Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsDoohee Goh, Seongjin Na, Changwoan Yang, Jaekoo Kang, Yongrak Jung
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a storage space defined in a cabinet and a machine room arranged under the storage space. To implement a cooling system, a compressor, a condenser, and a heat dissipation fan are included in the machine room. In addition, a control module is provided in the machine room to face an outlet of the machine room. The control module is installed at a position close to the entrance of the machine room and configured to be separated frontward from the machine room, and thus accessibility to the control module can be enhanced.
Claims20
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet having a storage space;
- a door assembly configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage space;
- a machine room defined below the storage space, the machine room having an inlet and an outlet that are defined at a front surface thereof;
- a cooling system disposed in the machine room, the cooling system comprising a compressor, a condenser, and a heat dissipation fan;
- and
- a control module that is disposed inside the machine room and faces the outlet,
- wherein the control module comprises:
- a receiving casing that is coupled to an upper part of the machine room, the receiving casing defining a receiving space in a center thereof, and
- a main control board disposed in the receiving space and connected to an external part by one or more wires.
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet having a storage space;
- a door assembly configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage space;
- a machine room defined below the storage space, the machine room having an inlet and an outlet that are defined at a front surface thereof;
- a cooling system disposed in the machine room, the cooling system comprising a compressor, a condenser, and a heat dissipation fan;
- a control module that is disposed inside the machine room and faces the outlet;
- and
- a separation wall that is disposed in the machine room and divides the machine room into (i) an introduction space that receives the condenser and (ii) a discharge space that receives the compressor and the control module,
- wherein the control module is mounted on an upper surface of the machine room and spaced apart from a bottom surface of the machine room.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.