US 12,078,405 B2
Refrigerator
Jeongwon Yoo, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jun. 22, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/213,122.
Application 18/213,122 is a continuation of application No. 17/223,872, filed on Apr. 6, 2021, granted, now 11,719,485.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0078304 (KR), filed on Jun. 26, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0332820 A1, Oct. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. F25D 23/00 (2006.01); F25B 39/04 (2006.01); F25D 19/00 (2006.01); F28D 1/047 (2006.01); F28D 21/00 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 23/003 (2013.01) [F25B 39/04 (2013.01); F25D 19/00 (2013.01); F28D 1/0476 (2013.01); F25B 2339/04 (2013.01); F28D 2021/007 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet that defines a storage space and a machine compartment therein;
a compressor disposed in the machine compartment;
a condenser that is disposed in the machine compartment, the condenser being curved along front, rear, and side surfaces of the machine compartment; and
a blow fan disposed between the compressor and the condenser in the machine compartment,
wherein the condenser comprises:
a first header disposed at a first end of the condenser,
a second header disposed at a second end of the condenser,
a plurality of tubes that connect the first header and the second header to each other,
an input connection portion that extends from the first header toward the second header, the input connection portion being configured to supply refrigerant to the first header, and
an output connection portion that extends from the first header toward the second header and is spaced apart from the input connection portion, the output connection portion being configured to receive the refrigerant discharged from the first header,
wherein each of the input connection portion and the output connection portion extends parallel to the blow fan without extending toward the blow fan, and
wherein the input connection portion is curved into an inner space defined by the plurality of tubes that are bent and connect between the first header and the second header.