Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsBok Dong Lee, Seung-Mok Lee, Kap Rok Han, Chang Woan Yang
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Abstract
A refrigerator is disclosed which enables the user to easily take ice out of an ice maker without causing a variation in the capacity of the refrigerator or a limitation on the position of a freezing compartment. The refrigerator includes a refrigerator body which includes a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment, an ice making compartment which is arranged in the refrigerating compartment, to make ice, a heat exchanger which generates cold air for freezing food storing stored in the freezing compartment, and a cold air guiding device which guides the cold air generated by the heat exchanger to the ice making compartment, to enable the ice making compartment to make ice.
Claims11
A refrigerator, comprising:
- a freezing compartment for storing items in a frozen state;
- a refrigerating compartment disposed adjacent to the freezing compartment and storing items in a refrigerated state;
- an additional compartment for storing ice, the additional compartment disposed at a side of the refrigerating compartment;
- a duct provided within a wall defining the refrigerating compartment, the duct extending to the additional compartment along the wall of the refrigerating compartment;
- a barrier partitioning the freezing compartment and the refrigerating compartment;
- and
- a cold air guide arranged within the barrier,
- wherein the cold air guide includes a return passage to return the air within the additional compartment to the freezing compartment.
A refrigerator, comprising:
- a freezing compartment for storing items in a frozen state;
- a refrigerating compartment disposed adjacent to the freezing compartment for storing items in a refrigerated state;
- an additional compartment for storing ice, the additional compartment disposed at a side of the refrigerating compartment;
- a duct provided within a wall defining the refrigerating compartment, the duct extending to the additional compartment along the wall of the refrigerating compartment;
- a barrier partitioning the freezing compartment and the refrigerating compartment;
- a cold air guide arranged within the barrier;
- a heat exchanger generating cold air;
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- an air supply duct allowing the cold air generated by the heat exchanger to flow into the additional compartment.
A refrigerator, comprising:
- a freezing compartment for storing items in a frozen state;
- a refrigerating compartment disposed adjacent to the freezing compartment for storing items in a refrigerated state;
- an additional compartment for storing ice, the additional compartment disposed at a side of the refrigerating compartment;
- a duct provided within a wall defining the refrigerating compartment, the duct extending to the additional compartment along the wall of the refrigerating compartment;
- a barrier partitioning the freezing compartment and the refrigerating compartment;
- a cold air guide arranged within the barrier;
- and a heater within the barrier.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.