Title of Invention

AUXILIARY STORAGE SYSTEM FOR REFRIGERATOR

Abstract The present invention relates to an auxiliary storage system for a refrigerator. The auxiliary storage system of the present invention comprises an insulating body (20) which includes a forwardly opened predetermined space therein, is installed within a storage space of the refrigerator, and are formed of insulating material to prevent heat exchange with the storage space; a blower fan unit (25) for supplying cold air into the insulating body; a heat transfer tray (40) installed within the space of the insulating body for defining a cold air flow passage between the insulating body and the heat transfer tray and performing heat exchange between an internal space thereof and the cold air flowing through the flow passage; a drawer type auxiliary storage compartment which can be pushed into and pulled out from the heat transfer tray through a front face of the insulating body; a shelf for shielding a top side of the insulating body (20) so as to define a space for accommodating the auxiliary storage compartment in cooperation with the insulating body (20); a sensing device installed within the auxiliary storage compartment for sensing a temperature therein; and a temperature control device for controlling the temperature in the auxiliary storage compartment by controlling the blower fan unit (25) while comparing information on the temperature sensed by the sensing device with a temperature set by a user. According to the present invention, accommodated goods can be stored longer and fresher since the auxiliary storage compartment is not influenced by the temperature in the storage space in which the auxiliary storage compartment is installed.
Full Text AUXILIARY STORAGE SYSTEM FOR REFRIGERATOR
Technical Field
The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and more particularly, to an
auxiliary storage system which is installed in a storage space and of which
temperature can be controlled separately from the storage space.
Background Art
In general, a side-by-side refrigerator has a relatively large storage
capacity and provides various and multiplex functions. Further, the refrigerator
includes refrigerating and freezing chambers that are installed side by side with
respect to each other.
. A storage compartment of which temperature can be individually
controlled is additionally installed within the refrigerating or freezing chamber of
the refrigerator so that specific stored goods therein can be stored for a long time.
To this end, the temperature in the storage compartment is set to be different from
that of the refrigerating or freezing chamber.
A refrigerator in which such a storage compartment is installed is
disclosed in U.S. Patent No. 6,170,276. However, the refrigerator disclosed in
the ' 276 patent has the following problems.
That is, there is a problem. in that the goods stored in the storage
compartment are influenced by the temperature of the refrigerating or freezing
chamber in which the storage compartment is installed, since thermal insulation
between the storage compartment and the exterior thereof is not sufficiently
performed.
Further, in order to maintain freshness of the goods stored in the storage
compartment, the stored goods are subjected to indirect cooling. According to
the refrigerator disclosed in the above patent, a cold air supply port for supplying
cold air from the freezing chamber to the vicinity of the storage compartment and
a cold air discharge port for discharging the cold air from the vicinity of the

storage compartment to the freezing chamber are formed to be adjacent to each other. Therefore,
there is another problem in that the cold air cannot be transferred uniformly throughout the storage
compartment.
In addition, there is a further problem in that the refrigerating chamber may be excessively
cooled if the cold air, which is supplied from the freezing chamber to the vicinity of the storage
compartment installed within the refrigerating chamber so as to maintain the temperature in the
storage compartment, leaks out to the refrigerating chamber.
Disclosure of Invention
Therefore, the present invention is conceived to solve the aforementioned problems of the
prior art. An object of the present invention is to provide an auxiliary storage system wherein a
temperature in an auxiliary storage compartment formed additionally within a storage space of i
refrigerator is not completely influenced by a temperature in the storage space of the refrigerator.
Another object of the present invention is to provide an auxiliary storage system wherein the
temperature in the auxiliary storage compartment can be uniformly maintained throughout the
storage compartment.
A further object of the present invention is to provide an auxiliary storage system wherein
cold air supplied to the auxiliary storage compartment cannot leak out to the interior of the storage
space with the auxiliary storage compartment installed therein.

