Refrigerator
US5822998A · kind A · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 23, 1995 |
| Grant date | Oct 20, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 23, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D2700/14
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention relates to a refrigerator having an air distribution apparatus in which the temperature distribution throughout the whole volume of a compartment is maintained in uniform by evenly dispersing the evaporated cool air, and it achieves concentrated refrigeration on a specified area of the compartment requiring a special refrigeration by controlling the discharging direction and quantity of the evaporated cool air. The refrigerator comprises a body 4 partitioned into a freezing compartment 2 and a refrigerating compartment 3; an evaporator 12 disposed in the body 4; and an air distribution apparatus 17 disposed on one wall of the refrigerating compartment 3. The air distribution apparatus 17 further is comprised with a first air passage 18 for guiding the flow of the cool air generated from the evaporator 12; a second air passage 15 having a first duct 35 and a second duct 36 which are arranged in a longitudinal direction at both longitudinal edges for guiding the down-flow of the cool air through the first air passage 18; a plurality of openings 16 disposed between the first duct 35 and said second duct 36 for discharging the air along the second air passage 15 into the…
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