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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2004
Jae-seng Sim, Masan-Shi, KR;
Young-hwan Ko, Changwon-Shi, KR;
Jongmin Shin, Busan, KR;
Bong-jun Choi, Changwon-shi, KR;
Jun-hyeon Hwang, Changwon-Shi, KR;
Young Jeong, Gwangmeong-Shi, KR;
Samchul Ha, Changwon-Shi, KR;
Yunho Hwang, Ellicott City, MD (US);
Jae-Seng Sim, Masan-Shi, KR;
Young-Hwan Ko, Changwon-Shi, KR;
Jongmin Shin, Busan, KR;
Bong-Jun Choi, Changwon-shi, KR;
Jun-Hyeon Hwang, Changwon-Shi, KR;
Young Jeong, Gwangmeong-Shi, KR;
Samchul Ha, Changwon-Shi, KR;
Yunho Hwang, Ellicott City, MD (US);
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A refrigerator is provided which can individually cool a freezing chamber and a refrigerating chamber by dividing a heat exchange region of an evaporator into a freezing chamber side region and a refrigerating chamber side region, forming individual circulation passages for supplying cool air from each region to the freezing chamber and the refrigerating chamber, and forming a freezing chamber fan and a refrigerating chamber fan on each circulation passage. Further, a method for controlling operation of the same is provided which can efficiently perform a cooling operation and reduce power consumption by effectively controlling the operations of each component.