According to an aspect of the present invention for achieving the above objects, there is
provided a refrigerator, comprising : a freezing chamber, which is a storage space; and an auxiliary
storage system, the system comprising : a blower fan unit, a shelf, a drawer type auxiliary storage
compartment having a storage section formed within, a sensing device installed within the auxiliary
storage compartment for sensing a temperature therein, a temperature control device for controlling
the temperature in the auxiliary storage compartment by controlling the blower fan unit whil;
comparing information on the temperature sensed by the sensing device with a temperature set by a
user, an insulating body which includes a forwardly opened predetermined space therein, installed
within a storage space of the refrigerator, and formed of insulating material to prevent heat exchange
with the storage space, wherein the blower fan unit is adapted for supplying cold air from the
freezing chamber into the insulating body and the shelf is adapted for shielding a top side of the
insulating body so as to define a space for accommodating the auxiliary storage compartment "n
cooperation with the insulating body; and a heat transfer tray installed within the space of the
insulating body for defining a cold air flow passage between the insulating body and the heat transfer
tray and performing heat exchange between an internal space thereof and the cold air flowing through
the flow passage, the cold air flown through the cold air passage being returned to the freezing
chamber, wherein the drawer type auxiliary storage compartment is adapted to being pushed into and
pulled out from the heat transfer tray through a front face of the insulating body characterized in that
the auxiliary storage compartment is formed to be in direct contact with the heat transfer tray; and
the storage section of auxiliary storage compartment is shielded when the auxiliary storage
compartment is received into the heat transfer tray.

It is preferred that the insulating body be installed at one side of a refrigerating chamber
formed adjacent to a freezing chamber, and that the cold air in the freezing chamber be supplied into
the insulating body through any one of rear and front sides of the insulating body and is discharged
from the insulating chamber through the other side thereof.
It is also preferred that a cell cover for maintaining humidity in the auxiliary storage
compartment is further provided between a bottom surface of the shelf and a top side of the
insulating body.
Further, it is preferred that the blower fan unit be installed at a rear portion within the
insulating body and the heat transfer tray be made of aluminum.
Fixing rings, which are made of elastic materials and installed around protruding portions of
a cold air supply port and a cold air discharge port of a barrier toward the insulating body, may be
seated into a cold air inlet and a cold air outlet of the insulating body, respectively, and a corner of
the insulating body opposite to the cold air inlet and outlet may be supported by an elastic support
which is seated onto a corner of the storage space, whereby the insulating body is fixed into the
storage space.
Furthermore, it is preferred that the fixing rings take a hollow conical shape and each of the
cold air inlet and outlet have a shape corresponding to that of the fixing ring.

Brief Description of the Accompanying Drawings
The above and other objects and features of the present invention will become apparent from
the following description of a preferred embodiment given in conjunction with the accompanying
drawings, in which:
FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the internal constitution of a side-by-side refrigerator in
which an auxiliary storage system according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention is
included;
FIG. 2 is a partly cut-away perspective view showing the constitution of the auxiliary storage
system according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 3 is a schematic perspective view showing the constitution for installing an insulating
body into a refrigerating chamber according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 4 is a section view taken along line A-A' of FIG. 3;
FIG. 5 is a perspective view showing the constitution of an elastic support for supporting a
rear edge of the insulating body according to the embodiment of the present invention;
FIG. 6 is a view illustrating working processes of mounting the insulating body into the
refrigerating chamber according to the embodiment of the present invention; and
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating the operating process of the embodiment of the present
invention.
Best Mode of Carrying Out the Invention
Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of an auxiliary storage system for a refrigerator
according to the present invention will be explained in detail with reference to the accompanying
drawings.
Referring to FIG. 1 shown in a state where a door is removed from a
refrigerator, a freezing chamber 12 and a refrigerating chamber 13, which are storage
spaces, are formed side by side within a main body 10 of the refrigerator. The main
body of the refrigerator is partitioned from side to side into the freezing

