Refrigerator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11480381-B2
Application number	US-201917042111-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 4, 2019
Priority date	Apr 5, 2018
Publication date	Oct 25, 2022
Grant date	Oct 25, 2022

Abstract

A refrigerator includes a vacuum adiabatic body having a storage space to store a product and a door to open or close the storage space. The main body includes a first plate and perforation plate. A cool air supply gap through which cool air flows is formed between the first plate and the perforation plate. At least two holes through which cool air is discharged to the storage space are formed in the perforation plate. The first plate may be a wall of the main body.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A refrigerator, comprising:
a vacuum adiabatic body having a first space configured to store a product, the first space being configured to be maintained at a prescribed temperature; and
a door configured to open or close the storage space,
wherein the vacuum adiabatic body includes:
a first plate defining at least a portion of a first wall inside the refrigerator, the first plate being made of a material having a high thermal conductivity coefficient;
a second plate defining at least a portion of a second wall opposite of the first wall, wherein a distance between the first plate and the second plate defines a second space;
at least one support provided in the second space and between the first and second plates;
a conductive resistance sheet coupling the first plate and the second plate so as to seal the second space and maintain the second space in a vacuum state, the conductive resistance sheet being configured to reduce a heat transfer amount between the first plate and the second plate, and
a perforation plate spaced apart from the first plate by a gap to allow passage of cool air flows, the perforation plate having at least two holes through which cool air is discharged into the first space.

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the perforation plate is provided at at least one of a rear side or an upper side of the vacuum adiabatic body.

3. The refrigerator according to claim 2 , wherein the perforation plate is provided at both the rear side and the upper side of the vacuum adiabatic body.

4. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the perforation plate extends across an entirety of a rear side of the vacuum adiabatic body.

5. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the perforation plate extends across an entirety of an upper side of the vacuum adiabatic body.

6. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the perforation plate is provided at an upper side of the vacuum adiabatic body and has a front portion and a rear portion, the front portion being configured to discharge a larger amount of cool air than the rear portion.

7. The refrigerator according to claim 6 , wherein the front portion of the perforation plate has at least one hole and the rear portion has at least one hole, and the hole of the front portion is larger than the hole on the rear portion.

8. The refrigerator according to claim 6 , wherein the at least two holes include three or more holes, and the front portion of the perforation plate has more holes than the rear portion.

9. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the perforation plate is provided at a rear side of the vacuum adiabatic body and has an upper portion and a lower portion, the upper portion being configured to discharge a larger amount of cool air than the lower portion.

10. The refrigerator according to claim 9 , wherein the upper portion of the perforation plate has at least one hole and the lower portion has at least one hole, and the hole of the upper portion is larger than the hole of the lower portion.

11. The refrigerator according to claim 6 , wherein the at least two holes include three or more holes, and the upper portion of the perforation plate has more holes than the lower portion.

12. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the first plate is made of stainless steel and the perforation plate is made of resin.

13. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the at least two holes are distributed across an entire surface of the perforation plate.

14. The refrigerator according to claim 13 , wherein the at least two holes distributed across the entire surface of the perforation plate are provided at an uneven density.

15. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein each of the at least two holes has an area of 7.065 mm 2 to 19.625 mm 2 .

16. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the prescribed temperature is configured to refrigerate products stored in the first space.

17. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the perforation plate and the first plate are exposed to cool air supplied from an outside of the refrigerator.

18. A refrigerator, comprising:
a main body having a storage space therein; and
a door configured to open or close the main body to allow access to the storage space, wherein the main body includes:
a first plate defining at least a portion of an inner wall of the storage space;
a second plate defining at least a portion of an outer wall of the main body, wherein a space between the first and second plates is sealed to form a vacuum space;
at least one support provided in the vacuum space and between the first and second plates, a first predetermined distance being between the first and second plates; and
a perforation plate spaced from the first plate by a second predetermined distance to form a gap to allow passage of cool air, the perforation plate defining another portion of the storage space, and having a plurality of holes through which cool air is discharged into the storage space.

19. The refrigerator according to claim 18 , further comprising:
a machine chamber provided at a lower side of the main body, the machine chamber housing a compressor, a condenser, an expander, and an evaporator to produce cool air;
a fan configured to guide the cool air; and
a cool air discharge pipe configured to receive cool air from the fan and guide cool air toward the gap, wherein the perforation plate extends across the lower side and an upper side of the main body, and a size and density of the plurality of holes increases in a direction from the lower side to the upper side.

20. A refrigerator, comprising:
a main body defining a storage space, at least a portion of a wall of the main body having first and second plates defining a vacuum space therebetween and a perforation plate forming a gap with the first plate through which cool air flows; and
a door configured to selectively open or close the storage space,
wherein a plurality of holes are machined in the perforation plate to discharge cool air from the gap into the storage space to maintain the storage space at a prescribed temperature, and the plurality of holes have a size and density configured to increase in a downstream of cool air flowing through the gap.

Assignees

• Lg Electronics Inc

Inventors

• Kang Myoungju
• Youn Deokhyun
• Lee Jangseok

Classifications

• F25D2317/067

  characterised by air ducts · CPC title

• F25D23/065 Primary

  Details · CPC title

• F25D23/087

  Sealing strips · CPC title

• F25D23/02

  Doors; Covers (F25D23/08 takes precedence {locks or fastenings E05B65/0042}) · CPC title

• F25D2317/066

  characterised by the air supply · CPC title