F25D2317/0683

REFRIGERATOR
20230152025 · 2023-05-18 ·

A refrigerator is proposed. In the refrigerator, a cool air passage for a freezing compartment which guides the flow of cool air to the freezing compartment, and a cool air passage for an ice-making compartment which guides the flow of cool air to the ice-making compartment partially share the cool air with each other. Through the sharing of cool air, the amount of cool air supplied to the freezing compartment is increased and sufficient cool air is supplied to the refrigerating compartment. Accordingly, sufficient cool air is supplied to the refrigerating compartment, the freezing compartment, and the ice-making compartment even with a single evaporator.

Cooling assembly for refrigerator appliance

A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet that defines first and second compartments. A fan assembly is configured to direct cooled air from a cooling assembly into the first and second compartments. The fan assembly includes a housing that defines an inlet, a first outlet, and a second outlet. The first outlet is in communication with the first compartment, and the second outlet is in communication with the second compartment. A fan is positioned within the housing and is configured to direct the cooled air from the inlet toward the first and second outlets. A damper assembly is configured to selectively obstruct one of the first outlet and the second outlet.

PRODUCT MERCHANDISING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
20170340138 · 2017-11-30 ·

A product merchandising system includes a housing having a top surface, two side surfaces spaced apart from one another defining a width-direction of the housing, and a front surface and rear surface spaced apart from one another defining a depth-direction of the housing. The system includes a product support system configured to support rows of products along a width of the housing, each row disposed at a position along the depth of the housing, the first row being towards the front surface of the housing. A cooling system includes a cooling system including a cooling heat exchanger generating an airflow, a deflector configured to direct the airflow through the cooling heat exchanger and towards a bottom of the housing, and a nozzle below the deflector and configured to direct the airflow towards a bottom of the housing through an outlet aperture and between a first two rows of products.

Refrigerator

Provided is a refrigerator including a main body, a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber provided inside the main body with front sides thereof open, an evaporator, while being arranged inside the main body, configured to generate cold air and arranged behind the first storage chamber, a first duct configured to supply the cold air generated from the evaporator to the first storage chamber, a second duct configured to supply cold air to the second storage chamber, and a connection duct configured to connect the first duct and the second duct to cause the cold air inside the first duct to flow into the second duct, and a damper configured to selectively open and close the connection duct, wherein the damper is provided inside the first duct, and the second duct has a front surface in a form of a flat surface.

IN-REFRIGERATOR BLOWER AND REFRIGERATOR INCLUDING THE SAME
20170314568 · 2017-11-02 ·

An in-refrigerator blower configured to drive cold air to refrigerator storage rooms with reduced vibration and reduced noise. The in-refrigerator blower includes a drive device, a drive device accommodation portion, and a support portion coupled to the drive device accommodation portion and configured to extend in a radial direction. A plurality of blades extend in a direction different from an extension direction of the support portion. Each of the blades has an entrance angle in the range of 39°-49°, an exit angle in the range of 29.5° to 34.5° in one example. The number of the blades is greater than seven and smaller than nine.

ICE-MAKING DEVICE
20170307270 · 2017-10-26 ·

Embodiments of the present invention disclose an ice-making device including an ice tray configured to make ice pieces from water, an ice-making duct, a scroll fan unit, and a cold air guide. The ice-making duct is configured to receive a cold air and supply the cold air toward a lower portion of the ice tray. The scroll fan unit is installed under the ice tray and configured to transfer the cold air supplied from the ice-making duct. The cold air guide is provided under the ice tray and configured to guide the cold air so that the cold air transferred by the scroll fan unit is uniformly supplied to a lower portion of the ice tray.

TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED VENDING MACHINE
20170294069 · 2017-10-12 ·

A temperature-controlled vending machine able to apply a required temperature uniformly within itself includes a cabinet and a temperature control system fixed at the bottom of the cabinet. The temperature control system includes a water tank, a compressor, a condenser, an evaporator defining an air outlet, and a cross-flow fan. The cross-flow fan includes a plurality of fan blades opposite to the air outlet and a housing defining an air guiding exit. The cross-flow fan is able to circulate cool air expelled from the evaporator from the bottom of the cabinet to the top of the cabinet.

REFRIGERATED COMPARTMENT AIR DISTRIBUTION ASSEMBLY

A refrigeration appliance includes a freezer compartment liner that forms a freezer compartment and includes a plurality of walls exposed to an interior of the freezer compartment. The plurality of walls includes first and second sidewalls, a top wall, a bottom wall, and a back wall. Each of the first and second sidewalls includes an air-deflection surface. A refrigeration compartment liner forms a refrigeration compartment. A door is configured to provide access to the freezer compartment. A mullion is disposed between the refrigeration compartment liner and the freezer compartment liner. The mullion includes a forward portion that extends toward the freezer compartment. A fan is configured to direct cooled air along at least one of the plurality of walls of the freezer compartment liner. The fan is configured to direct air toward the air deflection surface.

REFRIGERATOR WITH RETURN AIR INLETS FORMED IN TWO SIDEWALLS OF CABINET

A refrigerator (100) includes: a cabinet (110), in which are defined a cooling chamber (150) at a lower portion and a first storage compartment and a second storage compartment which are spaced side by side above the cooling chamber (150); and an evaporator, arranged in the cooling chamber (150) and configured to cool an airflow entering the cooling chamber (150) to form a cooled airflow. At least one first return air inlet communicated with the cooling chamber (150) is formed in a left sidewall of the first storage compartment such that a return airflow of the first storage compartment enters the cooling chamber (150) to be cooled via the first return air inlet. At least one second return air inlet communicated with the cooling chamber (150) is formed in a right sidewall of the second storage compartment such that a return airflow of the second storage compartment enters the cooling chamber (150) to be cooled via the second return air inlet. The available compartment volume of the refrigerator is increased, and the return air inlets communicated with the cooling chamber (150) are formed in left and right sidewalls of the cabinet respectively.

SUPERCOOLING FREEZER BOX
20220235994 · 2022-07-28 · ·

A supercooling refrigerator (1000) including: a refrigerator body (100); a door (200) for opening and closing one side of the refrigerator body (100); an accommodating portion (400) provided inside the refrigerator body (100) and seated with an object (M) to be stored; a cooling duct (600) including a fan for taking in air in the refrigerator body (100) and discharging the air, and an evaporator (630) for cooling the air discharged from the fan; and a cool air supply duct (700) formed with a cool air discharge port (710) through which the air cooled through the cooling duct (600) is discharged into the refrigerator body (100), the fan being a cross flow fan (620) including a plurality of discs (622), and a plurality of blades (623) disposed between the discs (622) along outer circumferential surfaces of the discs (622).