Refrigerator having ice making room

a technology of refrigerators and ice making chambers, which is applied in the field of refrigerators having ice making chambers, can solve the problems of increasing the power consumption of the heater, increasing the flow loss of cool air, and increasing the manufacturing cost, so as to prevent the odor of the air

Inactive Publication Date: 2010-10-07
LG ELECTRONICS INC
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[0020]Furthermore, another object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator having an ice making chamber capable of preventing the odor of the air in the cooling chamber from transferring to ice.

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In addition, an electric heater (not shown) for preventing dewdrops from being produced on an outer surface of the refrigerator main body 10 by the sidewall cool air duct 60 may be provided therein, thereby increasing the manufacturing cost, and increasing the power consumption while operating the heater.
As a result, it may cause the flow loss of cool air.
Moreover, in such a refrigerator in the related art, ice is made by using cool air, and thus odor in the air may be absorbed by the ice during the ice making process and its storage.

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[0037]Hereinafter, exemplary embodiments of a refrigerator having an ice making chamber according to the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0038]FIG. 2 is a perspective view illustrating a refrigerator having an ice making chamber according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 3 is a longitudinal cross-sectional view of FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is cross-sectional view along the line “IV-IV” of FIG. 3, and FIG. 5 is a view for explaining a process of transferring cool air to the ice making machine of FIG. 3.

[0039]As illustrated in FIG. 2, a refrigerator having an ice making chamber may be configured by including a refrigerator main body 110 formed with a cooling chamber 130, doors 135, 145 for opening or closing the cooling chamber 130, an ice making chamber 190 formed at the cooling chamber 130 or the doors 135, 145, and a cold energy transfer unit 250 configured to transfer cold energy to the ice making chamber 190 by thermal...

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A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator main body including a cooling chamber, a door for opening or closing the cooling chamber, an ice making chamber located at the door, a sub-chamber located at the door and spaced from the ice making chamber, the sub-chamber being configured to receive cool air from the cooling chamber, and a cold energy transfer unit configured to transfer energy of cool air of the sub-chamber to the ice making chamber.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application claims priority to Korean Application No. 10-2009-0028532, filed on Apr. 2, 2009, which is herein expressly incorporated by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to a refrigerator having an ice-making chamber, and more particularly, to a refrigerator having an ice-making chamber in which the use of a cool air duct is reduced, thereby reducing an adverse effect caused by the use of the cool air duct.[0004]2. Description of the Related Art[0005]As is generally known, a refrigerator is a device for refrigerating or cooling food to keep them fresh. Such a refrigerator includes a refrigerator main body formed with a cooling chamber therein, a plurality of doors for opening or closing the cooling chamber, and a refrigeration cycle device for providing cold energy to the cooling chamber.[0006]The refrigeration cycle device is typically provi...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): F25C1/00F25D23/02F25D13/04
CPCF25C2400/10F25D17/065F25D2317/067F25D2317/061F25D23/04F25D11/025F25D2317/062F25C1/24F25D11/00F25D23/02
Inventor YUN, YOUNG-HOONKIM, BONG-JINKIM, SEONG-JAE
Owner LG ELECTRONICS INC
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