Refrigerator having heat exchanger including baffle blocking header tube
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United States of America Patent
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Jan 9, 2018
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app pub date -
Jun 27, 2013
filing date -
Jul 6, 2012
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a body, first and second storage compartments, first and second refrigerating units to cool the first and second storage compartments, and a heat exchanger to individually condense first and second refrigerants of the first and second refrigerating units and a second refrigerant of the second refrigerating unit. The heat exchanger includes first and second headers each having an opening formed in the outer wall, a tube inserted into the first and second headers through the openings, and a baffle disposed in the internal space of the first header so as to partition off the internal space of the first header. The tube includes a plurality of channels spaced apart from each other by a predetermined gap, and the baffle blocks at least one of the plurality of channels.
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International Classification(s)
- 2013 Application Filing Year
- F28D Class
- 654 Applications Filed
- 552 Patents Issued To-Date
- 84.41 % Issued To-Date
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Patent Citation Ranking
- 2 Citation Count
- F28D Class
- 36.54 % this patent is cited more than
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