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(11) EP 1 898 167 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
06.03.2013 Bulletin 2013/10

(43) Date of publication A2:
12.03.2008 Bulletin 2008/11

(21) Application number: 07115100.5

(22) Date of filing: 28.08.2007
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
F25C 5/00(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 MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
Designated Extension States:
AL BA HR MK RS

(30) Priority: 30.08.2006 KR 20060082823

(71) Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.
Seoul 150-721 (KR)

(72) Inventors:
  • Park, Kyong Bae
    Seoul 121-220 (KR)
  • Jhee, Sung
    Seoul 152-053 (KR)
  • Cho, Nam Soo
    Seoul 152-091 (KR)

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

   


(54) Refrigerator and duct cap assembly therefor


(57) A refrigerator and duct cap assembly therefor having a damper (100) that delays closing of a duct cap (58) is disclosed herein. The refrigerator and duct cap assembly therefor include a duct cap (58), an opening and closing device (60), a connecting rod (130), a packing holder (120), a packing (110), and a cylinder (102). The duct cap (58) opens and closes an ice duct (12) of the refrigerator, and the opening and closing device (60) opens and closes the duct cap (58). The connecting rod (130) is connected to one of the duct cap (58) and the opening and closing device (60). The packing holder (120) is connected to the connecting rod (130). The packing (110) is disposed in the packing holder (120). The cylinder (102) may include at least one slot formed at a predetermined portion of a periphery of the cylinder (102) and the packing (110) makes a reciprocating motion within the cylinder (102) while generating a frictional force.







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