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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 21, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Keiko Igari, Tokyo, JP;
Mutsumi Kato, Tokyo, JP;
Katsumasa Sakamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Kouichi Hashimoto, Tokyo, JP;
Takenori Adachi, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62186 ; 62131 ; 62408 ; 236 493 ;
Abstract
To provide a refrigerator capable of uniforming the temperature in the refrigerator by rapidly lowering the temperature at the door side of the refrigerator when the temperature rises by opening and closing a refrigerator door. Therefore, a cold air channel 18 is provided for the side of a refrigerator 6 separately from a cold air channel 11 at the back of the refrigerator 6 to control the amount of cold air supplied from side cold-air blowoff ports 23 by a side temperature sensor 20 and a side temperature damper 19.