IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0117413
(2008-05-08)
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등록번호 |
US-7631514
(2009-12-24)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Kim, Ill Shin
- Yu, Seon Il
- Seok, Kun Jun
- Kwon, Yong Chol
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
145 |
초록
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The present invention is directed to a refrigerator. According to an aspect of the present invention for solving the above problems, there is provided a refrigerator including a refrigerating chamber formed at a relatively upper portion of a refrigerator body and a freezing chamber formed at a rela
The present invention is directed to a refrigerator. According to an aspect of the present invention for solving the above problems, there is provided a refrigerator including a refrigerating chamber formed at a relatively upper portion of a refrigerator body and a freezing chamber formed at a relatively lower portion of the refrigerator body, which comprises an ice-making chamber which is partitioned in the refrigerating chamber by means of insulating walls and includes an icemaker for making ice and an ice storage for storing the ice made in the icemaker, a first heat exchanger for generating cold air to regulate the temperature in the ice-making chamber, and a second heat exchanger for generating cold air to regulate the temperature in the freezing and refrigerating chambers, wherein the first and second heat exchanger are components of a heat exchange cycle. According to the refrigerator of the present invention so configured, there are advantages in that the temperature in the refrigerating chamber can be accurately controlled, the loss of cold air can be minimized and the structures for supplying water into the icemaker and the dispenser can be simplified.
대표청구항
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The invention claimed is: 1. A refrigerator comprising: a refrigerator body having a refrigerating compartment, the refrigerating compartment defining a single opening for frontal access to the refrigerating compartment; a pair of doors that are coupled to the refrigerator body by hinges and that a
The invention claimed is: 1. A refrigerator comprising: a refrigerator body having a refrigerating compartment, the refrigerating compartment defining a single opening for frontal access to the refrigerating compartment; a pair of doors that are coupled to the refrigerator body by hinges and that are configured to open and close the single opening defined by the refrigerating compartment; a pair of storage units that are disposed adjacent each other within the refrigerating compartment and that are configured to be drawn in or out of the refrigerating compartment, wherein the pair of doors includes: a first refrigerator door configured to open to enable frontal access and close to inhibit frontal access to a first portion of the single opening defined by the refrigerating compartment; and a second refrigerator door configured to open to enable frontal access and close to inhibit frontal access to a second portion of the single opening defined by the refrigerating compartment, the second portion of the single opening defined by the refrigerating compartment including a portion of the single opening defined by the refrigerating compartment other than the portion covered by the first refrigerator door when the first refrigerator door is in a closed position; a first gasket provided at an edge surface of the first refrigerator door; a second gasket provided at an edge surface of the second refrigerator door, the second gasket and the first gasket being oriented such that, when the second refrigerator door is in a closed position and the first refrigerator door is in the closed position, the second gasket contacts the first gasket within a space that is defined between the first and second refrigerator doors to limit flow of air in the space defined between the first refrigerator door and the second refrigerator door; an ice compartment that is located within the refrigerating compartment at a position corresponding to and covered by the first refrigerator door when the first refrigerator door is in a closed position, that is configured to store ice made by an ice maker, and that is defined by at least one insulating wall, the at least one insulating wall being configured to facilitate maintenance of an operating temperature of the ice compartment that is lower than an operating temperature of the refrigerating compartment; a dispenser that is positioned on the first refrigerator door and that is configured to dispense ice stored in the ice compartment through the first refrigerator door when the first refrigerator door is in the closed position; and a shelf positioned in a horizontal plane that is perpendicular to an external surface of the first refrigerator door when the first refrigerator door is in the closed position, that is perpendicular to an external surface of the second refrigerator door when the second refrigerator door is in a closed position, and that intersects the ice compartment, at least a portion of the shelf corresponding to and being covered by the second refrigerator door when the second refrigerator door is in the closed position. 2. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein: the first refrigerator door includes a first door surface plane and a first edge plane that is orthogonal to the first door surface plane; the first gasket is affixed to the first edge plane and extends along a vertical length of the first edge plane; the second refrigerator door includes a second door surface plane and a second edge plane that is orthogonal to the second door surface plane; and the second gasket is affixed to the second edge plane and extends along a vertical length of the second edge plane. 3. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein the first refrigerator door and the second refrigerator door have a relative orientation that enables the first and second refrigerator doors to completely close the refrigerating compartment when the first refrigerator door is in the closed position and the second refrigerator door is in the closed position. 4. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein the contact between the second gasket and the first gasket seals the refrigerating compartment. 5. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein the first refrigerator door has a first width, and the second refrigerator door has a second width that differs from the first width. 6. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein the refrigerating compartment does not include a structure at a front surface of the refrigerating compartment at a position corresponding to the space that is defined between the first and second refrigerator doors when the second refrigerator door is in the closed position and the first refrigerator door is in the closed position. 7. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein the pair of storage units are positioned adjacent each other with nothing therebetween, the pair of storage units span a width of the single opening defined by the refrigerating compartment, and the pair of storage units are configured to slide into and out of the refrigerating compartment. 8. The refrigerator of claim 1 further comprising a shelf that spans a width of the single opening defined by the refrigerating compartment, wherein a first portion of the shelf is exposed when the first refrigerator door is in an open position and the second refrigerator door is in a closed position and a second portion of the shelf is exposed when the first refrigerator door is in a closed position and the second refrigerator door is in an open position. 9. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein the ice compartment and the shelf are positioned adjacent each other with nothing therebetween. 10. The refrigerator of claim 9 wherein the ice compartment and the shelf span a width of the single opening defined by the refrigerating compartment. 11. The refrigerator of claim 1 wherein a width of the ice compartment is less than a width of the first refrigerator door, and a width of the shelf is larger than a width of the second refrigerator door. 12. A refrigerator comprising: a refrigerator body; a refrigerating compartment that is defined at a first portion of the refrigerator body and that defines a single opening for frontal access to the refrigerating compartment; a freezing compartment that is defined at a second portion of the refrigerator body, the second portion of the refrigerator body being different than the first portion of the refrigerator body; at least one heat exchanger configured to regulate operating temperatures in the refrigerating compartment and the freezing compartment that differ, with the freezing compartment having an operating temperature that is lower than an operating temperature of the refrigerating compartment; a pair of doors that are coupled to the refrigerator body by hinges and that are configured to open and close the single opening defined by the refrigerating compartment, the pair of doors including: a first refrigerator door configured to open to enable frontal access and close to inhibit frontal access to a first portion of the single opening defined by the refrigerating compartment, and a second refrigerator door configured to open to enable frontal access and close to inhibit frontal access to a second portion of the single opening defined by the refrigerating compartment, the second portion of the single opening defined by the refrigerating compartment including a portion of the single opening defined by the refrigerating compartment other than the portion covered by the first refrigerator door when the first refrigerator door is in a closed position; a first gasket provided at the first refrigerator door; a second gasket provided at the second refrigerator door, the second gasket and the first gasket being oriented such that, when the second refrigerator door is in a closed position and the first refrigerator door is in the closed position, the first gasket and the second gasket limit flow of air through the single opening defined by the refrigerating compartment; a pair of storage units that are disposed adjacent each other within the refrigerating compartment and that are configured to be drawn in or out of the refrigerating compartment; a first shelf that spans a width of the single opening defined by the refrigerating compartment, wherein a first portion of the shelf is exposed when the first refrigerator door is in an open position and the second refrigerator door is in a closed position and a second portion of the shelf is exposed when the first refrigerator door is in the closed position and the second refrigerator door is in an open position; an ice compartment that is located within the refrigerating compartment at a position corresponding to and covered by the first refrigerator door when the first refrigerator door is in the closed position, that is configured to store ice made by an ice maker, and that is defined by at least one insulating wall, the at least one insulating wall being configured to facilitate maintenance of an operating temperature of the ice compartment that is lower than the operating temperature of the refrigerating compartment; a dispenser that is positioned on the first refrigerator door and that is configured to dispense ice stored in the ice compartment through the first refrigerator door when the first refrigerator door is in the closed position; and a second shelf positioned in a horizontal plane that is perpendicular to an external surface of the first refrigerator door when the first refrigerator door is in the closed position, that is perpendicular to an external surface of the second refrigerator door when the second refrigerator door is in the closed position, and that intersects the ice compartment, at least a portion of the second shelf corresponding to and being covered by the second refrigerator door when the second refrigerator door is in the closed position. 13. The refrigerator of claim 12 wherein the pair of storage units are positioned adjacent each other with nothing therebetween, the pair of storage units span a width of the single opening defined by the refrigerating compartment, and the pair of storage units are configured to slide into and out of the refrigerating compartment. 14. The refrigerator of claim 12 wherein the ice compartment and the second shelf are positioned adjacent each other with nothing therebetween. 15. The refrigerator of claim 14 wherein the ice compartment and the second shelf span a width of the single opening defined by the refrigerating compartment. 16. The refrigerator of claim 12 wherein a width of the ice compartment is less than a width of the first refrigerator door, and a width of the second shelf is larger than a width of the second refrigerator door. 17. The refrigerator of claim 12 wherein the second gasket and the first gasket are oriented such that, when the second refrigerator door is in a closed position and the first refrigerator door is in the closed position, the second gasket contacts the first gasket within a space that is defined between the first and second refrigerator doors to limit flow of air in the space defined between the first refrigerator door and the second refrigerator door. 18. The refrigerator of claim 17 wherein the contact between the second gasket and the first gasket seals the refrigerating compartment. 19. The refrigerator of claim 12 wherein the first refrigerator door has a first width, and the second refrigerator door has a second width that differs from the first width.
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