Refrigerator having heat exchanger including baffle blocking header tube

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9863722
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13929257

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A refrigerator includes a body, first and second storage compartments, first and second refrigerating units to cool the first and second storage compartments, and a heat exchanger to individually condense first and second refrigerants of the first and second refrigerating units and a second refrigerant of the second refrigerating unit. The heat exchanger includes first and second headers each having an opening formed in the outer wall, a tube inserted into the first and second headers through the openings, and a baffle disposed in the internal space of the first header so as to partition off the internal space of the first header. The tube includes a plurality of channels spaced apart from each other by a predetermined gap, and the baffle blocks at least one of the plurality of channels.

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  • SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Choe, Gyu Wan Gimhae-si, KR 1 4
Kim, Gab Jung Gwangmyeong-si, KR 1 4
Kim, Ki Hyun Gwangju, KR 202 1341
Kim, Myoung Hun Gimhae-si, KR 7 73
Kim, Sang Soo Gwangju, KR 88 482

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