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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 28, 1998
Seok Ro Kim, Changwon, KR;
LG Electronics, Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A cool air supplying device for a fresh food compartment in refrigerators is disclosed. In the device, a cool air passage extends from an evaporator to the fresh food compartment. A connection duct is branched from the passage and extends to a front portion of the fresh food compartment. A plurality of door ducts are provided on the door of the fresh food compartment and individually have an air inlet opening at a position selectively aligned with an associated one of the air outlet openings of the connection duct. The door ducts also have a plurality of air outlet ports capable of discharging cool air from the door ducts into the fresh food compartment rearwardly. The amount of cool air for the air outlet openings of the connection duct is controlled by a cool air distribution unit. The air distribution unit has a motored regulator.