Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsTackwon Han, Junsoo Han
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Abstract
Disclosed is a refrigerator including a cabinet, a storage compartment provided in the cabinet to form a single space in which a storage item is stored, a single door for opening or closing the space formed by the storage compartment, a first cold air supply duct and a second cold air supply duct provided respectively on left and right sides of the single storage compartment, the first cold air supply duct and the second cold air supply duct supplying different amounts of cold air, and a storage unit for being pushed into or pulled from the storage compartment in a front-and-rear direction along with the door.
Claims18
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a storage compartment that is provided in the cabinet and that defines a space configured to receive a storage item;
- a door configured to open and close the space defined by the storage compartment;
- a first cold air supply duct and a second cold air supply duct provided respectively on left and right sides of the storage compartment, the first cold air supply duct and the second cold air supply duct being configured to supply different amounts of cold air;
- and a storage unit configured to be pushed into or pulled from the storage compartment in a front-and-rear direction along with the door, the storage unit including a first storage unit provided on the left side, and a second storage unit provided on the right side;
- a temperature sensor that is configured to measure a temperature inside of the storage compartment;
- and a controller configured to, based on measurement of the temperature sensor, maintain the first storage unit and the second storage unit at different temperatures, wherein the first cold air supply duct and the second cold air supply duct are connected to a duct unit, and configured to receive cold air from the duct unit;
- and wherein the duct unit is provided with a first damper and a second damper, which selectively open or close the first cold air supply duct and the second cold air supply duct respectively.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.