chamber 12 and the refrigerating chamber 13 by a barrier 15 (refer to FIG. 3).
Each of the freezing and refrigerating chambers 12, 13 is partitioned into a
plurality of spaces for storing goods by shelves 30 and the like. A plurality of
auxiliary, storage compartments 50 are installed within one of the spaces located at
a lower end side.of the refrigerating chamber 13. Although the auxiliary storage
compartments 50 are installed within the refrigerating chamber 13, they are not
influenced by internal environments of the refrigerating chamber 13,
FIG. 2 shows the internal constitution of an auxiliary storage system
according to the preferred embodiment of the present invention. As shown in the
figure, a cold air supply port 17 and a cold air discharge port 18 are bored through
the barrier 15 by which the freezing and refrigerating chambers 12, 13 are
separated.from each other. Cold air in the freezing chamber 12 is supplied
through the cold air supply port 17 to the auxiliary storage system installed within
the refrigerating chamber 13, and then, the cold air which has passed through the
auxiliary storage system is discharged back through the cold air discharge port 18
into the freezing chamber 12.
An insulating body 20 is installed within the refrigerating chamber 13 and
is formed of an insulation material not to be influenced by the internal
environments of the refrigerating chamber 13. The insulating body 20 takes an
exterior shape corresponding to an interior shape of the refrigerating chamber 13.
In the preferred embodiment of the present invention, the insulating body takes a
hexahedral shape with' open top and front faces thereof. Of course, the insulating
body 20 may be formed such that only the front face thereof is opened. The
insulating body 20 includes a cold air inlet and a cold air outlet that are formed to
communicate with the cold air supply port 17 and the cold air discharge port 18,
respectively.
A blower fan unit 25 is further installed within the insulating body 20.
The blower fan unit 25 provides driving force which allows the cold air in the
freezing chamber 12 to be drawn into the insulating body 20 through the cold, air
supply port 17 so as to flow therein.
A top portion of the insulating body 20 is shielded by one of the shelves

30. The shelf 30 allows the top portion of the insulating body 20 to be shielded
and the stored goods to be placed thereon. The shelf is made of glass material.
A cell cover 32 may be installed between the shelf 30 and the top portion of the
insulating body 20. The cell cover 32 can hold moisture-therein to keep the
insulating body 20 at an appropriate humidity.
Furthermore, a heat transfer tray 40 is also installed within the insulating
body 20. It is preferred that the heat transfer tray 40 be made of material having
a high heat transfer rate or coefficient. Thus, aluminum is employed in the
preferred embodiment of the present invention. Like the insulating body 20, the
heat transfer tray 40,.is formed to take a hexahedral shape with open-top and front
faces thereof.
Between an outer surface of the heat transfer tray 40 and an inner surface
of the insulating body 20 is formed a cold air flow passage 42 through which the
cold air introduced by the blower fan unit 25 flows. The cold air flow passage
42 is formed by making some portions of the insulating body 20 protrude from the
rest of the insulating body such that the portions of the insulating body can
support the outer surface of the heat transfer tray 40 thereon. For example, the
protruding portions of the insulating body 20 support four.lower corner portions
of the heat transfer tray 40 thereon, so that the cold air flow passage- 42 can be
formed between the outer surface of the heat transfer tray 40 and the inner surface
of the insulating body 20.
Within a forwardly opened space defined by theheat transfer tray 40 and
the cell cover 32 is installed a drawer type auxiliary storage compartment 50
which can be pushed into and pulled out from the space. The auxiliary storage
compartment 50 is formed to comprise a bottom side 50a, two lateral sides 50b
and a rear side 50c which come into direct contact with a bottom side 40a, two
lateral sides 40b and a rear side 40c of the heat transfer tray 40, respectively.
Therefore, the auxiliary storage compartment 50 according to the preferred
embodiment of the present invention takes an upwardly opened hexahedral shape.
A door 52 of the auxiliary storage compartment. 50 defines a front face of
the auxiliary storage compartment 50. As shown in FIG. 1, the door 52 is

