Patent ID: 11940199
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet defining a storage compartment therein;
an evaporator configured to generate cold air;
a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage compartment, the door defining a door storage space;
a multi-duct configured to discharge the cold air from the evaporator to the storage compartment, the multi-duct being provided at a rear wall of the storage compartment;
a rear panel provided below the multi-duct and forward of the evaporator, the rear panel at least partially defining a heat exchange compartment that contains the evaporator; and
a duct configured to guide the cold air from the evaporator to the door storage space, the duct defining an air passage that extends from the heat exchange compartment and connects to the door based on the door being oriented in a closed position, the duct comprising:
a first duct extending away from the heat exchange compartment in a forward direction, the first duct having a first end that is configured to receive the cold air from the evaporator, and
a second duct that is connected to a second end of the first duct and that extends upward from the first duct at a side of the storage compartment, the second duct defining one or more duct exits through which the cold air from the evaporator is discharged to the door storage space,

wherein the door includes:
an inlet configured to receive the cold air from the one or more duct exits to the door storage space, and
an outlet configured to discharge the cold air from the door storage space to the storage compartment.