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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2021
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Dae Woong Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hee Su Yang, Seoul, KR;
Min Kyu Oh, Seoul, KR;
Su Young Lee, Seoul, KR;
Ja Yoen Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hwa Yun Choi, Seoul, KR;
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 31/00 (2006.01); F25B 21/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 21/04 (2013.01); F25D 31/002 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a cooling guide transmitting coldness to a drink container stored in an erect state in the cabinet, a cooler located in the cabinet to cool the cooling guide, and a dispenser nozzle disposed to be at least partially exposed outside the cabinet. The cooler includes a thermoelectric element and a cooling block having a surface facing the thermoelectric element of the cooler and a surface of the cooling block facing the cooling guide, where the surfaces have different areas.