Refrigerator and Fan Assembly for Refrigerator
AssigneeDaewoo Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorWang Goo LEE
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator and a fan assembly for a refrigerator. In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, there may be provided a refrigerator, including a main body having one or more storage spaces, one or more doors configured to open or close at least part of the one or more storage spaces, a cool air supply device configured to supply cool air to maintain the storage space at a predetermined temperature, food storage separators configured to partition the one or more storage spaces and store food, and a fan assembly in the one or more storage spaces configured to circulate air in the one or more storage spaces.
Claims23
A refrigerator, comprising:
- a main body having one or more storage spaces;
- one or more doors configured to open or close at least part of the one or more storage spaces;
- a cool air supply device configured to supply cool air to maintain the one or more storage spaces at a predetermined temperature;
- food storage separators configured to partition the one or more storage spaces and store food;
- and
- a fan assembly on or in a side wall of the one or more storage spaces, configured to generate one or more whirlwinds and discharge the one or more whirlwinds to the storage space, including (i) a suction passage configured to siphon air and (ii) a discharge passage surrounding the suction passage, configured to discharge the air.
A refrigerator, comprising:
- a main body having one or more storage spaces;
- one or more doors configured to open or close at least part of the one or more storage spaces;
- a cool air supply device configured to supply cool air to maintain the one or more storage spaces at a predetermined temperature;
- food storage separators configured to partition the storage spaces and store food;
- and
- a fan assembly in the one or more storage spaces, configured to siphon air, discharge the air, and rotate the air when siphoning and discharging the air,
- wherein the fan assembly comprises:
- a housing providing a flow space configured to change a direction of the air inside the housing and discharge the air toward a front of the housing;
- a fan unit in the housing, configured to generate a flow of the air;
- a suction guide unit having a suction passage configured to introduce the air from the one or more storage spaces into the housing and the fan unit;
- and
- a discharge guide unit having a discharge passage configured to discharge the air from the housing to the one or more storage spaces and rotate the air, and the suction passage surrounds the discharge passage.
A fan assembly, comprising:
- a housing having a front opening and comprising an inner space;
- a suction guide unit in the front opening of the housing and comprising suction guide ribs configured to guide air entering the housing;
- a fan unit in a center of the suction guide unit;
- a discharge guide unit in the center of the suction guide unit and comprising discharge guide ribs configured to generate a first whirlwind by rotating air discharged by the fan unit;
- and
- a fixing unit configured to fix or attach the discharge guide unit to the suction guide unit,
- wherein a first part of the air discharged through the discharge guide ribs is surrounded by a flow siphoned through the suction guide ribs.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.