F25D2317/067

BLAST CELL COOLING WITH GUIDED AIRFLOW
20220154996 · 2022-05-19 ·

A blast cell system is provided with simple and scalable designs that prevent short cycling of air flow through any pallets in blast cells. The blast cell includes a plurality of suction channels that provide independent fluid pathways for directing the air drawn from different rows in the blast cell into the fan.

REFRIGERATOR
20220154995 · 2022-05-19 ·

A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage space, an evaporator provided at one side of the storage space, and a grill pan assembly forming an inner surface of the storage space, and including a fluid passage to guide cold air, which is generated from the evaporator, to the storage space, and a discharge port to discharge the cold air to the storage space. The fluid passage may include a first fluid passage to receive the cold air supplied from the evaporator, and a second fluid passage communicating with an outlet of the first fluid passage and split into a plurality of fluid passages. A deodorizing device is provided in the first fluid passage to remove odor, and the cold air passing through the first fluid passage is split at the second fluid passage after passing through the deodorizing device.

Augmented door bin cooling using a dedicated air duct in a dual-evaporator refrigerator configuration

A refrigerator includes a fresh food compartment and a mullion adjacent the fresh food compartment. The refrigerator further includes an evaporator compartment defining an exterior and an interior and containing an evaporator. The refrigerator also includes a duct in fluid communication with the evaporator compartment at a first end thereof and in communication with a second end adjacent an opening of the fresh food compartment. The duct has a first portion thereof that extends downwardly from the first end and a second portion extending through the mullion.

Refrigerator

Disclosed herein is a refrigerator capable of improving a user's convenience by locating a knob for adjusting a temperature of a cooling container above the cooling container. The refrigerator includes: a first storage room; a second storage room positioned below the first storage room; a cooling container positioned in the inside of the first storage room, and forming a cooling space maintained at a temperature that is different from a temperature of the first storage room; and a knob configured to adjust a temperature of the cooling space and positioned above the cooling container.

Refrigerator preventing condensation in a divided portion of a housing body thereof

A refrigerator includes a housing body including an inner space of the refrigerator and a cooling cycle mechanism configured to cool the inner space. The housing body includes a plurality of housing body elements separated along a predetermined separate surface, and the plurality of housing body elements is removably coupled to each other to allow an end surface of one of the plurality of housing body elements to face an end surface of another one of the plurality of housing body elements. A sealing mechanism configured to form an air surface between opposite end surfaces is provided to prevent air from flowing into or from the inner space through between the opposite end surfaces.

REFRIGERATOR PREVENTING AIR SUPPLY DUCT FROM FALLING DOWN

Disclosed is a refrigerator (100) preventing an air supply duct (141) from falling down, which includes a top cover (103) that divides a lowermost storage liner (130) into a storage space (132) located above and a cooling space located below, an evaporator (101) arranged in the cooling space, and the air supply duct (141) arranged at an inner side of a rear wall of the storage liner (130), communicating with the cooling space, and configured to deliver at least part of cooled airflow into the storage space (132). The cooling space raises a height of the storage space (132) located above the cooling space, thus reducing a bend-down degree of a user during an operation of taking and placing articles in the storage space (132), and improving use experience of the user. The top cover (103) includes a top cover body (103a) and a supporting portion (103b) protruding upward from a rear end of the top cover body (103a); a bearing portion (141b) protruding forward is formed on a front wall surface of the air supply duct (141); and the top cover (103) and the air supply duct (141) are arranged such that the supporting portion (103b) supports the bearing portion (141b) to prevent the air supply duct (141) from falling down.

REFRIGERATOR FOR FRONT DOOR
20220146186 · 2022-05-12 ·

A refrigerator for a front door according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a cabinet installed on a door or a wall surface, having an opening formed on one surface and another surface, respectively, and having a storage chamber formed therein; an exterior side door coupled to the cabinet for opening and closing the opening formed on the one surface of the cabinet; an interior side door coupled to the cabinet for opening and closing the opening formed on the other surface of the cabinet; and a cold air supply device provided inside the cabinet for supplying cold air to the storage chamber.

The cold air supply device may comprise: a thermoelectric element having an endothermic surface facing the storage chamber and an exothermic surface facing a heat dissipation space; a cold sink attached to the endothermic surface; a heat sink attached to the exothermic surface; a module heat-insulating material for surrounding the thermoelectric element between the cold sink and the heat sink; a cold air circulation fan disposed on the upper side of the cold sink; and a heat dissipation fan disposed on the lower side of the heat sink.

Refrigerator

A refrigerator having a cool air circulation unit for directly supplying heat-exchanged cool air to a storage compartment is disclosed. The cool air circulation unit supplies and discharges the cool air, which has been heat-exchanged in an evaporator, to and from the storage compartment through a flow passage provided inside a partition.

Refrigerator

A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a main cabinet including a cooling device to generate cold air, a sub-cabinet detachably connected to the main cabinet, a cold air relay duct provided to connect the main cabinet and the sub-cabinet and having a cold air flow path to allow the cold air generated by the cooling device to be delivered to the sub-cabinet, and a heat blocking member provided in a portion of the cold air flow path at which the main cabinet and the cold air relay duct are connected and in a portion of the cold air flow path at which the sub-cabinet and the cold air relay duct are connected.

DOOR VENT SEALING ASSEMBLY
20230251010 · 2023-08-10 · ·

A refrigeration appliance includes a cabinet that defines a cabinet outlet and a cabinet inlet in fluid communication with a freezer compartment. A door is pivotally coupled to the cabinet. The door defines a door inlet in fluid communication with the cabinet outlet and a door outlet in fluid communication with the cabinet inlet when the door is in a closed position. An icemaker compartment is disposed in the door. The icemaker compartment is fluidly coupled with the freezer compartment. A retainer is at least partially disposed in each of the door inlet and the door outlet. Each retainer includes a rim that defines ribs. Each rib is spaced apart from adjacent ribs. A gasket is coupled to each retainer. Each gasket includes an abutment surface that abuts a cabinet surface when the door is in the closed position to seal airflow passages between the freezer compartment and the icemaker compartment.