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Date of Patent:
Jun. 01, 2010

Filed:

Jun. 21, 2004
Applicants:

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);

Inventors:

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);

Assignee:

LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
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.


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