Refrigerator

a technology of refrigerators and air intakes, which is applied in the field of refrigerators, can solve the problems of loss of cooling air through the rear wall, complicated configuration of cooling air flow paths, and possible loss of cooling air, and achieve the effect of increasing internal usage space, and increasing internal usage spa

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-01-20
LG ELECTRONICS INC
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[0014]An aspect of the present invention provides a refrigerator in which an internal usage space is increased without increasing the size of the external appearance.
[0015]Another aspect of the present invention p

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In the related art refrigerator, because the evaporator, which has a lower temperature than that of the cooling air of the cooling chamber, is disposed on the rear wall of the cooling chamber, a loss of cooling air through the rear wall may occur.
As a result, when the cooling air is transferred to the corresponding cooling chamber, a loss of cooling air is possibly generated.
In addition, the configuration of the cooling air flow path is complicated and lengthened in order to supply cooling air of the cooling chamber positioned far from the evaporator.
Consequently, the flow resistance of the cooling air is increased making it difficult to quickly resolve a temp

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[0033]A refrigerator according to exemplary embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0034]FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a vertical-sectional view of the refrigerator of FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of a major portion of the refrigerator of FIG. 2, FIG. 4 is a front view of the major portion of the refrigerator of FIG. 3, FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the major portion of the refrigerator of FIG. 3, FIG. 6 is a perspective view showing a partial section of a barrier wall taken along line VI-VI of FIG. 5, and FIG. 7 is a plan view of an evaporator area of the refrigerator of FIG. 2;

[0035]As shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the refrigerator according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a refrigerator body 110 including first and second cooling chambers 150 and 160 partitioned up and down by a horizontally dispos...

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Abstract

A refrigerator having a refrigerator body including a first cooling chamber and a second cooling chamber, a barrier wall located between the first cooling chamber and the second cooling chamber, an evaporator configured to provide cooling air, a first cooling fan configured to provide cooling air of the evaporator to the first cooling chamber, and a second cooling fan configured to provide cooling air of the evaporator to the second cooling chamber is provided. A method of providing cooling air flow in a refrigerator is also provided.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]The present application claims priority to Korean Application No. 10-2009-0064667, filed on Jul. 15, 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 and, more particularly, to a refrigerator having an expanded internal space and is capable of independently or simultaneously cooling a plurality of cooling chambers with a single evaporator.[0004]2. Description of Related Art[0005]A refrigerator is a device for refrigerating or freezing food items to keep them fresh. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator main body including a plurality of cooling chambers, doors for opening and closing each cooling chamber, and a refrigerating cycle mechanism for providing cooling air (i.e., cool air, cold air, etc.) to the cooling chambers.[0006]The refrigerating cycle mechanism is configured as a vapor compression typ...

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IPC IPC(8): F25D17/06F25B39/02F25D21/14F25D13/04F25C1/00F28D15/00
CPCF25B2500/01F25C2400/10F25D17/065F25D17/067F25D23/006F25D2400/04F25D2317/063F25D2317/067F25D2317/0682F25D2321/142F25D23/069
Inventor AHN, KWANG-WOONKIM, YOUNG-JINCHO, YEON-WOOSONG, GYE-YOUNG
Owner LG ELECTRONICS INC
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