Refrigerator

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2006-02-22

2008-10-21

Ali, Mohammad M (Department: 3744)

Refrigeration

Refrigeration producer

Evaporator, e.g., heat exchanger

C062S528000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07437888

ABSTRACT:
A refrigerator having a valve to distribute a refrigerant to a plurality of storage compartments. The valve includes a step motor, a valve plate having at least one inlet and a plurality of outlets, and an opening/closing member rotatably coupled to the valve plate to open or close the plurality of outlets in accordance with a rotating motion thereof. In particular, the opening/closing member has one or more recesses, which are indented from the circumference of the opening/closing member by a predetermined distance, to always open only one of the plurality of outlets. With the above-described configuration, the refrigerator can reduce material costs, and can achieve not only simplified valve control, but also accurate control in temperatures of the plurality of storage compartments.

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