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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 09, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2013
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Ki Hyun Kim, Gwangju, KR;
Myoung Hun Kim, Gimhae-si, KR;
Gab Jung Kim, Gwangmyeong-si, KR;
Sang Soo Kim, Gwangju, KR;
Gyu Wan Choe, Gimhae-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A refrigerator includes a body, first and second storage compartments, first and second refrigerating units to cool the first and second storage compartments, and a heat exchanger to individually condense first and second refrigerants of the first and second refrigerating units and a second refrigerant of the second refrigerating unit. The heat exchanger includes first and second headers each having an opening formed in the outer wall, a tube inserted into the first and second headers through the openings, and a baffle disposed in the internal space of the first header so as to partition off the internal space of the first header. The tube includes a plurality of channels spaced apart from each other by a predetermined gap, and the baffle blocks at least one of the plurality of channels.