Patent ID: 9029743
Filing Date: 2015-05-12
Classification: F25D,H05B

Abstract:
1. A refrigerator comprising: an outer case; a compartment disposed in the outer case; a door for selectively closing an access of the compartment; a subcompartment disposed on the door; and a heating apparatus configured to heat the subcompartment, the heating apparatus comprising: wherein the coil is energizable by an AC power supply from a main board power supply of the refrigerator through an electric input and an electric output, wherein the electric input and electric output are wired to the main board power supply through a wiring formed within the outer case of the refrigerator, and wherein when the door is closed the metal member and the electromagnetic member are sufficiently close to one another such that the metal member and the electromagnetic member are magnetically coupled and the heating apparatus generates an eddy current in the metal member in response to a magnetic field generated by the electromagnetic member thereby heating the subcompartment to a temperature higher than a temperature of the compartment.