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Refrigerator

a technology of refrigerators and refrigerators, which is applied in the field of refrigerators, can solve problems such as non-uniform temperature distribution in storage compartments

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-01-25
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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[0012] Additional aspects and / or advantages of the invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the invention.

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Thus, when passing through the first side surface cooling portion positioned at the upstream side of the second side surface cooling portion, the refrigerant has excellent cooling capability in comparison to when passing through the second side surface cooling portion, so that non-uniform cooling is performed between one side of the inner liner cooled by the first side surface cooling portion and the other side of the inner liner cooled by the second side surface cooling portion, resulting in non-uniform distribution of temperature in the storage compartment.

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[0027] Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout. The embodiments are described below to explain the present invention while referring to the figures.

[0028] In FIG. 1, a refrigerator according to the present invention comprises a housing 10 defining an outer appearance of the refrigerator, and an inner liner 11 which is positioned in the housing 10 and is opened at a front side thereof to define a storage compartment 11a to store foods such as kimchi. A space between the housing 10 and the inner liner 11 is filled with a foam resin for thermal insulation. In this embodiment, two inner liners 11 are positioned at upper and lower portions of the housing 10 to define two storage compartments 11a at upper and lower portions of the housing 10.

[0029] Each of the storage compartments 11a comprises a drawer-type recei...

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Abstract

An evaporator which enables respective side surfaces of an inner liner defining a storage compartment to be uniformly cooled to provide uniform distribution of temperature in the storage compartment. A refrigerator includes the evaporator positioned on an outer surface of the inner liner to absorb heat from the inner liner. The evaporator includes at least two side surface cooling portions respectively positioned on at least first and second side surfaces of the inner liner. The side surface cooling portion positioned at a downstream side to allow refrigerant of lower cooling capability to flow therethrough is longer than the side surface cooling portion positioned at an upstream side to allow refrigerant of higher cooling capability to flow therethrough. The refrigerant cools the inner liner while flowing through the side surface cooling portion positioned at the downstream side for a longer period, enabling a uniform distribution of temperature in the storage compartment.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2005-0066301, filed on Jul. 21, 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. More particularly, the present invention relates to a refrigerator which enables opposite sides of an inner liner defining a storage compartment to be uniformly cooled. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Generally, a conventional refrigerator is an electrical appliance used to preserve various foods in a fresh state for a long period of time by maintaining a storage compartment storing the foods at low temperatures. [0006] For example, a kimchi refrigerator disclosed in Korean Patent Laid-open Publication No. 10-2000-54515 includes a storage compartment adapted to open forwardly when storing foods, ...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): F25D11/02F25B39/02
CPCF25D23/061F25B39/02F25D11/00F25D11/04F25D19/00
Inventor SONG, JOO HEEJEONG, HA JIN
Owner SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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