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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2011
Applicants:
Yeonwoo Cho, Seoul, KR;
Yanggyu Kim, Seoul, KR;
Younseok Lee, Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 17/04 (2006.01); F25D 11/02 (2006.01); F25D 17/06 (2006.01); F25D 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 11/02 (2013.01); F25D 17/04 (2013.01); F25D 17/06 (2013.01); F25D 31/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided are a cooling apparatus and a refrigerator having the same. The cooling apparatus includes a case configured to receive a container holding a liquid, and an agitating member that is positioned within the case and that is configured to agitate the container holding the liquid. The cooling apparatus also includes an electro-magnetic power generator that includes an electromagnet and that is configured to generate a driving force that causes the agitating member to agitate the container holding the liquid.