US RE50,570 E1
Refrigerator
Dae Jin Hong, Suwon-si (KR); and Yong Woo Kim, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Appl. No. 17/245,507
Filed by Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si (KR)
PCT Filed Jan. 7, 2015, PCT No. PCT/KR2015/000157
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jul. 7, 2016,
PCT Pub. No. WO2015/105333, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 16, 2015.
Application 17/245,507 is a reissue of application No. 15/110,213, filed on Jan. 7, 2015, granted, now 10,345,036, issued on Jul. 9, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2014-0002010 (KR), filed on Jan. 7, 2014; and application No. 10-2014-0089516 (KR), filed on Jul. 16, 2014.
Int. Cl. F25D 29/00 (2006.01); F25D 11/02 (2006.01); F25D 17/06 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01); F25D 23/06 (2006.01); F25D 25/02 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 29/005 (2013.01) [F25D 11/022 (2013.01); F25D 17/065 (2013.01); F25D 23/028 (2013.01); F25D 23/062 (2013.01); F25D 25/025 (2013.01); F25D 2201/126 (2013.01); F25D 2323/021 (2013.01); F25D 2323/024 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a main body;
a storage [ refrigerating ] chamber provided in [ inside ] the main body , the storage chamber having a front surface that is open [ and having an open front side] ;
[ a freezing chamber provided in the main body; ]
an evaporator [ configured ] to supply [ generate ] cool air to the storage chamber; and
a cool air duct to form a flow passage to allow cool air generated by the evaporator to be supplied to the storage chamber, [ including: ]
wherein the cool air duct includes:
a front panel formed of a metal material, the front panel being disposed at a back surface of the storage chamber, such that an indoor space formed inside of the storage chamber is cooled by the cool air supplied to the storage chamber and a uniform temperature is thus maintained in the indoor space of the storage chamber [ provided in the refrigerating chamber, the front panel forming a portion of a rear interior surface of the refrigerating chamber and being formed of a metal material] ,
the front panel including:
an upper part formed in a flat panel shape, and
a lower part [ , ] formed [ in a curved shape, that is integrally coupled ] to integrally extend from the upper part in a streamlined shape from an end of the upper part of the front panel in a direction toward the front surface of the storage chamber, and wherein the lower part of the front panel is formed to gradually curve [ extend ] outward from the end of the upper part of the front panel in the [ a top end of the lower part in a ] direction toward the front surface [ side ] of the storage [ refrigerating ] chamber so that a bottom end of the lower part is formed to be closer to the front surface [ side ] of the storage [ refrigerating ] chamber than a [ the ] top end of the lower part,
[ a plurality of cool air outlets formed on the front panel, ]
a cool air flow passage unit disposed at a back surface [ at a rear side ] of the front panel so as to form the flow passage [ , the cool air flow passage unit including:
a first part arranged at the rear side of the front panel, and
a second part coupled to the first part whereby the first part is between the front panel and the second part, the first part and the second part forming an air flow passage therebetween so that the cool air generated by the evaporator flows through the air flow passage and the cool air is discharged to the refrigerating chamber through openings of the air flow passage at corresponding positions of the plurality of cool air outlets formed on the front panel] ;
a fan mounting member disposed at a lower part of the cool air flow passage unit so as to supply cool air generated by the evaporator to the storage chamber [ portion configured to guide the cool air generated by the evaporator through the air flow passage] ;
wherein the cool air flow passage unit includes:
a first cool air flow passage disposed at a back surface of the front panel, and
a second cool air flow passage connected to a back surface of the first cool air flow passage such that the flow passage is formed between the first cool air flow passage and the second cool air flow passage
[ a fan mounted in the fan mounting portion, and
a barrier provided at the lower part of the front panel, the barrier forming a portion of the rear interior surface of the refrigerating chamber,
wherein the evaporator and the fan are disposed at a rear side of the barrier] .