Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Wha S Im

Kil Sung Lee

Yun Hee Kang

The present invention is related to a switching device for selectively controlling the flow of cooling air in a central cooling air duct of a refrigerator of the type having a cold storage space and a freezing storage space. In preferred embodiments, the switching apparatus includes a pivotal flap member disposed in a cooling air duct leading to both the freezing and cold storage spaces. A manually operable control lever is pivotably mounted at a housing attached to the cooling air duct and is interconnected to pivot the control flap valve by means of a connecting pin having one end connected to the control lever and the other end connected to a working lever which is in rotatably fixed with the pivot axis of the control flap.

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Kyunggi-do, South Korea

Wha S Im