US 11,754,333 B2
Refrigerator
Junsoo Han, Seoul (KR); Younseok Lee, Seoul (KR); and Dongseok Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Feb. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/665,936.
Application 17/665,936 is a continuation of application No. 16/534,256, filed on Aug. 7, 2019, granted, now 11,293,685.
Application 16/534,256 is a continuation of application No. 15/868,180, filed on Jan. 11, 2018, granted, now 10,422,568, issued on Sep. 24, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2017-0030598 (KR), filed on Mar. 10, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0155001 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. F25D 23/00 (2006.01); F25D 11/02 (2006.01); F25D 23/06 (2006.01); F25D 17/06 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 23/006 (2013.01) [F25D 11/02 (2013.01); F25D 17/065 (2013.01); F25D 17/067 (2013.01); F25D 23/069 (2013.01); F25D 2500/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet including a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber;
a partition wall provided between the first and second storage chambers and having a heat exchange chamber;
an evaporator installed inside the heat exchange chamber;
a tray installed inside the heat exchange chamber and located adjacent to a lower side of the evaporator;
a grill cover that is provided at a side of the evaporator and that defines a space in which a fan is received, the grill cover including:
an opening through which a portion of the tray is introduced into the space of the grill cover; and
a drain pipe fluidly connected to the tray and configured to discharge fluid collected in the tray.
 
10. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet including a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber;
a partition wall provided between the first and second storage chambers;
an evaporator casing provided at the partition wall, the evaporator casing being configured to define a heat exchange chamber;
an evaporator installed inside the heat exchange chamber;
a tray located below the evaporator;
a drain pipe fluidly connected to the tray and configured to discharge fluid collected in the tray; and
a grill cover provided at a side of the evaporator, the grill cover including a first grill cover, a second grill cover and an opening through which a portion of the evaporator casing passes,
wherein the evaporator casing includes a cover guide to support a guide tab of the tray, the guide tab being connected to the drain pipe, and
wherein the cover guide has a discharge hole through which liquid flowing through the guide tab is discharged to the drain pipe.
 
16. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet including a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber;
a partition wall provided between the first and second storage chambers and having a heat exchange chamber;
an evaporator installed inside the heat exchange chamber;
a tray located below the evaporator;
a grill cover provided at a side of the evaporator; and
a blower fan received in the grill cover,
wherein the grill cover includes:
a first grill cover including a fan suction port configured to receive air passing through the evaporator and a first supply port to discharge the air passing through the blower fan to the second storage chamber;
a second grill cover having a fan seat on which the blower fan is provided, and
a third grill cover having a second supply port to discharge air flowing from the blower fan to the second storage chamber,
wherein the first grill cover and the third grill cover define a first opening through which the tray passes, and the second grill cover defines a second opening through which the tray passes, and
wherein the tray includes a first portion disposed outside the first opening, a second portion disposed between the first and second openings and a third portion disposed outside the second opening.
 
19. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet including a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber;
a partition wall provided between the first and second storage chambers and having a heat exchange chamber;
an evaporator installed inside the heat exchange chamber;
a tray installed inside the heat exchange chamber and located below the evaporator;
a grill cover provided at a side of the evaporator and including a first grill cover and a second grill cover that define a space in which a fan is received; and
a drain pipe fluidly connected to the tray and configured to discharge fluid collected in the tray,
wherein the first grill cover includes a first opening, and the second grill cover includes a second opening such that the tray passes through the first opening, extends in the space and passes through the second opening to connect to the drain pipe.
 
20. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet including a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber;
a partition wall provided between the first and second storage chambers and having a heat exchange chamber;
an evaporator installed inside the heat exchange chamber;
a tray located below the evaporator;
a grill cover provided at a side of the evaporator and including a first grill cover, a second grill cover and an opening through which a portion of the tray passes;
a drain pipe fluidly connected to the tray and configured to discharge fluid collected in the tray; and
a discharge guide provided at the grill cover and configured to allow fluid to flow to the tray, the discharge guide being located below a fan that is provided in the grill cover,
wherein the discharge guide includes a first discharge guide and a second discharge guide that are spaced apart from each other, the first and second discharge guides being configured to define a condensate hole that is located above the opening of the grill cover.