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Granted Patent B2
US 12,263,772 · App. 18/642,361 · Granted Apr 1, 2025

Refrigerator for vehicle and vehicle

Inventors: Wonyeong Jung (Seoul, KR); Daewoong Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
B60N3/104B60H1/00592B60R7/04F25D23/026F25D23/028
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Patent No.
US 12,263,772
App. No.
18/642,361
Granted
Apr 1, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a refrigerating or warming apparatus. The refrigerating or warming apparatus include a cavity of which at least a portion of a wall is provided as a vacuum adiabatic body, a machine room disposed at a side outside the cavity, a compressor accommodated in the machine room to compress a refrigerator, a first heat exchange module accommodated in the machine room to allow the refrigerant to be heat-exchanged, a second heat exchange module accommodated in the cavity to allow the refrigerant to be heat-exchanged, and a machine room cover which covers the machine room to separate a passage and in which an internal air flow and an external air flow have directions opposite to each other.

Claims (30)

1. A refrigerator comprising:

a cavity having an opening to accommodate a product;

a door opening and closing the opening of the cavity;

a conduit connecting between an inner space of the cavity and an outer space of the cavity; and

a hinge support supporting a hinge shaft of the door,

wherein a portion of the cavity is formed by a vacuum adiabatic body, the vacuum adiabatic body including: a first plate; a second plate; and a vacuum space provided between the first plate and the second plate, and

wherein the hinge support includes a path through which the conduit passes.

2. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the hinge support includes a seating insert where the conduit is disposed.

3. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the hinge support includes a support to support the hinge shaft of the door.

4. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the hinge support is disposed outside the vacuum space, and includes a portion to be fixed to a surface of the cavity.

5. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the hinge support is disposed in an outer space of the vacuum adiabatic body, and includes a portion to be fixed to a surface of the cavity.

6. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , comprising a supporting unit provided to reduce the deformation of the vacuum space, and wherein the hinge support is spaced apart from the supporting unit, and includes a portion to be fixed to a surface of the cavity.

7. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , comprising a radiation resistance sheet for reducing heat radiation between the first plate and the second plate, and wherein the hinge support is spaced apart from the radiation resistance sheet, and includes a portion to be fixed to a surface of the cavity.

8. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , comprising a conductive resistance sheet blocking heat transfer between the first plate and the second plate, and wherein the hinge support is spaced apart from the conductive resistance sheet, and includes a portion to be fixed to a surface of the cavity.

9. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , comprising a conductive resistance sheet blocking heat transfer between the first plate and the second plate, and wherein the conductive resistance sheet includes a portion provided at an surface of the cavity.

10. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , comprising a conductive resistance sheet blocking heat transfer between the first plate and the second plate, and wherein the conductive resistance sheet includes a portion provided between the cavity and the door.

11. A refrigerator comprising:

a cavity having an opening to accommodate a product;

a door opening and closing the opening of the cavity;

a conduit connecting between an inner space of the cavity and an outer space of the cavity;

an adiabatic body surrounding the conduit, and

a hinge support supporting a hinge shaft of the door,

wherein a portion of the cavity is formed by a vacuum adiabatic body, the vacuum adiabatic body including: a first plate; a second plate; and a vacuum space provided between the first plate and the second plate, and

wherein the hinge support includes a path through which the adiabatic body passes.

12. The refrigerator according to claim 11 , wherein the conduit includes a first conduit and a second conduit heat-exchanged with the first conduit.

13. The refrigerator according to claim 11 , wherein the adiabatic body is a regeneration adiabatic body.

14. The refrigerator according to claim 11 , wherein the hinge support includes a seating insert where the adiabatic body is disposed.

15. The refrigerator according to claim 11 , wherein the hinge support includes a portion to correspond to a surface of the cavity.

16. The refrigerator according to claim 15 , wherein the portion is a fitting part to be fixed to a surface of the cavity.

17. The refrigerator according to claim 11 , wherein the hinge support includes a support to support the hinge shaft of the door.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2017-0014982 · Feb 2, 2017 · national
Continuity (3)
Continuation 18089882 · Dec 28, 2022
Continuation 16482393
Related Publication 20240270143A1 · Aug 15, 2024
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