Patent ID: 8087261
Filing Date: 2012-01-03
Classification: F25B,F25D

Abstract:
1. A refrigerator, comprising: a cold air duct configured to receive cold air circulating inside of a refrigerating chamber and/or a freezing chamber; an evaporator in the cold air duct; at least one defrosting heater in the cold air duct configured to selectively emit heat; a fan in the cold air duct that selectively directs the cold air in an upward or downward direction; a motor that drives the fan; and an open/close device that selectively opens and closes a space containing the evaporator, the defrosting heater, and the fan positioned therein, wherein the space communicates with both the refrigerating chamber and the freezing chamber, wherein the open/close device is configured to be rotated by a force of a flow of the cold air generated by rotation of the fan so that the opening or closing between the space and the refrigerating chamber and the space and the freezing chamber are performed by the open/close device simultaneously, wherein the open/close device comprises a first open/close part on an upper side of the space and a second open/close part on a lower side of the space, and wherein the first and second open/close parts each comprises: