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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 06, 2022
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Wonjae Yoon, Suwon-si, KR;
Kookjeong Seo, Suwon-si, KR;
Sucheol Yoo, Suwon-si, KR;
Kyunghoon Choi, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A refrigerator including a main body having a storage chamber and a cold air supply device configured to supply cold air to the storage chamber, wherein the cold air supply device includes a compressor, a condenser configured to condense a refrigerant compressed by the compressor, a flow path switching valve connected to the condenser, a first capillary tube and a second capillary tube connected to the flow path switching valve, respectively, the second capillary tube arranged in parallel with the first capillary tube, and a cluster pipe arranged between the flow path switching valve and the first capillary tube to further condensate the refrigerant pass therethrough. The flow path switching valve is configured to selectively allow the refrigerant received from the condenser to flow into the first capillary tube or the second capillary tube.