Refrigerator and branching air supply device for refrigerator
US10571183B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 12, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 25, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 12, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D2317/063
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A refrigerator and a branching air supply device for the refrigerator. The multipath air supply device for the refrigerator comprises: a housing having an air inlet and a plurality of air outlets; an adjustment member rotatably disposed in the housing to completely or partially block or completely expose each air outlet at different rotation positions, thereby adjusting respective air outlet areas of the plurality of air outlets; a baffle rotatably mounted at the air inlet; and a linkage device configured to transfer the rotational motion of the adjustment member to the baffle, so that the baffle moves to open or close the air inlet. A refrigerator having the branching air supply device. When a storage compartment does not need cold air, the air inlet of the branching air supply device can be completely closed to block an airflow passage for providing cold air for the storage compartment.
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