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Refrigerator

US12320574B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 11, 2021
Grant dateJun 3, 2025
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Expiry dateSep 22, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25D2321/142
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber, and a grille fan assembly partitioning the first storage chamber into a space receiving an evaporator, and a grille fan assembly including a grille panel, a shroud supporting a first fan and a second fan, a heat insulating member provided between the grille panel and the shroud and defining a first flow path configured to supply cold air blown by the first fan to the first storage chamber and a second flow path configured to supply cold air blown by the second fan to the second storage chamber, and a duct connector provided at a position corresponding to the second fan between the shroud and the heat insulating member and connected to the second flow path part to define an independent flow path.

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