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US 7,878,015 B2Granted
Radiating apparatus of built-in refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsHyoung Keun Lim, Youn Seok Lee, Yang Gyu Kim, Se Young Kim, Chan Ho Chun
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Abstract
A radiating apparatus of a built-in refrigerator includes an airflow guide that separates a condenser from a blower fan in order to prevent a cool air and a hot air from mixing together, thereby increasing an efficiency of the built-in refrigerator.
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A radiating apparatus of a built-in refrigerator comprising:
- a refrigerator main body installed in a built-in cabinet;
- a machine room including a compressor for compressing a refrigerant, a condenser for exchanging heat between the refrigerant that has passed the compressor and an air, a blower fan for forcing the air to flow, and an airflow guide for separating the condenser from the blower fan, wherein the airflow guide is located above the condenser and below the blower fan, and at least a same partial portion of the airflow guide is located directly above the condenser and directly below the blower fan;
- a back cover for protecting a back side of the machine room;
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- a vertical barrier for preventing any air drawn by the blower fan from directly entering into a space where the compressor is located,
- wherein the condenser exchanges heat between the refrigerant that has passed the compressor and the air that is inhaled into the machine room or discharged from the machine room by the blower fan, and
- wherein the airflow guide has a top surface, the top surface of the airflow guide including:
- an upwardly curved top surface ending at a first end of the airflow guide;
- and
- a substantially flat top surface extending from the upwardly curved top surface toward a second end of the airflow guide opposite to the first end of the airflow guide,
- wherein a third end of the airflow guide between the first and second ends of the airflow guide is in contact with the vertical barrier such that the upwardly curved top surface joins the vertical barrier at the third end of the airflow guide.
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A radiating apparatus of a built-in refrigerator comprising:
- a refrigerator main body installed in a built-in cabinet;
- a machine room positioned at a predetermined portion of a rear side of the refrigerator main body;
- a condenser disposed at an inner predetermined portion of the machine room;
- a blower fan installed above the condenser, for inhaling ambient air;
- an airflow guide for partitioning the condenser and the blower fan into an upper side and a lower side, wherein the airflow guide is located above the condenser and below the blower fan, and at least a same partial portion of the airflow guide is located directly above the condenser and directly below the blower fan;
- a support board disposed on a bottom of the refrigerator main body, for supporting the refrigerator main body;
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- a vertical barrier for partitioning the machine room into a condenser section in which the condenser is accommodated and a compressor section in which the compressor is accommodated spacing away by a predetermined distance from the condenser,
- wherein the airflow guide separates the air that is inhaled into the machine room and discharged from the machine room by the blower fan, and the air that is inhaled into the machine room or discharged from the machine room radiates heat of the condenser, and
- wherein the vertical barrier prevents any air drawn by the blower fan from directly entering into the compressor section, and
- wherein the airflow guide has a top surface, the top surface of the airflow guide including:
- an upwardly curved top surface ending at a first end of the airflow guide;
- and
- a substantially flat top surface extending from the upwardly curved top surface toward a second end of the airflow guide opposite to the first end of the airflow guide,
- wherein a third end of the airflow guide between the first and second ends of the airflow guide is in contact with the vertical barrier such that the upwardly curved top surface joins the vertical barrier at the third end of the airflow guide.
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A radiating apparatus of a built-in refrigerator comprising:
- a machine room including a compressor section in which a compressor is accommodated and a condenser section in which a condenser is accommodated;
- a blower fan for introducing air into the machine room;
- a vertical barrier for partitioning the machine room into the compressor section and the condenser section;
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- an airflow guide horizontally formed between the condenser and the blower fan, wherein the airflow guide is located above the condenser and below the blower fan, at least a same partial portion of the airflow guide is located directly above the condenser and directly below the blower fan,
- wherein the vertical barrier prevents any air drawn by the blower fan from directly entering into the compressor section, and
- wherein the airflow guide has a top surface, the top surface of the airflow guide including:
- an upwardly curved top surface ending at a first end of the airflow guide;
- and
- a substantially flat top surface extending from the upwardly curved top surface toward a second end of the airflow guide opposite to the first end of the airflow guide,
- wherein a third end of the airflow guide between the first and second ends of the airflow guide is in contact with the vertical barrier such that the upwardly curved top surface joins the vertical barrier at the third end of the airflow guide.
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A radiating apparatus of a built-in refrigerator comprising:
- a compressor for compressing a refrigerant;
- a condenser for condensing the compressed refrigerant;
- a cross flow fan disposed above the condenser, for inhaling an ambient air;
- an airflow guide formed between the condenser and the cross flow fan, wherein the airflow guide is located above the condenser and below the blower fan, and at least a same partial portion of the airflow guide is located directly above the condenser and directly below the blower fan;
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- a vertical barrier for preventing any air drawn by the blower fan from directly entering into a space where the compressor is located,
- wherein the airflow guide separates the air that is inhaled into the machine room and discharged from the machine room by the blower fan, and the air that is inhaled into the machine room or discharged from the machine room radiates heat of the condenser, and
- wherein the airflow guide has a top surface, the top surface of the airflow guide including:
- an upwardly curved top surface ending at a first end of the airflow guide;
- and
- a substantially flat top surface extending from the upwardly curved top surface toward a second end of the airflow guide opposite to the first end of the airflow guide,
- wherein a third end of the airflow guide between the first and second ends of the airflow guide is in contact with the vertical barrier such that the upwardly curved top surface joins the vertical barrier at the third end of the airflow guide.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.