Patent ID: 6044659
Filing Date: 2000-04-04
Classification: F24F,F25D

Abstract:
A refrigerator comprising:a cooling compartment for storing food;a duct plate for forming a cool air duct in a rear wall of said cooling compartment, said duct plate having a plurality of cool air discharge ports opened into said cooling compartment;a plurality of shutter members being installed on said duct plate, said shutter members being capable of moving along a planar direction thereof between an open position for opening respective ones of the cool air discharge ports and a close position for closing the respective cool air discharge ports;biasing devices biasing respective ones of said shutter members to one of said open and close positions;a driving motor for driving said shutter members; anda cam being rotated by said driving motor, said cam being contacted with said shutter members during rotation thereof so as to move said shutter members relative to one another, and against the bias of said biasing devices, said cool air discharge ports and said shutters arranged generally symmetrically around said cam.