(19)
(11) EP 1 804 011 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
08.12.2010 Bulletin 2010/49

(43) Date of publication A2:
04.07.2007 Bulletin 2007/27

(21) Application number: 06011847.8

(22) Date of filing: 08.06.2006
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F25B 40/00(2006.01)
 F25B 41/06(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 03.01.2006 KR 20060000375

(71) Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Youngdungpo-Gu Seoul (KR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Lim, Hyoung Keun
    Yangchun-gu Seoul (KR)
  • Jhee, Sung
    Gooro-gu Seoul (KR)
  • Cho, Nam Soo
    Dongjak-gu Seoul (KR)

(74) Representative: Vossius & Partner 
Siebertstrasse 4
81675 München
81675 München (DE)

   


(54) Refrigerator


(57) There is provided a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a compressor (11) for compressing a refrigerant, a condenser (12) for heat-exchanging the compressed refrigerant with ambient air, an expansion member (14) for expanding the heat-exchanged refrigerant, a condensing pipe (17) interconnecting the condenser (12) and the expansion member (14), a vaporizer (15) for heat-exchanging the expanded refrigerant with a cooling air in a freezing or cooling chamber, and a suction pipe (18) interconnecting the vaporizer (15) and the compressor (11) and associated with the condensing pipe (17) to allow a heat exchange between the suction pipe (18) and the condensing pipe (17).







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