REFRIGERATOR

WIPO Patent Application WO/2021/024292

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Provided is a refrigerator in which communication between a wireless communication device and an external device is not hindered by a hinge portion when the external device is located in front of the refrigerator. A refrigerator (1) comprising: a housing (2) inside which a storage space (23) is formed and an opening is formed in front of the storage space (23); an opening/closing door (3) that is provided in front of the storage space (23) and opens/closes the opening; an antenna unit (111) that is fixed to the opening/closing door (3a) and transmits and receives electromagnetic waves to and from an external device (200); a cooling device (5) that supplies cooled air to the storage space (23); a control device (8) that controls the cooling device (5) and is fixed to the housing (2); and a connection line (10) that communicably connects the antenna unit (111) and the control device (8), wherein the opening/closing door (3a) has a front plate (31) that is formed of a metal material and faces the space outside the storage space (23), and an operation unit cover (93) that is formed of a non-conductive material and faces the space outside the storage space (23), and the antenna unit (111) is fixed at a position where it overlaps with the operation unit cover (93) without overlapping with the front plate (31) when the refrigerator (1) is viewed from the front.

KEMMOTSU MASAKATSU (JP)
INOKUCHI HIROMI (JP)
YAMATO YASUNARI (JP)

PCT/JP2019/030426

February 11, 2021

August 02, 2019

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MITSUBISHI ELECTRIC CORP (JP)

F25D23/02; F25D23/00

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JP2016040491A	2016-03-24
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