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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2014
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Jin Jeong, Yongin-si, KR;
Jae Hoon Lim, Suwon-si, KR;
Jae Seung Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Seong Ki Jeong, Incheon, KR;
Young Shik Shin, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jae Koog An, Gwangju, KR;
Chang Hak Lim, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Sang Hyun Park, Seongnam-si, KR;
Khan Qa Sim, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, KR;
Abstract
A refrigerator includes an ice making compartment, an ice making unit producing ice in the ice making compartment, and a refrigeration cycle including a refrigerant pipe to supply cooling energy to the ice making compartment. Air present in the ice making compartment is cooled while undergoing direct heat exchange with at least one of the ice making unit and the refrigerant pipe.