactive Publication Date: 2006-03-02SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
US · United States
Patent Type
Applications(United States)
Current Assignee / Owner
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
Publication Date
2006-03-02
Estimated Expiration
Not applicable · inactive patent

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Abstract

A refrigerator having a vegetable storage chamber for maintaining freshness of vegetables stored therein for a long time and minimizing nutrient degradation of the vegetables. When a large quantity of vegetables are stacked and stored in the vegetable storage chamber, sufficient light reaches the vegetables located at inner and lower parts of the vegetable storage chamber, thereby facilitating photosynthesis of the vegetables. The refrigerator includes the vegetable storage chamber to store vegetables, light emitting diodes (LEDs) to irradiate light onto the vegetables stored in the vegetable storage chamber so that the vegetables photosynthesize, and a control unit to receive data corresponding to types of the stored vegetables and to control the LEDs so that the LEDs emit light, having characteristics corresponding to the types of the stored vegetables, onto the vegetables.
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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

[0001] This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Applications No. 2004-67629, filed Aug. 26, 2004 and No. 2005-42063, filed May 19, 2005, in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

[0002] 1. Field of the Invention

[0003] The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a refrigerator, which includes a separate vegetable storage chamber for storing vegetables.

[0004] 2. Description of the Related Art

[0005] In a conventional refrigerator having at least two storage chambers, the storage chambers are divided by an intermediate wall, and are respectively opened and closed by doors. An evaporator for generating cold air and a fan for blowing the generated cold air to the inside of the corresponding one of the storage chambers are installed in each of the storage chambers. The storage chambers are independently cooled by th...

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