Cooling air distributing structure for refrigerators
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorGui Nan Hwang
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Abstract
A cooling air distributing structure for refrigerators is disclosed. The cooling air distributing structure for refrigerators has a grille panel. The grille panel defines the rear wall of the freezer compartment. The grille panel has a cooling air passageway connected to the refrigerator compartment at its lower end and is provided with a cooling air outlet for discharging a cooling air to the freezer compartment. A cooling air regulator controls a cooling air supply to the refrigerator and is mounted near to the cooling air outlet. In another embodiment, the cooling air passageway may consist of a protrusion formed by projecting a middle portion of the grille panel, and a cover plate covering the rear of the protrusion.
Claims5
A cooling air distributing structure for refrigerators, each refrigerator consisting of a freezer compartment, a refrigerator compartment and a heat exchange chamber mounted in the rear of the freezer compartment, comprising:
- a grille panel defining a rear wall of the freezer compartment, having a cooling air passageway connected to the refrigerator compartment at its lower end and being provided with a cooling air outlet for discharging a cooling air to the freezer compartment;
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- a cooling air regulator for controlling a cooling air supply to the refrigerator compartment, mounted near to said cooling air outlet, wherein said cooling air passageway consists of:
- a protrusion formed by projecting a middle portion of said grille panel, and
- a cover plate covering the rear of the protrusion.
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