REFRIGERATOR

• Main Authors: CHO, WOO CHUL, JOO, SUN HWAN, LEE, SANG CHEOL, KIM, SUNG MO, KOO, DONG WON, KIM, PO CHEON, LEE, OUN GU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 07.02.2018
• Subjects: BLASTING; COLD ROOMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; ICE-BOXES; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; REFRIGERATORS; WEAPONS

The present invention provides a refrigerator having an improved coupling structure of a heat-dissipating duct for dissipate heat generated in a display unit, and including a heat-dissipating duct improved such that the heat-dissipating duct is able to be applied even to a door with slim thickness by preventing a problem of curves generated on the outer appearance of a door when a heat-insulating material is filled in the door. The refrigerator includes: a main body having a storage chamber; a door for opening and closing the storage chamber; a display unit provided on a front surface of the door; a heat-dissipating cover disposed on a rear side of the display unit and forming a heat-dissipating flow path; and a heat-dissipating duct inserted into the door through at least one of an upper portion and a lower portion of the door and coupled to the heat-dissipating cover. 디스플레이 유닛에서 발생된 열을 방열하기 위한 방열덕트의 결합구조가 개선되고, 도어 내부에 단열재를 충진할 때 도어 외관에 굴곡이 발생되는 문제가 방지되도록 하여 얇은 두께를 갖는 도어에도 적용할 수 있도록 개선된 방열덕트를 갖는 냉장고를 제공한다. 냉장고는 저장실을 갖는 본체, 상기 저장실을 개폐하는 도어, 상기 도어의 전면에 마련되는 디스플레이 유닛, 상기 디스플레이 유닛의 후방에 배치되어 방열유로를 형성하는 방열커버 및 상기 도어의 상부와 하부 중 적어도 하나를 통해 상기 도어 내부로 삽입되어 상기 방열커버에 결합되는 방열덕트를 포함한다.