exposed toward the front of the refrigerator when the door of the refrigerator is
opened. Within the auxiliary storage compartment 50 is formed an upwardly
opened storage section 53 which is defined by the bottom side 50a, the two lateral
sides 50b, the rear side 50c and the door 52 of the storage compartment. A top
portion of the. storage section 53 is shielded by the cell cover 32 when the
auxiliary storage compartment 50 is received into the heat transfer tray 40.
A temperature sensor 55 for sensing the temperature in the storage section
53 is installed on an inner surface of the rear side 50c of the auxiliary storage
compartment 50. The temperature sensor 55 transmits information on the sensed
temperature to a microcomputer (not shown) of the refrigerator, which serves as a
temperature control means. In the microcomputer, the temperature sensed by the
temperature sensor 55 is compared with the temperature which a user has set for
the auxiliary storage compartment 50, and driving of the blower fan unit 25 is
accordingly controlled.
Next, a structure used for mounting the insulating body 20 into the
refrigerating chamber 13 will be explained with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4.
Herein, the insulating body 20 is shown in these figures as being opened only at a
front face thereof.
The insulating body 20 is formed separately from and mounted into the
main body 10 of the refrigerator. To this end, each of the cold air supply port 17
and the cold air discharge port 18, which are formed in the barrier 15, is formed to
protrude toward the refrigerating chamber 13. Further, fixing rings 60 are
installed to wrap around the protruding portions of the cold air supply port 17 and
cold air discharge port 18, respectively. Each, of the fixing rings. 60 is made of
elastic material such as rubber and takes a hollow conical shape. The fixing
rings 60 are constructed to wrap around the protruding portions of the ports 17,18
up to tip ends thereof.
In addition, an elastic support 62 shown in FIG. 5 is installed at a
predetermined corner of the refrigerating chamber 13 in which the insulating body
20 is received. The elastic support 62 is installed at the comer of the
refrigerating chamber 13 which is located on the side opposite to the ports 17, 18.

The elastic support 62 is also made of elastic material such as rubber. The elastic
support 62 is used to fill a gap defined between the outer surface of the insulating
body 20 and the inner surface of the refrigerating chamber 13, and has such a
thickness that the insulating body 20 can be in close contact with the refrigerating
chamber 13. A Seating groove 63 in which the corner of the insulating body 20
is securely seated extends vertically along the elastic support 62.
The elastic support 62 is mounted on the corner of the refrigerating
chamber 13. For example, in FIG. 5, it is installed at a lowermost end of the
refrigerating chamber 13. That is, since a machine room is disposed at the
lowermost rear portion of the refrigerating chamber 13, the rear portion of the
refrigerating chamber corresponding to the machine room protrudes toward the
front of the refrigerator. The elastic support 62.includes a curved portion 64
corresponding to the protruded portion of the refrigerating chamber 13.
Furthermore, in order to bring the. insulating body 20- into close contact
with the fixing rings 60, each of the cold air inlet and outlet 20i, 20e through
which the cold air can flow into and from the insulating body 20, respectively,
includes a contact surface 21 having a shape corresponding, to a tip; end of the
fixing ring 60. The contact surface 21 is an inclined surface which is shaped to
correspond to the shape of the tip end of the fixing ring 60, and it is formed '
around an entrance of the cold air inlet 20i and an exit of the cold air outlet 20e.
Hereinafter, an operation of the auxiliary storage system for the
refrigerator according to the present invention constructed as such will be
explained.
A process of utilizing the auxiliary storage compartment 50 according to
the preferred embodiment of the present invention will be explained with
reference to FIG. 7. First, the user presses down a 'set temperature' button
installed onto an operating panel (not shown) and inputs a desired temperature
value. For example, in case of vegetable, the desired temperature value is set as
0°C; while in case of meat such as beef, the desired temperature value is set as -
7°C (step 100). The. inputted temperature value is transmitted to the
microcomputer, and the information on the temperature sensed by the temperature

