REFRIGERATOR

Organization Name

samsung electronics co., ltd.

Inventor(s)

Jaehyun Lee of Suwon-si KR

Sungbok Ko of Suwon-si KR

Myounghun Kim of Suwon-si KR

Ilsung Bae of Suwon-si KR

Seokjun Son of Suwon-si KR

Byungkwan Yang of Suwon-si KR

Wonjae Yoon of Suwon-si KR

Oungu Lee of Suwon-si KR

Hyoju Han of Suwon-si KR

REFRIGERATOR

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250102216 titled 'REFRIGERATOR

Original Abstract Submitted

a refrigerator may include: a body including an upper wall, a compartment in the body, a door to open or close the compartment, a thermoelectric element on the upper wall and including: a heating portion which generates heat and faces upward and a cooling portion which absorbs heat and faces downward, a cooling sink including a base contacting the cooling portion, and fins protruding from the base perpendicular to a lower surface of the base and extending parallel to the lower surface of the base so that the cooling sink is cooled by the cooling portion, a fan on the upper wall to blow air toward the fins so that the air is cooled, and a duct on the upper wall to guide the air into the compartment.