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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2023
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Youngmin You, Suwon-si, KR;
Jinyoung Song, Suwon-si, KR;
Ilsung Bae, Suwon-si, KR;
Byungkwan Yang, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Gyeonggi-Do, KR;
Abstract
A refrigerator includes an outer case forming the exterior of a main body, an inner case disposed inside the outer case to form a storage compartment, an upper duct including an upper outlet to discharge cold air downward toward the storage compartment, and disposed in the inner case to form an upper flow path to supply cold air to the upper outlet, a rear duct including a rear flow path configured to guide the cold air to the upper flow path, and a rear outlet configured to discharge cold air from the rear flow path into the storage compartment, a light emitting diode (LED) module coupled to the upper duct to emit light toward the storage compartment and including a plurality of LEDs, and a reflective cover disposed on a rear side of the storage compartment to be coupled to the rear duct and reflecting light from the LED module.