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US 11,598,570 B2Granted
Refrigerator including a heater
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSung Il Kim, Myeong Ju Kim, Jeong Man Nam, Hyung Hee Moon, Jin Oh Seok
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator with improved productivity and quality by using a planar heater. The refrigerator includes a main body having a storage compartment, a door rotatably coupled to the body to open and close the storage compartment, and a planar heater installed on the door to prevent dew condensation from being generated on the door, wherein the planar heater is formed in a film form to be attached to the door.
Claims8
A refrigerator comprising:
- a main body having a storage compartment;
- a door rotatably coupled to the body to open and close the storage compartment;
- and
- a planar heater configured to generate heat by being supplied current and installed on the door to prevent dew condensation from being generated on the door,
- wherein the planar heater is formed in a film form to be attached to the door,
- wherein the planar heater comprises:
- a base film forming one side of the planar heater;
- a double-sided tape forming the other side of the planar heater;
- a silver nanoparticle ink printed on an inner surface of the base film;
- a protective film arranged between the base film and the double-sided tape to protect the silver nanoparticle ink;
- a terminal configured to supply current to the silver nanoparticle ink;
- and
- a reinforcement plate arranged on an outer surface of the base film adjacent to the terminal for strength reinforcement.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.