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US 11,953,257 B2Granted
Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJihyun Im, Yoomin Park, Jindong Kim
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Abstract
A refrigerator including a housing mounted at a rear surface of a door to define a storage space of food, a basket disposed inside the housing, a duct extending to the housing from one side of an evaporator to supply cold air generated by the evaporator into the storage space of the housing, and a fan assembly coupled to the duct to allow the cold air to be forcibly supplied.
Claims20
A refrigerator, comprising:
- a cabinet defining a storage compartment therein;
- a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage compartment, wherein the door includes an inner door having an access hole rotatable with respect to the cabinet, and an outer door rotatable with respect to the inner door;
- a housing provided for the inner door and an upper wall of the housing having an opening, wherein the inner door and the housing define a door storage space, and the outer door is configured to allow access to the door storage space through the access hole when the outer door is rotated to an open position;
- at least one basket disposed within the door storage space, wherein a first gap is provided between a rear surface of the basket and a rear surface of the housing;
- a blowing fan provided at the opening of the housing and configured to draw air from the storage compartment into the door storage space;
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- at least one discharge port formed in each lateral side surface of the housing and configured to allow the air from the door storage space to escape into the storage compartment.
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A refrigerator, comprising:
- a cabinet defining a storage compartment therein;
- a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage compartment;
- a housing configured to provide a door storage space for the door, and an upper wall of the housing having an opening;
- at least one basket disposed within the door storage space;
- a blowing fan provided at the opening of the housing and configured to draw air into the door storage space through the opening, wherein the blowing fan is oriented at an angle with respect to a horizontal plane, the horizontal plane extending perpendicular to a central longitudinal axis of the door when the door is closed, and wherein a first gap is provided between a rear surface of the housing and a rear surface of the at least one basket;
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- at least one discharge port configured to allow the air from the door storage space to escape into the storage compartment, wherein the at least one discharge port is formed in each lateral side surface of the housing.
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A refrigerator, comprising:
- a cabinet defining a storage compartment therein;
- a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage compartment, wherein the door includes an inner door having an access hole rotatable with respect to the cabinet and an outer door rotatable with respect to the inner door;
- a housing provided for the inner door, and an upper wall of the housing having an opening, wherein the inner door and the housing define a door storage space, and the outer door is configured to allow access to the door storage space through the access hole when the outer door is rotated to an open position;
- at least one basket disposed within the door storage space;
- a blowing fan disposed at the opening and configured to draw air into the door storage space through the opening, wherein the blowing fan is oriented at an angle with respect to a horizontal plane, the horizontal plane extending perpendicular to a central longitudinal axis of the door when the door is closed;
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- at least one discharge port configured to allow the air from the door storage space to escape into the storage compartment, wherein the at least one discharge port is formed in each lateral side surface of the housing, wherein a first gap is provided between an upper surface of the blowing fan and an upper inner wall of the storage compartment when the door is closed, and wherein a second gap is provided between a rear surface of the at least one basket and a rear surface of the housing.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.