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Refrigerator

US10429121B2 · kind B2 · utility

3Cited by
12References
10Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateNov 17, 2015
Grant dateOct 1, 2019
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Expiry dateSep 9, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25D2323/021
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A refrigerator including a body having an inner casing and an outer casing, a storage compartment provided in the body to allow a front surface thereof to be open, a door including a first door and a second door pivotably coupled with both sides of the body and configured to open and close the open front surface of the storage compartment, a pivoting bar pivotably coupled with the first door, a guide device coupled with the body to induce the pivoting bar to pivot, a heat transfer pipe installed between the inner casing and the outer casing and configured to extend along a front edge of the storage compartment to allow a refrigerant to be movable therein, and a heat transfer member in contact with the heat transfer pipe and the guide device, and which is formed of a material having a higher thermal conductivity than the inner casing.

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