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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2003
Filed:
Nov. 19, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Matsushita Refrigeration Company, Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 1/102 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 1/102 ;
Abstract
There are provided, in the order from top, a refrigerating compartment ( ), a vegetable compartment ( ) and a freezing compartment ( ), and a compressor ( ) and a cooler ( ) are disposed in side-by-side relation in a left and right direction at a location rearwardly of the freezing compartment ( ). Also, a damper device ( ) and a forced draft fan ( ) are provided above the compressor ( ) and the cooler ( ), and an electronic control board ( ) is provided rearwardly of the cooler ( ). In addition, a chilly air discharge duct ( ) and a chilly air suction duct ( ) are provided at opposite ends of a deep region within the refrigerating compartment ( ).