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US 2022/0275992 A1Published application
Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorDongwoo PARK
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Abstract
Proposed is a refrigerator in which the internal air of a first storage compartment of two storage compartments whose temperatures are controlled by an evaporator is reintroduced into the evaporator by a circulating air path guide to be circulated, whereby even if an evaporator having small capacity is applied, freezing or refrigeration temperature may be freely embodied, and the circulation of cold air can be efficiently performed without interference.
Claims15
A refrigerator comprising:
- an inner casing having a first storage compartment and a second storage compartment located under the first storage compartment;
- an outer casing installed at a side outer than the inner casing;
- doors which open and close the first storage compartment and the second storage compartment, respectively;
- a partitioning frame allowing the first storage compartment and the second storage compartment located in the inner casing to be partitioned vertically from each other;
- a grille fan assembly located in the two storage compartments of the inner casing and configured to guide supply of air blown by a blower fan to each of the storage compartments;
- an evaporator provided between a rear wall surface of an inside of the inner casing and a rear surface of the grille fan assembly so as to perform a heat exchange of air;
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- a circulating air path guide located between the inner casing and the outer casing and configured to guide an internal air of the first storage compartment to the evaporator,
- wherein the evaporator is located behind the partitioning frame, and a first end of the circulating air path guide is connected to a side wall of the inner casing to communicate with the first storage compartment, and a second end of the circulating air path guide is connected to a rear wall of the inner casing to communicate with a space at which the evaporator is located.
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