US 11,698,217 B2
Refrigerator
Donghwi Kim, Seoul (KR); Sunghee Kang, Seoul (KR); Minho Song, Seoul (KR); and Yongbum Cho, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jun. 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/339,642.
Application 17/339,642 is a continuation of application No. 16/249,595, filed on Jan. 16, 2019, granted, now 11,047,608.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2018-0046204 (KR), filed on Apr. 20, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2021/0293466 A1, Sep. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. F25D 17/06 (2006.01); F25D 11/02 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 17/065 (2013.01) [F25D 11/02 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet comprising an inner case that defines a storage compartment, and an outer case that surrounds the inner case;
a storage compartment door configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage compartment;
a cold air duct disposed in the storage compartment and configured to discharge cold air to the storage compartment, the cold air duct comprising (i) a frame that defines an air passage and (ii) a partition that is disposed in the frame and that divides the air passage; and
a guide duct disposed between the inner case and the outer case and configured to communicate with the cold air duct, the guide duct extending toward the storage compartment door and being configured to guide cold air received from the cold air duct to the storage compartment door,
wherein the inner case comprises an upper wall defining a first opening and a second opening that are configured to communicate with each other through the guide duct,
wherein at least a portion of the second opening is configured to overlap with the storage compartment door based on the storage compartment door being closed, and
wherein the guide duct comprises:
a cold air inlet configured to communicate with the first opening,
a cold air outlet configured to communicate with the second opening, and
a connection path that extends from the cold air inlet to the cold air outlet.