公开(公告)号：US20180172336A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-21

申请号：US15835106

申请日：2017-12-07

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Il Sung BAE ,  Joo Hee SONG ,  Joo Yong LEE

IPC: F25D23/02 ,  F25D17/04 ,  F25D17/08 ,  F25D17/06

CPC classification number: F25D23/023 ,  F25B2600/112 ,  F25D11/00 ,  F25D17/045 ,  F25D17/062 ,  F25D17/067 ,  F25D17/08 ,  F25D2317/0665 ,  F25D2317/067 ,  F25D2500/02

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator which includes a rear duct including a first guide passage configured to guide cold air generated in an evaporator and a cooling discharge port through which the cold air is discharged from the first guide passage to the inside of a storage compartment to cool the storage compartment, an upper duct including a second guide passage coupled with the first guide passage and an air curtain discharge port through which the cold air is discharged from the second guide passage to a front opening of the storage compartment to form an air curtain at the front opening of the storage compartment, and a blade to close or open the air curtain discharge port and which may form an effective air curtain with a simple structure.