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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 11, 2020
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventor:
Hosan Kim, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 47/02 (2006.01); F25B 41/04 (2006.01); F28D 1/04 (2006.01); F28F 1/32 (2006.01); F25D 11/02 (2006.01); F28D 1/047 (2006.01); F25B 6/02 (2006.01); F25B 5/04 (2006.01); F25B 7/00 (2006.01); F25B 41/20 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 47/022 (2013.01); F25B 5/04 (2013.01); F25B 6/02 (2013.01); F25B 7/00 (2013.01); F25B 41/20 (2021.01); F25D 11/022 (2013.01); F28D 1/0417 (2013.01); F28D 1/0477 (2013.01); F28F 1/325 (2013.01); F25B 2400/0403 (2013.01); F25B 2400/0409 (2013.01); F25B 2400/0411 (2013.01); F25B 2400/061 (2013.01); F25B 2600/2501 (2013.01); F25B 2600/2507 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refrigerator includes a first refrigeration cycle unit that is configured to circulate a first refrigerant and that includes a first compressor, a first condenser, a first expansion device, and a first evaporator, a second refrigeration cycle unit that is configured to circulate a second refrigerant and that includes a second compressor, a second condenser, a second expansion device, and a second evaporator, a first valve unit installed at an outlet side of the first compressor, and a first hot gas path configured to extend from the first valve unit to the second evaporator and configured to supply the first refrigerant to the second evaporator.