Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorChiun SUNG
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a cabinet configured to define a low-temperature storage space and a machine room, in which a compressor is disposed; and a condenser disposed in the machine room. The condenser includes a header comprising a first header and a second header, which are spaced apart from each other, a plurality of tubes configured to connect the first header to the second header, and a heat exchange fin disposed between the tubes spaced apart from each other. The header includes a baffle configured to partition an inner space of the header so as to guide a flow direction of a refrigerant, each of the tubes includes a passage in which a hollow is defined so that the refrigerant flows, and the passage has a volume that gradually decreases along a flow path of the refrigerant.
Claims20
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet configured to define a low-temperature storage space and a machine room, in which a compressor is provided;
- and
- a condenser provided in the machine room, wherein the condenser includes:
- a first header and a second header, which are spaced apart from each other;
- and
- a plurality of tubes configured to connect the first header to the second header, and
- wherein:
- at least one of the first header or the second header includes at least one baffle configured to partition an inner space of the at least one of the first header or the second header so as to guide a flow direction of a refrigerant,
- the tubes include respective hollow spaces defining passages through which the refrigerant flows, and
- the passages have volumes that incrementally decrease along a flow path of the refrigerant.
A condenser comprising:
- a first pipe that extends vertically;
- a second pipe that extends vertically and is spaced apart from the first tube;
- and
- a plurality of tubes configured to extend horizontally to guide a refrigerant between the first pipe and the second pipe,
- wherein a quantity of passages within the tubes incrementally increases along a flow path of the refrigerant through the condenser.
A condenser comprising:
- an input port through which a refrigerant is received by the condenser;
- an output port through which the refrigerant exits the condenser;
- and
- a plurality of tubes configured to provide a flow path between the input port and the output port,
- wherein the tubes include:
- a first tube through which the refrigerant flows after being received at the input port;
- a second tube through which the refrigerant flows after passing through the first tube;
- a third tube through which the refrigerant flows after passing through the second tube;
- and
- a fourth tube through which the refrigerant flows after passing through the third tube,
- wherein each of the tubes includes a hollow space through which the refrigerant flows,
- wherein each of the second, third, and fourth tubes includes at least one partition wall that divides the hollow spaces of the second, third, and fourth tubes into a plurality of passages, and
- wherein a first quantity of the at least one partition wall included in each of the second and third tubes is less than a second quantity of the at least one partition wall included in the fourth tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.