Patent ID: 6041606
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: F25D

Abstract:
A cool air supplying device for a fresh food compartment in refrigerators, comprising:a cool air passage extending from an evaporator to said fresh food compartment;a connection duct branched from said passage and extending to a front portion of said compartment with a plurality of air outlet openings of said connection duct being positioned at said front portion of the compartment;a plurality of door ducts provided on a door of said fresh food compartment and individually having an air inlet opening at a position selectively aligned with an associated one of said air outlet openings of the connection duct when said door is fully closed, said door ducts also individually having a plurality of air outlet ports capable of discharging cool air from each of the door ducts into said fresh food compartment in a direction from the door to a rear wall of said compartment; anda cool air distribution unit controlling the amount of cool air for the outlet openings of the connection duct.