# US 11,993,191 B2 · Refrigerator for vehicle and vehicle > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,993,191 B2 - Document ID: US11993191B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 18/089,882 - Filed: 2022-12-28 - Published: 2023-05-04 - Granted: 2024-05-28 - Earliest claimed: 2017-02-02 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Wonyeong Jung; Daewoong Kim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11993191B2 ## CPC - B60N 3/104: {with refrigerating or warming systems} - B60H 1/00592: {Add-on devices, e.g. heat/cooling boxes, compartment dividers, upgrade sets} - B60R 7/04: in driver or passenger space {, e.g. using racks (B60R7/005, B60R7/08 take precedence)} - F25D 23/10: Arrangements for mounting in particular locations, e.g. for built-in type, for corner type - F25D 23/026: {for open-top cabinets} - F25D 23/028: {Details} - F25D 2201/14: using subatmospheric pressure - F25D 2323/024: Door hinges - B60N: SEATS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR VEHICLES; VEHICLE PASSENGER ACCOMMODATION NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - B60H: ARRANGEMENTS OF HEATING, COOLING, VENTILATING OR OTHER AIR-TREATING DEVICES SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR PASSENGER OR GOODS SPACES OF VEHICLES - B60R: VEHICLES, VEHICLE FITTINGS, OR VEHICLE PARTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B) ## Abstract Provided is a refrigerating or warming apparatus. The refrigerating or warming apparatus include a cavity of which at least a portion of a wall is provided as a vacuum adiabatic body, a machine room disposed at a side outside the cavity, a compressor accommodated in the machine room to compress a refrigerator, a first heat exchange module accommodated in the machine room to allow the refrigerant to be heat-exchanged, a second heat exchange module accommodated in the cavity to allow the refrigerant to be heat-exchanged, and a machine room cover which covers the machine room to separate a passage and in which an internal air flow and an external air flow have directions opposite to each other. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A vacuum adiabatic body comprising: a first plate; a second plate; and a vacuum space provided between the first plate and the second plate, wherein the vacuum adiabatic body is configured to form a compartment, the compartment accommodating a product, wherein a machine room is positioned at a side of the compartment, wherein the vacuum adiabatic body is disposed in a console, the console including a suction port disposed on one portion of the console to suck air into the console and an exhaust port disposed on another portion of the console to exhaust the air out of the console, wherein a console cover is provided on the console to cover a top of the console, and wherein an adiabatic hinge support is provided between the console cover and the compartment, and the adiabatic hinge support has a structure that gradually decreases in cross-sectional area toward an end or side thereof towards the console cover. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 1, wherein the adiabatic hinge support extends beyond the compartment to an outside, and covers an upper end of the compartment. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 1, wherein a door is provided on the compartment to open and close the compartment. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 3, wherein the adiabatic hinge support comprises an inner support and an outer support spaced apart from each other, the inner and outer supports each protruding upward to support a hinge shaft of the door. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 4, wherein the adiabatic hinge support further comprises a connection bar connecting the inner support to the outer support. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 1, wherein a compressor is provided in the machine room to compress a refrigerant, wherein a condenser is provided in the machine room to condense the refrigerant, wherein an expansion valve is provided on the condenser to expand the refrigerant condensed in the condenser, and wherein an evaporator is accommodated into the compartment to evaporate the refrigerant and thereby to cool the compartment. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 6, wherein the evaporator contacts a bottom surface of the adiabatic hinge support. ### Claim 8 A vacuum adiabatic body comprising: a first plate; a second plate; and a vacuum space provided between the first plate and the second plate, wherein the vacuum adiabatic body is configured to form a compartment, the compartment accommodating a product, wherein a machine room is positioned at a side of the compartment, a compressor is accommodated in the machine room to compress a refrigerant, a condenser is accommodated in the machine room to condense the refrigerant, an expansion valve is provided on the condenser to expand the refrigerant condensed in the condenser, and an evaporator is accommodated in the compartment to evaporate the refrigerant and thereby to cool the compartment, wherein the vacuum adiabatic body is disposed in a console, the console including a suction port disposed on one portion of the console to suck air into the console and an exhaust port disposed on another portion of the console to exhaust the air out of the console, wherein a conduit is provided between the evaporator and the expansion valve, and wherein an adiabatic hinge support is provided on the compartment to cover at least a portion of an upper end of the compartment, and the adiabatic hinge support has a path through which the conduit passes on one side thereof. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 8, wherein the conduit connects the evaporator to the expansion valve to pass over a wall of the compartment. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 9, wherein the conduit passes over an upper surface of the compartment. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 8, wherein a door is provided on the compartment to open and close the compartment. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 11, wherein the adiabatic hinge support comprises an inner support and an outer support spaced apart from each other, the inner and outer supports each protruding upward to support a hinge shaft of the door. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 12, wherein the adiabatic hinge support further comprises a connection bar connecting the inner support to the outer support. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The vehicle according to claim 8, wherein the adiabatic hinge support protrudes to an outside of the compartment. ### Claim 15 A vacuum adiabatic body comprising: a first plate; a second plate; a vacuum space provided between the first plate and the second plate, and a conductive resistance sheet blocking heat transfer between the first plate and second plate; wherein the vacuum adiabatic body is configured to form a compartment, the compartment accommodating a product, wherein a machine room is positioned at a side of the compartment, a compressor is accommodated in the machine room to compress a refrigerant, a condensation module is accommodated in the machine room to condense the refrigerant, and an evaporation module is accommodated into the compartment to evaporate the refrigerant and thereby to cool the compartment, wherein the vacuum adiabatic body is disposed in a console, the console including a suction port disposed on one portion of the console to suck air into the console and an exhaust port disposed on another portion of the console to exhaust the air out of the console, wherein the conductive resistance sheet is provided at a top surface of the compartment. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 15, wherein a console cover is provided to cover a top of the console an adiabatic hinge support is provided between the console cover and the compartment, and at least a portion of the adiabatic hinge support contacts the conductive resistance sheet. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 15, wherein ends of the first plate and the second plate are bent to form a flange part. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 17, wherein a welding part is disposed on a top surface of the flange part to couple the conductive resistance sheet to the flange part. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 15, wherein the evaporation module comprises: a rear cover; a front cover provided at a front side of the rear cover to face the compartment; and a space is provided in the evaporation module between the front cover and the rear cover to accommodate parts. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 19, further comprising a plurality of storage compartments that are provided in the rear cover. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 19, wherein the parts include at least one of a lamp, a light source, or a temperature sensor.