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Patent No.:

US 6082131 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2000

Filed:

Oct. 20, 1998

Refrigerator

Applicant:
Inventors:

Masaru Hirosawa, Shimane, JP;

Hiroyuki Ichouda, Shimane, JP;

Yasuhide Koike, Shimane, JP;

Tomio Suyama, Shimane, JP;

Assignee:

Hoshizaki Denki Co., Ltd., Toyoake, JP;

Attorney:

Wenderoth, Lind & Ponack, L.L.P.

Primary Examiner:

Henry Bennett

Assistant Examiner:

Mark Shulman

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
62448 ; 62258 ; 62298 ; 62297 ; 62302 ; 62450 ;
Abstract

A refrigerator includes a support panel extending sideways from a bottom of a storage heat insulating box at one side of the box. An evaporator heat insulating box is provided for accommodating an evaporator and is formed at the one side of the storage heat insulating box with an equipment accommodating space being formed between itself and the base panel. A back panel extends from the rear wall of the storage heat insulating box so as to form rear walls of the evaporator heat insulating box and the equipment accommodating space, respectively. A side panel is continuous to the back panel so as to define an air circulation space together with a side of the evaporator heat insulating box. A front panel is continuous to the side panel so as to provide a front of the evaporator heat insulating box and the equipment accommodating space. The front panel has in its lower portion a suction hole communicating with the equipment accommodating space and in its upper portion an exhaust hole communicating with the air circulation space. Also, a fan is provided in the equipment accommodating space, and can be driven to draw air in through the suction hole to cool the condenser and the compressor. The drawn air is discharged as hot air through the air circulation space at one side of the evaporator compartment and the exhaust hole.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Hirosawa, Masaru. (2000). Refrigerator (U.S. Patent No. 6082131). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/6082131

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