Refrigerator
US12298055B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 26, 2021 |
| Grant date | May 13, 2025 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 18, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D2321/1412
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A refrigerator includes a grille fan assembly provided behind a storage space and shielding an evaporator, and a machine room independent of the storage space. The grille fan assembly includes a case with an open front, a fan configured to force an air flow between the storage space and the heat exchange space, a grille panel shielding the open front of the case and having a discharge port for discharging cold air to the storage space and a suction port for suctioning air from the storage space, a partition dividing of the case into a cold air flow space and a heated air flow space, an exhaust member extending from the case to the machine room and communicating an inside of the case with of the machine room, and a machine room exhaust damper configured to open and close the exhaust member.
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