Patent ID: 11867447
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant;
a condenser configured to condense the refrigerant compressed in the compressor;
a four-way valve that is provided at an outlet pipe of the condenser, the four-way valve including an inlet in which the refrigerant condensed by the condenser is introduced, a first outlet part, a second outlet part, and a third outlet part;
a first refrigerant path in which a first evaporator is installed, the first refrigerant path being configured to connect with the first outlet part and including a first join part;
a second refrigerant path in which a second evaporator is installed, the second refrigerant path being configured to connect with the second outlet part, wherein the second evaporator includes a first pipe and a second pipe that are configured to receive the refrigerant; and
a hot gas path configured to connect the four-way valve to the second evaporator, the hot gas path being configured to guide a flow of the refrigerant that has been condensed by the condenser,
wherein the second refrigerant path is connected to the first pipe of the second evaporator and the hot gas path extends from the third outlet part of the four-way valve to the first join part of the first refrigerant path via the second pipe of the second evaporator, and
wherein each of the first and second pipes of the second evaporator includes a refrigerant channel in which the condensed refrigerant in the condenser flows.