To provide a passage switching valve for maintaining a plurality of outlet ports to be opened and for uniformly distributing a fluid to the plurality of outlet ports; and to provide a refrigerator having the same.
This passage switching valve includes a housing having an inlet port and the plurality of outlet ports, an opening/closing member for opening and closing the plurality of outlet ports, and a driving device for operating the opening/closing member. The plurality of outlet ports are formed in a lower position than the inlet port. A collecting portion is formed by providing a recess in the bottom portion of the housing such that a liquid can be accumulated in the housing and the plurality of outlet ports are formed in the collecting portion.
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RI SHOYOKU
JEONG SHEONG-KI
KIM DAE SEONG
Takashi Watanabe
Yasuhiko Murayama
Shinya Mitsuhiro