Title:
DRAIN HOSE ASSEMBLY AND REFRIGERATOR INCLUDING THE SAME
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2020/130620
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A refrigerator includes: an evaporator housing provided behind a storage and including an evaporator for cooling the storage; a machine room disposed below the storage and provided with a discharge plug connected to the evaporator housing; a defrost tray installed in a lower portion of the machine room to collect defrost water discharged through the discharge plug; and a drain hose assembly connecting the discharge plug and the defrost water tray to allow the defrost water to flow toward the defrost water tray. The drain hose assembly includes a drain cap connected to the discharge plug and limiting introduction of external air into the evaporator housing and a drain hose having one end connected to the drain cap and another end connected to the defrost water tray, and a length of the drain hose assembly is adjustable by joining between the drain cap and the drain hose.
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Inventors:
CHO SUNGMIN (KR)
SUH JUNWOO (KR)
SUH JUNWOO (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2019/017988
Publication Date:
June 25, 2020
Filing Date:
December 18, 2019
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD (KR)
International Classes:
F25D21/14; F16L27/12; F16L55/00
Foreign References:
| US20060277934A1 | 2006-12-14 | |||
| JP2003074776A | 2003-03-12 | |||
| KR101793572B1 | 2017-11-06 | |||
| KR20020029511A | 2002-04-19 | |||
| KR19990009014U | 1999-03-05 | |||
| KR101793572B1 | 2017-11-06 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 3850284A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KIM, Tae-hun et al. (KR)
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