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US 11,754,333 B2Granted
Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJunsoo Han, Younseok Lee, Dongseok Kim
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a partition wall provided between first and second storage chambers and having a partition wall insulator, an evaporator case arranged in the partition wall and communicating with the first and second storage chambers, an evaporator installed inside the evaporator case, a grill cover provided on a rear side of the evaporator case and configured to accommodate a blower fan, and support guides provided in the grill cover and supporting a rear portion of the evaporator, such that an internal storage space of the refrigerator is increased, and a withdrawal distance of a drawer provided in the refrigerator is increased.
Claims20
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet including a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber;
- a partition wall provided between the first and second storage chambers and having a heat exchange chamber;
- an evaporator installed inside the heat exchange chamber;
- a tray installed inside the heat exchange chamber and located adjacent to a lower side of the evaporator;
- a grill cover that is provided at a side of the evaporator and that defines a space in which a fan is received, the grill cover including:
- an opening through which a portion of the tray is introduced into the space of the grill cover;
- and
- a drain pipe fluidly connected to the tray and configured to discharge fluid collected in the tray.
5 more elements
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet including a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber;
- a partition wall provided between the first and second storage chambers;
- an evaporator casing provided at the partition wall, the evaporator casing being configured to define a heat exchange chamber;
- an evaporator installed inside the heat exchange chamber;
- a tray located below the evaporator;
- a drain pipe fluidly connected to the tray and configured to discharge fluid collected in the tray;
- and
- a grill cover provided at a side of the evaporator, the grill cover including a first grill cover, a second grill cover and an opening through which a portion of the evaporator casing passes,
- wherein the evaporator casing includes a cover guide to support a guide tab of the tray, the guide tab being connected to the drain pipe, and
- wherein the cover guide has a discharge hole through which liquid flowing through the guide tab is discharged to the drain pipe.
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A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet including a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber;
- a partition wall provided between the first and second storage chambers and having a heat exchange chamber;
- an evaporator installed inside the heat exchange chamber;
- a tray located below the evaporator;
- a grill cover provided at a side of the evaporator;
- and
- a blower fan received in the grill cover,
- wherein the grill cover includes:
- a first grill cover including a fan suction port configured to receive air passing through the evaporator and a first supply port to discharge the air passing through the blower fan to the second storage chamber;
- a second grill cover having a fan seat on which the blower fan is provided, and
- a third grill cover having a second supply port to discharge air flowing from the blower fan to the second storage chamber,
- wherein the first grill cover and the third grill cover define a first opening through which the tray passes, and the second grill cover defines a second opening through which the tray passes, and
- wherein the tray includes a first portion disposed outside the first opening, a second portion disposed between the first and second openings and a third portion disposed outside the second opening.
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A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet including a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber;
- a partition wall provided between the first and second storage chambers and having a heat exchange chamber;
- an evaporator installed inside the heat exchange chamber;
- a tray installed inside the heat exchange chamber and located below the evaporator;
- a grill cover provided at a side of the evaporator and including a first grill cover and a second grill cover that define a space in which a fan is received;
- and
- a drain pipe fluidly connected to the tray and configured to discharge fluid collected in the tray,
- wherein the first grill cover includes a first opening, and the second grill cover includes a second opening such that the tray passes through the first opening, extends in the space and passes through the second opening to connect to the drain pipe.
5 more elements
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet including a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber;
- a partition wall provided between the first and second storage chambers and having a heat exchange chamber;
- an evaporator installed inside the heat exchange chamber;
- a tray located below the evaporator;
- a grill cover provided at a side of the evaporator and including a first grill cover, a second grill cover and an opening through which a portion of the tray passes;
- a drain pipe fluidly connected to the tray and configured to discharge fluid collected in the tray;
- and
- a discharge guide provided at the grill cover and configured to allow fluid to flow to the tray, the discharge guide being located below a fan that is provided in the grill cover,
- wherein the discharge guide includes a first discharge guide and a second discharge guide that are spaced apart from each other, the first and second discharge guides being configured to define a condensate hole that is located above the opening of the grill cover.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.