Lg Electronics Inc.

Jeongwon Park

Kyungseok Kim

Myungjin Chung

Yonghun Suh

Jinho Kim

Jihyun Im

Jindong Kim

Giseok Seong

Wookyung Baik

Tackwon Han

Sunghee Kang

Kyeongyun Kim

Seunguk Ahn

Namsoo Cho

Hosan Kim

Yonghyeon Cho

Namgyo Lee

Yoonseong Nam

Jeheon Cho

A refrigerator may include a body formed with a storage space and a cooling module accommodating space; a cooling module disposed in the cooling module accommodating space and having a heat absorption part and a heat radiating part; a drawer supporter disposed inside the storage space; and a drawer supported by the drawer supporter, and the drawer supporter is formed with an inner passage through which cold air flowing from the heat absorption part passes, and the drawer supporter is formed with a plurality of cold air discharge ports through which cold air of the inner passage is discharged in an opposite direction. Therefore, it is possible to maximize the depth of the storage space in the front-rear direction while minimizing the number of parts, and cool the entire storage space evenly.

Refrigerator

A refrigerator includes a cabinet formed with a chamber, a partition wall configured to partition the chamber into a storage space and an air flow path and including a discharge port and a suction port, and a heat exchanger provided in the air flow path, in which the air flow path includes a discharge flow path to guide air discharged to the discharge port, the discharge flow path has an inlet closer to a first side edge of the partition wall, and the suction port is formed closer to a vertical centerline of the partition wall than either of a first or second side edge of the partition wall.

Refrigerator including a drawer supporter having a cold air discharge port

A refrigerator includes a cabinet configured to have an inner case in which a storage chamber is formed, a cooler configured to cool the storage chamber, a heating device configured to be spaced apart from the cooler and heat the storage chamber, a circulation fan configured to circulate air in the storage chamber, and a controller configured to operate the circulation fan when the heating device is operated.

A refrigerator includes a cabinet in which a storage chamber is formed, a cooler configured to cool the storage chamber, a heater configured to heat the storage chamber, a temperature sensor configured to sense a storage chamber temperature, and a controller configured to control the cooler and the heater, in which the controller selectively performs a plurality of modes, the plurality of modes include a cooling mode in which the cooler is operated or stopped, a heating mode in which the heater is operated or stopped, and a standby mode in which the cooler and the heater are stopped, and the plurality of modes are performed in the order of the cooling mode, the standby mode, and heating mode, or are performed in the order of the heating mode, the standby mode, and the cooling mode.

A refrigerator includes a cabinet configured to form a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber, a first evaporator configured to cool the first storage chamber, a first fan configured to circulate air in the first storage chamber to the first evaporator and the first storage chamber, a second evaporator configured to cool the second storage chamber, a compressor configured to be connected to the first evaporator and the second evaporator, a second fan configured to circulate air in the second storage chamber to the second evaporator and the second storage chamber; a refrigerant valve configured to guide refrigerant to the first evaporator or the second evaporator, and a controller configured to perform a plurality of modes sequentially to defrost the second evaporator.

A refrigerator includes a body including at least one storage compartment and a cooling module accommodating space, a door to open and close the storage compartment, and a cooling module accommodated in the cooling module accommodating space. The cooling module may include a heat radiating part, a heat absorption part, and a cooling module barrier to separate the heat radiating part and the heat absorption part. The heat radiating part may be disposed eccentrically on one of lateral sides of the cooling module and the heat absorption part may be disposed at a lateral side of the heat radiating part.

A refrigerator includes a cabinet configured to be formed with a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber, a first door configured to open and close the first storage chamber, a second door configured to open and close the second storage chamber, a first cooler and a heater configured to adjust the temperature of the first storage chamber, a second cooler configured to adjust a temperature of the second storage chamber, and a controller configured to perform a general operation of the first storage chamber in preference to door load response operation of the second storage chamber, of the general operation of adjusting the temperature of the first storage chamber and the door load response operation of the second storage chamber.

A control method for a refrigerator comprises driving a first cooling fan to cool a first storage chamber; adjusting a damper to cause cold air to simultaneously flow through first and second cold-air passages; adjusting a damper to reduce the opening angle of the first cold-air passage, when the temperature of a high-temperature chamber reaches a value smaller than or equal to a second reference temperature for the high-temperature chamber; adjusting a damper to reduce the opening angle of the second cold-air passage, when the temperature of a low-temperature chamber reaches a value smaller than or equal to a second reference temperature for the low-temperature chamber; and driving a second cooling fan to cool a second storage chamber. When a predetermined time elapses or the sensed temperature of the high-temperature chamber reaches a first set temperature, the damper is adjusted to increase the opening angle of the first cold-air passage.

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Jeongwon Park