Refrigerator having a temperature controlled compartment
First Claim
1. A refrigerator having a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment for preserving food items, the refrigerator comprising:
- a temperature controlled compartment partitioned from the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment;
a door for the temperature controlled compartment;
a cooling unit installed in the temperature controlled compartment for supplying cold air to the temperature controlled compartment;
a duct, formed in the temperature controlled compartment, for defining a flow passage of the cold air to circulate the cold air supplied from the cooling unit within the temperature controlled compartment;
a blower fan for blowing the cold air supplied from the cooling unit through the duct; and
a control unit for generating control signals to drive the cooling unit and the blower fan so as to maintain a temperature in the temperature controlled compartment at a set temperature.
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Abstract
A refrigerator including a temperature controlled compartment partitioned from the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment, a door for the temperature controlled compartment, a cooling unit installed in the temperature controlled compartment for supplying cold air to the temperature controlled compartment, a duct for defining a flow passage of the cold air to circulate the cold air supplied from the cooling unit within the temperature controlled compartment, a blower fan for blowing the cold air supplied from the cooling unit through the duct, and a control unit for generating control signals to drive the cooling unit and the blower fan so as to maintain a temperature in the temperature controlled compartment at a set temperature.
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1. A refrigerator having a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment for preserving food items, the refrigerator comprising:
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a temperature controlled compartment partitioned from the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment; a door for the temperature controlled compartment; a cooling unit installed in the temperature controlled compartment for supplying cold air to the temperature controlled compartment; a duct, formed in the temperature controlled compartment, for defining a flow passage of the cold air to circulate the cold air supplied from the cooling unit within the temperature controlled compartment; a blower fan for blowing the cold air supplied from the cooling unit through the duct; and a control unit for generating control signals to drive the cooling unit and the blower fan so as to maintain a temperature in the temperature controlled compartment at a set temperature. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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