sensor 55 is also transmitted to the microcomputer.
The microcomputer compares the temperature in the auxiliary storage
compartment 50 with the desired temperature set by the user (step 102). Then, if
the temperature in the auxiliary storage compartment 50 is higher than the set
temperature, the microcomputer causes the blower fan unit 25 to be driven (step
104). On the contrary, if the temperature in the auxiliary storage compartment
50 is lower than the set temperature, the process of receiving the temperature
information from the temperature sensor 55 and comparing the two temperatures
with each other will be continuously repeated.
When the blower fan unit 25 is driven, the cold air in the freezing
chamber 12 is introduced into the insulating body 20 of the refrigerating chamber
13 through the cold air supply port 17. Then, the cold air is transferred into the
cold air flow passage 42 defined between the heat transfer tray 40 and the
insulating body 20 by means of the blower fan unit 25.
Accordingly, heat exchange with the cold air occurs on the outer surface
of the heat transfer tray 40, and the temperature -of the auxiliary storage
compartment. 50 installed within the heat transfer, tray 40 starts to decrease.
gradually. That is, heat in the auxiliary storage compartment 50 is transferred to
the cold air in the cold air flow passage 42 via the heat transfer tray 40. The cold
air which has flowed through the cold air flow passage 42 is returned to the
freezing chamber 12 through the cold air discharge port 18.
In the meantime, the information on the temperature sensed by the
temperature sensor 55 is continuously transmitted to the microcomputer in which
the set temperature is in turn compared with the temperature in the auxiliary
storage compartment 50 (step 106). Then, if the temperature in the auxiliary
storage compartment 50 reaches the set temperature, the blower fan unit 25 is
turned off (step 108). If it is determined from the comparison result in step 106
that the temperature in the auxiliary storage compartment 50 has not yet reached
the set temperature, the blower fan unit is continuously driven (step 104).
Furthermore, even though the driving of the blower fan unit 25 is stopped,
the temperature sensor 55 continues to sense the temperature in the auxiliary

storage compartment 50. The information on the temperature sensed by the
temperature sensor is transmitted to the microcomputer and the sensed
temperature is then compared with the set temperature so that it can be determined
whether the blower fan unit 25 is driven or not.
Next, a process of mounting the insulating body 20 into the refrigerating
chamber 13 will be explained with reference to FIG. 6. Here, the blower fan unit
25, the heat transfer tray 40 and the like-have been already installed within the
insulating body 20. Further, the fixing rings 60 and the elastic support 62 have
also been already installed within the refrigerating chamber 13.
Under. these conditions, the insulating body 20 is pushed into the
refrigerating chamber 13. Since a width of the insulating body 20 is smaller than
an inside width of the refrigerating chamber 13, the .insulating body 20 is inserted
into the refrigerating chamber 13 in a state where the insulating body comes into
close contact with the inner surface of the refrigerating chamber opposite to the
surface on which the fixing rings 60 are installed. Therefore, the fixing rings 60
do not interfere with the surface of the insulating body 20 corresponding thereto.
The insulating body 20 is.inserted into the.refrigerating chamber 13 in a
state where a rear end. of the insulating body 20 comes into close contact with the
elastic support 62. Simultaneously, the insulating body 20 is pushed toward the
barrier 15 so that the fixing rings 60 can be snugly inserted into the cold air inlet
20i and the cold air outlet 20e.
Thus, the corner of the insulating body 20 is introduced into the seating
groove 63 while elastically deforming one side of the elastic support 62. . Then,
the fixing rings 60 are inserted and seated into the cold air inlet 20i and the cold
air outlet 20e while they are guided along the inclined contact surfaces 21 of the
cold air inlet 20i and the cold air outlet 20e, respectively.
FIGS. 3 and 4 show the assembled state of the insulating body into the
refrigerating chamber. At this time, the insulating body 20 is prevented from
moving or playing within the refrigerating chamber, because each of the fixing
rings 60 and the elastic support 62 is pressed by the insulting body 20 and
elastically deformed to some extent. Further, the cold air does not leak out

