Refrigerator with cool air distributing device

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EP 0 899 523 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	12.01.2000 Bulletin 2000/02

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	03.03.1999 Bulletin 1999/09

(21)	Application number: 98306879.2

(22)	Date of filing: 27.08.1998

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: F25D 11/00, F25D 17/06, F24F 13/10

(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:

30.08.1997 KR 9744864
30.08.1997 KR 9744865
30.08.1997 KR 9744874
24.09.1997 KR 9748580
24.09.1997 KR 9748581
30.09.1997 KR 9750535

(71)	Applicant: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
	Suwon-City, Kyungki-do (KR)

(72)	Inventor:
	Ji, Joon Dong Paldal-ku, Suwon-city, Kyungki-do (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) Disclosed is a refrigerator a device (30) for dispersing cool air. In a duct (15) of a cooling compartment (3) is installed a horizontal dispersing blade (43) of planar plate shape, which is rotatable around a vertical axis. The blade (43) disperses cool air horizontally. In the duct (15) are installed a cam (53) rotatable around a horizontal axis, and a motor (59) for rotating the cam (53). The rotation of the cam (53) is converted to the reciprocal rotation of the blade (43) by a transmission part (69). Thus, while the cam (53) is rotated by the motor (59), the cool air is dispersed horizontally in the compartment (3), and the temperature in the compartment (3) is maintained uniform. Further, if the cam (5) is stopped, the cool air can be concentrated on a specific area.

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