公开(公告)号：US10746444B2

公开(公告)日：2020-08-18

申请号：US15196282

申请日：2016-06-29

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Hosan Kim

IPC: F25B47/02 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25D21/12

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a compressor configured to compress a refrigerant, a condenser configured to condense the refrigerant compressed in the compressor, an expander configured to depressurize the refrigerant condensed in the condenser, a plurality of evaporators configured to evaporate the refrigerant depressurized in the expander, a first valve configured to be operated to introduce the refrigerant into at least one of the plurality of evaporators, a hot gas valve device disposed at an inlet side of the first valve and configured to guide the refrigerant passed through the compressor or the condenser to the plurality of evaporators, and a hot gas path configured to extend from the hot gas valve device to the plurality of evaporators.