公开(公告)号：US20210247130A1

公开(公告)日：2021-08-12

申请号：US17170045

申请日：2021-02-08

Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Inventor： Jinhyun PARK ,  Jongsung PARK ,  Kookjeong SEO ,  Sungmin CHO

IPC: F25D23/06 ,  F16L59/065 ,  F16L59/07

Abstract: A vacuum insulator having a structure that improves thermal insulation performance, a method of manufacturing the vacuum insulator, and a refrigerator including the vacuum insulator are provided. The refrigerator includes an outer case configured to form an external appearance, an inner case provided inside the outer case and forming a storage compartment and a vacuum insulator provided between the outer case and the inner case. The vacuum insulator includes a core material formed of glass fibers having a diameter larger than or equal to 5 μm and smaller than or equal 8 μm, an adsorbent configured to adsorb a heat transfer medium, and an envelope configured to accommodate the core material and the adsorbent.

公开(公告)号：US20240082904A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-14

申请号：US18220527

申请日：2023-07-11

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sungmin CHO ,  Yurim PARK ,  Youngdeog KOH ,  Sangjun PARK ,  Sungtae PARK ,  Jungsoo LIM ,  Suhyeon HAN

IPC: B21D53/06 ,  B21D9/04

CPC classification number: B21D53/06 ,  B21D9/04

Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a heat exchanger including a refrigerant tube, the apparatus including a moving rod movable along a first direction; and a tube expansion body connected to the moving rod to be linearly movable along the first direction, the tube expansion body insertable into a tube base material of the refrigerant tub such that the tube base material is expanded outward when the tube expansion body is inserted into the tube base material of the refrigerant tube, wherein the tube expansion body includes a plurality of groove forming protrusions formed on an outer surface of the tube expansion body so as to extend along a direction inclined with respect to the first direction, the groove forming protrusions form a plurality of grooves on an inner surface of the tube base material, when the tube expansion body is moved to be inserted into the tube base material.

公开(公告)号：US20230392848A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-07

申请号：US18220442

申请日：2023-07-11

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sungmin CHO ,  Kookjeong SEO ,  Jinhyun PARK

IPC: F25C1/18 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25D29/00

CPC classification number: F25C1/18 ,  F25C1/24 ,  F25D29/00 ,  F25C2400/14 ,  F25D2400/02 ,  F25C2600/04

Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerator including: an ice maker. The ice maker includes a tray; a water supplier configured to supply water into the tray; a heater configured to heat water supplied into the tray; a cooler configured to cool the tray; a condensate collector configured to collect water vapor from the tray, separate the collected water vapor into condensate and air, and transfer the separated condensate to the water supplier; and a controller configured to control the water supplier and the heater to generate the water vapor by raising a temperature of water supplied into the tray above a boiling point, and controlling the cooler to turn water, of which a dissolved air concentration is reduced due to the generation of the water vapor, in the tray into ice.

公开(公告)号：US20230228478A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-20

申请号：US18123163

申请日：2023-03-17

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jinhyun PARK ,  Kookjeong SEO ,  Sungmin CHO

IPC: F25D23/06

CPC classification number: F25D23/063 ,  F25D2201/14

Abstract: A main body of a refrigerating includes a plurality of vacuum insulation panels, each vacuum insulation panel of the plurality of vacuum insulation panels including an exterior material having first and second surfaces opposite to each other, and a core material in a vacuum state between the first and second surfaces of the exterior material. The plurality of vacuum insulation panels are assembled together so that the first surfaces of the exterior materials of the plurality of vacuum insulation panels form a storage compartment inside the main body.

公开(公告)号：US20240430988A1

公开(公告)日：2024-12-26

申请号：US18769871

申请日：2024-07-11

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Minkyung LEE ,  Soobin KWON ,  Kwangjoo KIM ,  Sungmin CHO ,  Minsu KANG ,  Junhan BAE ,  Hyunseok SHIN ,  Youngdeog KOH ,  Hoon WEE

IPC: H05B3/26 ,  H05B3/14

Abstract: A humidifying apparatus can include a water tank, and a duct through which water vapor generated in the water tank flows, wherein the water tank includes a bottom plate generating heat, the bottom plate includes a first glass plate disposed within the water tank and a second glass plate disposed below the first glass plate and spaced apart from the first glass plate, and the first glass plate includes a heating layer coated on a lower surface of the first glass plate, and the second glass plate includes a low emissivity layer coated on an upper surface of the second glass plate to suppress heat generated in the heating layer from being transferred to the outside of the second glass plate.

公开(公告)号：US20240263062A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18640475

申请日：2024-04-19

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Jongsung PARK ,  Mingyu JUNG ,  Youngdeog KOH ,  Jungsoo LIM ,  Sungmin CHO

IPC: C09K5/08 ,  F25D23/06

CPC classification number: C09K5/08 ,  F25D23/063 ,  F25D23/065 ,  F25D2201/1262

Abstract: The invention disclosed in the present specification relates to urethane that has insulation performance improved by lowering the thermal conductivity of urethane, and to a refrigerator having same applied thereto. The urethane having improved insulation performance comprising a plurality of closed cells containing internal gas generated from foaming; a plurality of open cells connected to outside air; and cell walls arranged between a closed cell among the plurality of closed cells and an open cell among the plurality of open cells or between the plurality of closed cells to connect the closed cells and the open cells, or the plurality of closed cells; and have a thermal conductivity (λurethane) 17 to 18.5 mW/m·K.

公开(公告)号：US20240159391A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-16

申请号：US18417877

申请日：2024-01-19

Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

Inventor： Sungmin CHO ,  Kookjeong SEO ,  Jinhyun PARK ,  Jongchul JIN

IPC: F22B1/28

CPC classification number: F22B1/282 ,  F22B1/285

Abstract: A steam generator is disclosed. The steam generator includes: a recovery chamber which includes a first inlet, a second inlet, a steam outlet, and a drain outlet; a first pipe configured to receive water through a first end of the first pipe and which is connected at a second end of the first pipe to the first inlet; a second pipe which is connected at a first end of the second pipe to the drain outlet and is connected at a second end of the second pipe to the second inlet; and a heater device configured to heat water moving through at least one of the first pipe and the second pipe.