between the cold air supply port 17 and the cold air inlet 20i and between the cold
air discharge port 18 and the cold air outlet 20e, because the fixing rings 60 are in
close contact with the cold air inlet 20i and the cold air outlet 20e, respectively.
The auxiliary storage compartment 50 of the present invention is not
always installed within the refrigerating chamber 13. Alternatively, the auxiliary
storage compartment 50 may be installed within the freezing chamber 12 so that it
can be supplied with the cold air in the freezing chamber 12 so as to keep it at a
predetermined temperature.
As described specifically in the foregoing, the auxiliary storage system
for use in the refrigerator according to the present invention is constructed such
that the auxiliary storage compartment installed within the refrigerating chamber
is isolated from the refrigerating chamber by means of the insulating body With
such constitution, the interior of the auxiliary storage compartment is less
influenced by the ambient environment, and thus, the set temperature thereof can
be maintained more reliably. Thus, the goods stored in the auxiliary storage
compartment can be stored longer and fresher.
Further, according to the present invention,, the cold air supply port and,
the cold air discharge port through which the cold air is supplied into and
discharged from the insulating body, respectively, are formed at the locations
corresponding to the rear and front ends of the insulating body, and thus, the cold
air can flow from the rear end to the front end of the insulating body. Therefore,
the heat exchange with the cold air is performed throughout the surface of the heat
transfer tray installed within the insulating body. Accordingly, there is an
advantage in that the temperature in the auxiliary storage compartment can be
uniformly maintained as a whole.
Furthermore, since the fixing rings and the elastic support which are made
of elastic materials are utilized when installing the insulating body into the
refrigerating chamber, the insulating body is firmly secured into the refrigerating
chamber. The cold air transferred from the freezing chamber into the insulating
body does not leak into the refrigerating chamber. Therefore, there is also an
advantage in that the refrigerating chamber is not excessively cooled.

It should be understood that a person skilled in the art to which the
invention pertains may make various changes and modifications to the present
invention within the scope of the present invention defined by the appended
claims.

WE CLAIM :
1. A refrigerator, comprising:
a freezing chamber (12), which is a storage space; and
an auxiliary storage system, the system comprising:
a blower fan unit (25),
a shelf (30),
a drawer type auxiliary storage compartment (50) having a storage section (53) formed within,
a sensing device (55) installed within the auxiliary storage compartment (50) for sensing a
temperature therein,
a temperature control device for controlling the temperature in the auxiliary storage compartment
(50) by controlling the blower fan unit (25) while comparing information on the temperature sensed
by the sensing device (55) with a temperature set by a user,
an insulating body (20) which has a forwardly opened predetermined space therein, installed
within a storage space of the refrigerator, and formed of insulating material to prevent heat exchange
with the storage space, wherein the blower fan unit (25) is adapted for supplying cold air from the
freezing chamber (12) into the insulating body (20) and the shelf is adapted for shielding a top side of
the insulating body (20) so as to define a space for accommodating the auxiliary storage compartment
(50) in cooperation with the insulating body (20); and
a heat transfer tray (40) installed within the space of the insulating body (20) for defining a cold
air flow passage (42) between the insulating body (20) and the heat transfer tray (40) and performing
heat exchange between an internal space thereof and the cold air flowing through the flow passage
(42), the cold air flown through the cold air passage (42) being returned to the freezing chamber (12),

wherein the drawer type auxiliary storage compartment (50) is adapted to being pushed into and
pulled out from the heat transfer tray (40) through a front face of the insulating body (20)
characterized in that
the auxiliary storage compartment (50) is formed to be in direct contact with the heat transfer
tray (40); and
the storage section (53) of auxiliary storage compartment (50) is shielded when the auxiliary
storage compartment (50) is received into the heat transfer tray (40).
2. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the insulating body (20) is installed at one side
of a refrigerating chamber (13) formed adjacent to a freezing chamber (12), and the cold air in the
freezing chamber (12) is supplied into the insulating body (20) through any one of rear and front
sides of the insulating body (20) and is discharged from the insulating chamber through the other side
thereof.
3. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein a cell cover (32) for maintaining humidity in
the auxiliary storage compartment (50) is further provided between a bottom surface of the shelf (30)
and a top side of the insulating body (20).
4. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the blower fan unit (25) is installed at a rear
portion within the insulating body (20).

5. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein the heat transfer tray (40) is made of
aluminum.
6. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 1, wherein fixing rings (60), which are made of elastic
materials and installed around protruding portions of a cold air supply port (17) and a cold air
discharge port (18) of a barrier (15) toward the insulating body (20), are seated into a cold air inlet
(20i) and a cold air outlet (20e) of the insulating body (20), respectively, and a corner of the
insulating body (20) opposite to the cold air inlet (20i) and outlet (20e) is supported by an elastic
support (62) which is seated onto a corner of the storage space, whereby the insulating body (20) is
fixed into the storage space.
7. The refrigerator as claimed in claim 6, wherein the fixing rings (60) take a hollow conical
shape and each of the cold air inlet (20i) and outlet (20e) has a shape corresponding to that of the
fixing ring (60).

The present invention relates to an auxiliary storage system for a refrigerator. The auxiliary
storage system of the present invention comprises an insulating body (20) which includes a forwardly
opened predetermined space therein, is installed within a storage space of the refrigerator, and are
formed of insulating material to prevent heat exchange with the storage space; a blower fan unit (25)
for supplying cold air into the insulating body; a heat transfer tray (40) installed within the space of
the insulating body for defining a cold air flow passage between the insulating body and the heat
transfer tray and performing heat exchange between an internal space thereof and the cold air flowing
through the flow passage; a drawer type auxiliary storage compartment which can be pushed into and
pulled out from the heat transfer tray through a front face of the insulating body; a shelf for shielding
a top side of the insulating body (20) so as to define a space for accommodating the auxiliary storage
compartment in cooperation with the insulating body (20); a sensing device installed within the
auxiliary storage compartment for sensing a temperature therein; and a temperature control device for
controlling the temperature in the auxiliary storage compartment by controlling the blower fan unit
(25) while comparing information on the temperature sensed by the sensing device with a
temperature set by a user. According to the present invention, accommodated goods can be stored
longer and fresher since the auxiliary storage compartment is not influenced by the temperature in the
storage space in which the auxiliary storage compartment is installed.

Documents:

936-KOLNP-2003-FORM-27.pdf

936-kolnp-2003-granted-abstract.pdf

936-kolnp-2003-granted-claims.pdf

936-kolnp-2003-granted-correspondence.pdf

936-kolnp-2003-granted-description (complete).pdf

936-kolnp-2003-granted-drawings.pdf

936-kolnp-2003-granted-examination report.pdf

936-kolnp-2003-granted-form 1.pdf

936-kolnp-2003-granted-form 18.pdf

936-kolnp-2003-granted-form 3.pdf

936-kolnp-2003-granted-form 5.pdf

936-kolnp-2003-granted-gpa.pdf

936-kolnp-2003-granted-reply to examination report.pdf

936-kolnp-2003-granted-specification.pdf


Patent Number 228106
Indian Patent Application Number 936/KOLNP/2003
PG Journal Number 05/2009
Publication Date 30-Jan-2009
Grant Date 28-Jan-2009
Date of Filing 21-Jul-2003
Name of Patentee LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Applicant Address 20, YOIDO-DONG, YONGDUNGPO-GU, SEOUL CITY
Inventors:
# Inventor's Name Inventor's Address
1 CHOI YOUNG-SEOK 6-903 LUCKY APARTMENT, JURE 3 DONG, SASANG-GU, BUSAN METROPOLITAN CITY 617-013
2 KANG BYEONG-GYU 1001-606 DAEDONG APARTMENT, MUGERI, JANGYOO-MYUN, GYEONGNAM, GIMHAE CITY 621-833
3 KIM SANG-BAE 105-1403 DONGSEUNG APARTMENT, SAPA-DONG, GYEONGNAM, CHANGWON CITY 641-550
PCT International Classification Number F25D 17/08
PCT International Application Number PCT/KR2002/00211
PCT International Filing date 2002-02-08
PCT Conventions:
# PCT Application Number Date of Convention Priority Country
1 2001/53398 2001-08-31 Republic of Korea
2 2001/07592 2001-02-15 Republic of Korea