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US 6,718,793 B2Granted
Refrigerator incorporating condenser functioning as backcover
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorSang Wook Lee
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Abstract
Disclosed is a refrigerator incorporating a condenser functioning as a backcover. The condenser is provided in one portion of the outer periphery of a machine room in a lower portion of the refrigerator while the machine is closed in other portions of the outer periphery so that air flow to/from the machine room is enabled only through the condenser to enhance cooling efficient and thus condensing efficient.
Claims27
A refrigerator comprising:
- a housing having a receiving space and a machine room;
- a door mounted to one side of said housing for opening/closing said receiving space;
- a compressor in said machine room:
- and
- a condenser, wherein said condenser is integrally provided with a refrigerant pipe portion;
- and
- wherein said condenser is integrated into a back panel over an opened portion of the outer periphery of a machine room.
4 more elements
A refrigerator comprising:
- a housing having at least one chamber;
- a door opening/closing said at least one chamber
- a machine room located near the at least one chamber;
- a compressor provided in said machine room;
- a cooling fan positioned opposite to said compressor in said machine room;
- and
- a condenser connected to said compressor having a refrigerant pipe portion integrally formed in a back panel of the refrigerator covering a portion of the outer periphery of said machine room at a height approximately parallel to the compressor and the cooling fan.
4 more elements
A refrigerator comprising:
- a housing having at least one chamber;
- a door for opening/closing said at least one chamber;
- a compressor placed at one side of a machine room in a portion of said housing near the at least one chamber;
- a cooling fan provided in said machine room;
- and
- a condenser coupled to said compressor having a refrigerant pipe portion integrated into a back panel covering a portion of the outer periphery of said machine room, wherein said back panel includes a plurality of louvers located between portions of the refrigerant pipe portion of said condenser.
3 more elements
A back panel for a home appliance, comprising:
- louvers formed in the back panel;
- and
- a condenser integrally formed in the back panel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.