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US 10,852,054 B2Granted
Refrigerator
AssigneeSamsung Electonics Co., Ltd.
InventorsMin Soo Kim, Choong Hyo Jang, Keon Kuk
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Abstract
A refrigerator having an improved structure configured to increase the energy efficiency includes a main body provided with an inner case and an outer case, a storage compartment formed inside of the inner case, an insulation material provided between the inner case and the outer case to insulate the storage compartment and a flange having the anisotropy having different heat resistance distribution to insulate the storage compartment, together with the insulation material.
Claims12
A refrigerator comprising:
- a main body provided with an inner case and an outer case;
- a storage compartment formed by the inner case;
- a door configured to open or close an open front surface of the storage compartment;
- an insulation material provided between the inner case and the outer case to insulate the storage compartment;
- a flange disposed separately from the outer case and the inner case and configured to be coupled to the inner case and the outer case, the flange being made of a material having a heat transfer coefficient lower than a heat transfer coefficient of a material of the inner case and lower than a heat transfer coefficient of a material of the outer case to exhibit an anisotropic thermal resistance;
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- a seal coupled to the door and provided between the door and the flange to face the flange,
- wherein the flange comprises a contact surface configured to be contacted with the seal according to opening or closing of the door and the seal includes an adhesive to allow the seal to be detachably adhered to the flange.
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A refrigerator comprising:
- a main body provided with an inner case and an outer case;
- a storage compartment formed by the inner case;
- a door configured to open or close an open front surface of the storage compartment;
- an insulation material provided between the inner case and the outer case to insulate the storage compartment;
- a flange between the outer case and the inner case, the flange having an anisotropic thermal resistance;
- and
- a seal coupled to the door and provided between the door and the flange to face the flange, the seal including an adhesive to allow the seal to be detachably adhered to the flange,
- wherein the flange comprises a contact surface configured to be contacted with the seal according to opening or closing of the door.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.