Refrigerator having a cooler mounted in each of a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment
US6327867A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 18, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 11, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 18, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02B40/00
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A refrigerator has a refrigerator compartment, a freezer compartment, and a low-temperature storage chamber formed in the refrigerator compartment and having a temperature lower than that of the refrigerator compartment. The refrigerator includes a compressor, a condenser, a first throttling device, a channel control valve, a refrigerator cooling unit, and a freezer cooling unit connected in series to form a refrigerating cycle. The refrigerator cooling unit and the freezer cooling unit are accommodated in the refrigerator compartment and the freezer compartment, respectively. The refrigerator also includes a second throttling device connected in parallel with the refrigerator cooling unit, a first air fan for sending cold air heat-exchanged by the refrigerator cooling unit to the refrigerator compartment, a second air fan for sending cold air heat-exchanged by the freezer cooling unit to the freezer compartment, a suction duct for introducing air inside the refrigerator compartment to the refrigerator cooling unit, a discharge duct for introducing air cooled by the refrigerator cooling unit into the refrigerator compartment and into the low-temperature storage chamber, and an elec…
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