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Refrigerator having detachable cooling module

US11306960B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 16, 2019
Grant dateApr 19, 2022
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Expiry dateFeb 16, 2040

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25D2500/02
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A refrigerator including a cabinet in which a storeroom is formed and including a duct opening; a cooling module detachably coupled to the cabinet and including an evaporator, a condenser, a compressor, a module body having a space in which the evaporator is accommodated, and a duct module detachably coupled to the module body to guide cold air produced from the evaporator to the storeroom, wherein the duct opening, the duct module and the storeroom are arranged so that, when the duct module is detached from the module body, the duct module is passable through the duct opening to be removed through the storeroom.

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