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US 12,704,309 B2Granted
Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsHyunjin Park, Seongjun Yun
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a grille fan assembly, which includes one evaporator and one blower fan to blow cold air generated from the evaporator, disposed in one storage chamber. The grille fan assembly supplies the cold air blown by the blower fan to a first upper storage chamber and a first lower storage chamber, thereby cooling the three independent storage chambers using one evaporator and one blower fan.
Claims13
A refrigerator comprising:
- a storage case having:
- a first storage chamber, the first storage chamber including:
- a first upper storage chamber;
- and
- a first lower storage chamber;
- and
- a second storage chamber, the second storage chamber including:
- a second upper storage chamber;
- and
- a second lower storage chamber, the second upper storage chamber and the second lower storage chamber being in fluid communication with each other,
- a grille fan assembly located in the second storage chamber, the grille fan assembly including:
- an evaporator;
- a blower fan configured to blow cold air generated from the evaporator to the first upper storage chamber and the first lower storage chamber;
- a cold air supply duct configured to supply cold air to the first upper storage chamber and the first lower storage chamber;
- a first flow path damper configured to block cold air blown by the blower fan;
- and
- a controller configured to control the first flow path damper,
- wherein the first flow path damper is located at the first storage chamber, and
- wherein at least one of the first upper storage chamber and the first lower storage chamber is a convertible storage compartment that is controllable by the controller to operate as a freezer compartment or a refrigerator compartment.
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