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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 1999
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1998
Jae-Hoon Lim, Suwon, KR;
Jung-Hoon Lee, Kwangju, KR;
Sang-Gyu Jung, Kwangju, KR;
Sun-Guy Lee, Kwangju, KR;
Chan-Ho Kim, Kwangju, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon, KR;
Abstract
A refrigerator includes a main body, freezing and refrigerating compartments formed in the main body, an evaporator for generating cool air, and a cool air dispersing system for dispersing cool air in the refrigerating compartment. The cool air dispersing system has a horizontal cool air dispersing device rotatable about a vertical axis for dispersing the cool air in a horizontal direction, a motor for rotating the horizontal cool air dispersing device, and a vertical cool air dispersing device for dispersing the cool air in the vertical direction. A force converting device is provided for vertically moving the vertical cool air dispersing device using a rotational force of the horizontal cool air dispersing device.