Title:
REFRIGERATOR
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2021/199427
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A refrigerator (1) comprises: a body (2) that is provided with a refrigerating compartment (3), a freezing compartment (5), a temperature switching compartment (4), a cooler compartment (23) that houses a cooler (21) and a blower (22), a refrigerating compartment return air path (40) having a refrigerating compartment return port (41) that opens into the cooler compartment (23), a freezing compartment return air path (60) having a freezing compartment return port (61) that opens at a position in the cooler compartment (23) which is downstream of the refrigerating compartment return port (41) and faces the cooler (21), and a plurality of temperature switching compartment return air paths (50) having temperature switching compartment return ports (51) that open at positions in the cooler compartment (23) facing the cooler (21), the positions differing from each other in the air flow direction (D1); an air path switching means (80) for switching the air path to one of the plurality of temperature switching compartment return air paths (50); and a control device (90) that causes the air path switching means (80) to switch the temperature switching compartment return air paths (50) on the basis of the reference temperature of the temperature switching compartment (4).
Inventors:
YAMAMURA TSUYOSHI (JP)
HORI TAKAHIRO (JP)
HORI TAKAHIRO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2020/015323
Publication Date:
October 07, 2021
Filing Date:
April 03, 2020
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP (JP)
International Classes:
F25D11/02; F25D17/08
Foreign References:
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| JP2003185322A | 2003-07-03 | |||
| JP6638107B1 | 2020-01-29 | |||
| JP2008138981A | 2008-06-19 | |||
| JP2000180018A | 2000-06-30 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MURAKAMI, Kanako et al. (JP)
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