Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorMinkyu OH
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a main body that has a storage chamber and a drying chamber; a thermoelectric module that includes a heat absorber and a heat dissipater; a cooling fan that circulates air in the storage chamber to the heat absorber and the storage chamber; a heat-dissipating fan that blows air to the heat dissipater; an air guide that has a passage for guiding air heated by the heat dissipater to the drying chamber; a heater that is disposed in the passage; and a damper that controls a flow of air in the passage between the heat-dissipating fan and the heater. Heat of the heat dissipater transfers to the drying chamber through the passage of the air guide and the damper, thereby being able to dry an object to be dried.
Claims20
A refrigerator comprising:
- a main body including a storage chamber and a drying chamber;
- a thermoelectric module including a heat absorber, a heat dissipater, and a thermoelectric element disposed between the heat absorber and the heat dissipater;
- a cooling fan to circulate air in the storage chamber to the heat absorber and the storage chamber;
- a heat-dissipating fan to blow air to the heat dissipater;
- an air guide including a passage for guiding the air blown by the heat-dissipating fan to the drying chamber;
- a heater disposed in the passage;
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- a damper to control a flow of air in the passage between the heat-dissipating fan and the heater.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.