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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 12, 2012
Applicants:
Sangbong Lee, Seoul, KR;
Taehee Lee, Seoul, KR;
Younghoon Yun, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 11/04 (2006.01); F25B 29/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 29/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refrigerator having an auxiliary cooling device is disclosed. The refrigerator may include a cabinet that includes a storage compartment to preserve food and a pipe for refrigerant arranged in the storage compartment to cool the storage compartment. a phase change material may provide auxiliary cooling for the storage compartment when the pipe is not operational. An enclosure for the phase change material may be provided around the pipe. The pipe may have a serpentine shape and the enclosure may be formed of a flexible material and shaped to corresponding to a shape of the pipe.