Refrigerator with cool air distributing device

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EP 0 892 228 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	22.09.1999 Bulletin 1999/38

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	20.01.1999 Bulletin 1999/03

(21)	Application number: 98305606.0

(22)	Date of filing: 15.07.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁶: F25D 11/00, F25D 17/06, F24F 13/15

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK RO SI

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Priority:

16.07.1997 KR 9733264
28.08.1997 KR 9742263
28.08.1997 KR 9742267
28.08.1997 KR 9742278

(71)	Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
	Suwon-City, Kyungi-do (KR)

(72)	Inventors:
	Ji, Joon Dong Paldal-gu, Suwon-city, Kyungki-do (KR) Kim, Jae In Kangnam-ku, Seoul-city (KR)

(74)	Representative: Geary, Stuart Lloyd et al
	Venner, Shipley & Co., 20 Little Britain London EC1A 7DH London EC1A 7DH (GB)

(54)	Refrigerator with cool air distributing device

(57) A refrigerator has a cool air dispersing device (30) capable of distributing cool air horizontally into a ccoling compartment (3). The device includes a vertical blade that reciprocates about an axis and directs cool air through an aperture (16). In one embodiment, a separate vertical blade is provided for each of a plurality of apertures (16). In other embodiments, two parallel blades direct cool air through a plurality of apertures (16). Pivotable, horizontal blades may be provided for distributing cool air through the apertures (16) vertically.

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