Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsDonghwi Kim, Sunghee Kang, Minho Song, Yongbum Cho
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Abstract
Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a cabinet including an inner case defining a storage compartment, an outer case surrounding the outside of the inner case, and an insulation material provided between the inner case and the outer case, a storage compartment door opening and closing the storage compartment, a cold air duct provided in the storage compartment and disposed in an upper side of the storage compartment to discharge cold air to the storage compartment, and a guide duct disposed outside the inner case to communicate with the cold air duct and extending to the storage compartment door to guide the cold air received from the cold air duct to the storage compartment door.
Claims21
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet comprising an inner case that defines a storage compartment, and an outer case that surrounds the inner case;
- a storage compartment door configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage compartment;
- a cold air duct disposed in the storage compartment and configured to discharge cold air to the storage compartment, the cold air duct comprising (i) a frame that defines an air passage and (ii) a partition that is disposed in the frame and that divides the air passage;
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- a guide duct disposed between the inner case and the outer case and configured to communicate with the cold air duct, the guide duct extending toward the storage compartment door and being configured to guide cold air received from the cold air duct to the storage compartment door,
- wherein the inner case comprises an upper wall defining a first opening and a second opening that are configured to communicate with each other through the guide duct,
- wherein at least a portion of the second opening is configured to overlap with the storage compartment door based on the storage compartment door being closed, and
- wherein the guide duct comprises:
- a cold air inlet configured to communicate with the first opening,
- a cold air outlet configured to communicate with the second opening, and
- a connection path that extends from the cold air inlet to the cold air outlet.
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet comprising an inner case that defines a storage compartment, an outer case that surrounds the inner case, and an insulation material disposed between the inner case and the outer case;
- a storage compartment door configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage compartment;
- a cold air duct disposed in the storage compartment and configured to discharge cold air to the storage compartment, the cold air duct comprising (i) a frame that defines an air passage and (ii) a partition that is disposed in the frame and that divides the air passage;
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- a guide duct disposed between the inner case and the outer case and configured to communicate with the cold air duct, the guide duct extending toward the storage compartment door and being to guide cold air received from the cold air duct to the storage compartment door,
- wherein the inner case comprises an upper wall defining a first opening and a second opening that are configured to communicate with each other through the guide duct,
- wherein at least a portion of the second opening is configured to overlap with the storage compartment door based on the storage compartment door being closed, and
- wherein the guide duct comprises:
- a cold air inlet configured to communicate with the first opening,
- a cold air outlet configured to communicate with the second opening, and
- a connection path that extends from the cold air inlet to the cold air outlet, the connection path comprising at least one reinforcement part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.