Refrigerator with an evaporator
US7028499B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 4, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 18, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 4, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D21/08
- WIPO fieldThermal processes and apparatus
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A refrigerator with an evaporator having a refrigerant pipe, and a defrosting heater placed below the evaporator and defrosting the evaporator, wherein the refrigerant pipe includes a main refrigerant pipe evaporating a refrigerant, and a heat-transfer refrigerant pipe extended from a lower part of the main refrigerant pipe so as to exchange heat, and disposed adjacent to the defrosting heater. Therefore, the refrigerator can defrost an evaporator quickly and uniformly.
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