Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorJeongwon Yoo
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a cabinet that defines a storage space and a machine compartment that accommodates a compressor, a blow fan, and a condenser. The condenser is curved along front, rear, and side surfaces of the machine compartment. The condenser includes a first header disposed at a first end of the condenser, a second header disposed at a second end of the condenser, tubes that connect the first header and the second header to each other, an input connection portion that extends from the first header toward the second header and is configured to supply refrigerant to the first header, and an output connection portion that extends from the first header toward the second header and is spaced apart from the input connection portion. The output connection portion is configured to receive the refrigerant discharged from the first header.
Claims16
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet that defines a storage space and a machine compartment therein, the machine compartment being separate from the storage space and having (i) an intake part configured to draw in external air and (ii) a discharge part configured to discharge air inside the machine compartment;
- a compressor disposed in the discharge part;
- a condenser that is disposed in the intake part, the condenser being curved along front, rear, and side surfaces of the machine compartment;
- wherein the intake part comprises (i) a first inlet through which the external air is drawn in from a front side of the machine compartment, (ii) a second inlet through which the external air is drawn in from a rear side of the machine compartment, and (iii) a third inlet through which the external air is drawn in from a lateral side of the machine compartment,
- wherein the condenser comprises:
- a first linear portion comprising a first header disposed at a first end of the condenser,
- a second linear portion that extends parallel to the first linear portion and is longer than the first linear portion, the second linear portion comprising a second header disposed at a second end of the condenser,
- a bent portion connecting the first linear portion and the second linear portion,
- an input connection portion that extends from the first header toward the second header, the input connection portion being configured to supply refrigerant to the first header, and
- an upper bent portion that is connected to the input connection portion and bent along an inner surface of the condenser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.