DEFROSTING APPARATUS AND REFRIGERATOR COMPRISING SAME

Title:

DEFROSTING APPARATUS AND REFRIGERATOR COMPRISING SAME

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2018/216858

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

Disclosed is a defrosting apparatus comprising: a heater case comprising a heat pipe seating part formed to extend from one surface thereof in a recessed shape and a heater receiving part formed to extend to be parallel with the heat pipe seating part; a heater which is mounted in the heater receiving part so as to emit heat when power is applied thereto; a heat pipe which has a flow path through which a working fluid filled therein flows, which has a part seated on the heat pipe seating part, and which is disposed to be adjacent to a cooling pipe of an evaporator such that heat is radiated to the cooling pipe of the evaporator by means of the working fluid at a high temperature which is heated by the heater and then is transferred; and a holder which is detachably coupled to the heater case so as to cover the heat pipe seated on the heat pipe seating part.

Inventors:

KANG WOOCHEOL (KR)
WIE JEAHYUK (KR)
LEE GEUNHYUNG (KR)
JEONG MINJAE (KR)

Application Number:

PCT/KR2017/011166

Publication Date:

November 29, 2018

Filing Date:

October 11, 2017

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

LG ELECTRONICS INC (KR)

International Classes:

F25D21/08; F25D21/00; F25D21/12; F25D23/00; F28D15/02; F28D21/00; G05D23/30

Foreign References:

KR20170046543A	2017-05-02
KR20160022735A	2016-03-02
JPH08313144A	1996-11-29
JPH07120132A	1995-05-12
KR20160046713A	2016-04-29
KR20170064810A	2017-06-12

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