Refrigerator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10260796-B2
Application number	US-201514969986-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 15, 2015
Priority date	Sep 29, 2010
Publication date	Apr 16, 2019
Grant date	Apr 16, 2019

Abstract

A refrigerator includes a compressor to compress refrigerant, a condenser to liquefy the refrigerant supplied from the compressor, a capillary tube to decompress and expand the refrigerant supplied from the condenser, an evaporator to vaporize the refrigerant supplied from the capillary tube, a shutoff valve installed at an inlet of the capillary tube so as to prevent the refrigerant in the condenser during stoppage of the compressor from being moved to the evaporator, and a control unit to enable the shutoff valve to be blocked together so as to prevent movement of the refrigerant from the condenser to the evaporator during stoppage of the compressor, and to enable the shutoff valve to be opened together so as to move the refrigerant from the condenser to the evaporator during starting of the compressor.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A refrigerator comprising:
a main body including a storage chamber;
a door for the storage chamber;
a gasket mounting portion provided on a side of the door facing the storage chamber when the door is closed;
a gasket mounted on the gasket mounting portion and disposed on the door to seal the storage chamber when the door is closed; and
at least one air exhaust hole formed on the gasket mounting portion and covered by the gasket.

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one air exhaust hole includes a plurality of air exhaust holes arranged along a same direction.

3. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one air exhaust hole is adjacent to an edge of the door.

4. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , further comprising dykes at the side of the door and a guard coupled to the dykes to store foods.

5. The refrigerator according to claim 4 , further comprising at least one air exhaust hole on the dykes to discharge air from within the door.

6. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein
the door has a door panel to form an inside surface of the door facing the storage chamber,
the gasket mounting portion has a groove recessed from the inside surface of the door panel, and
the at least one air exhaust hole is formed at the groove.

7. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a foam material formed inside the door,
wherein the at least one air exhaust hole is to discharge air from within the door during formation of the foam material.

8. A refrigerator comprising:
a main body including a storage chamber;
a door to open or close the storage chamber; and
a gasket mounted on the door to seal the storage chamber while the door closes the storage chamber,
wherein the gasket, while mounted on the door, covers a plurality of air exhaust holes arranged along a same direction on the door.

9. The refrigerator according to claim 8 , further comprising:
a foam material formed inside the door,
wherein the plurality of air exhaust hole are to discharge air from within the door during formation of the foam material.

10. A refrigerator comprising:
a main body including a storage chamber;
a door to open or close the storage chamber; and
a gasket mounted on the door to seal the storage chamber while the door closes the storage chamber,
wherein the gasket, while mounted on the door, covers at least one air exhaust hole adjacent to an edge of the door.

11. The refrigerator according to claim 10 , further comprising:
a foam material formed inside the door,
wherein the at least one air exhaust hole is to discharge air from within the door during formation of the foam material.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Jee Hoon
• Jung Sang Gyu
• Yang Seung Yong
• Oh Jae Sek
• Lee Kae Hum
• Park Sung Cheul
• Lee Jong Nam
• Jeong Ho June

Classifications

• F25D23/062

  defining a cabinet · CPC title

• F25B2500/26

  characterised by the startup of the refrigeration cycle · CPC title

• F25D29/00

  Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices · CPC title

• F25D23/028 Primary

  Details · CPC title

• F25B2600/0251

  with on-off operation · CPC title