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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2013
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 17/04 (2006.01); F25C 5/16 (2006.01); F25D 23/12 (2006.01); F25D 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25C 5/16 (2013.01); F25D 23/12 (2013.01); F25D 31/007 (2013.01); F25B 2500/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a driving assembly that is mounted on the case and an underside of the agitating assembly to generate a driving force for swinging the agitating assembly, and a refrigeration cycle for producing cold air to be supplied to the storage chamber and the cooling device. The cooling device further includes a starting torque supply mechanism supplying mechanical or electric energy to the agitating assembly, to initiate a swinging motion of the agitating assembly.