Claims
- 1. A heat exchanger for a refrigerator, comprising:one or more refrigerating tubes for flow of refrigerant; and a plurality of fins having lengths different from one another for coupling with the one or more refrigerating tubes having portions arranged substantially in parallel to one another at fixed intervals, the one or more refrigerating tubes passing through pass through holes formed in the plurality of fins, to form sections having fin spaces formed between the fins different in size from one another, wherein a section having the smallest fin spaces is below 75% of an entire size of the heat exchanger and wherein the fin spaces increase by 2·2(n−1) times the smallest space, where n≧1.
- 2. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 1, wherein the section with the smallest fin spaces is greater than 5% of the entire size of the heat exchanger.
- 3. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 1, wherein the section with the smallest fin spaces is 5%-65% of the entire size of the heat exchanger.
- 4. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 3, wherein the smallest fin space is 2 mm-12 mm.
- 5. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 3, wherein the section with the largest fin spaces is 18%-35% of the entire size of the heat exchanger.
- 6. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 5, wherein the smallest fin space is 6.1 mm-8.2 mm.
- 7. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 6, wherein the smallest fin space is 6.5 mm-7.7 mm.
- 8. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 1, wherein the section with the smallest fin spaces is 15%-55% of the entire size of the heat exchanger.
- 9. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 8, wherein the smallest fin space is 4 mm-10 mm.
- 10. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 1, wherein the section with the largest fin spaces is below 18% of the entire size of the heat exchanger.
- 11. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 10, wherein the smallest fin space is 5.5 mm-10 mm.
- 12. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 11, wherein the smallest fin space is 6.1 mm-9.1 mm.
- 13. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 1, wherein the section with the largest fin spaces is 18%-25% of the entire size of the heat exchanger.
- 14. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 13, wherein the smallest fin space is 6.0 mm-8.5 mm.
- 15. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 14, wherein the smallest fin space is 6.2 mm-8.0 mm.
- 16. A heat exchanger for a refrigerator, comprising:one or more refrigerating tubes for flow of refrigerant; and a plurality of fins having lengths different from one another for coupling with the one or more refrigerating tubes having portions positioned substantially in parallel to one another at fixed intervals, the one or more refrigerating tubes passing through pass through holes formed in the plurality of fins, to form sections having fin spaces formed between the fins different in size from one another, wherein the fin spaces increase by 2·2(n−1) times of the smallest fin space, where n≧1.
- 17. A heat exchanger for a refrigerator, comprising:one or more refrigerating tubes for flow of refrigerant; and a plurality of fins having lengths different from one another for coupling with the one or more refrigerating tubes having portions arranged substantially in parallel to one another at fixed intervals, the one or more refrigerating tubes passing through pass through holes formed in the plurality of fins, to form sections having fin spaces formed between the fins different from one another, wherein the fin spaces are formed by an arrangement pattern having a longest one pair of fins, fins with intermediate lengths arranged between the one pair of the longest fins, and the shortest fins arranged in every space between the one pair of the longest fins and the fins with intermediate lengths and wherein the fin spaces increase by 2·2(n−1) times of the smallest fin space, where n≧1.
- 18. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 17, wherein the fin spaces formed between adjacent fins in sections have a ratio of 1:2:4.
- 19. A heat exchanger for a refrigerator, comprising:one or more refrigerating tubes for flow of refrigerant; and a plurality of fins having lengths different from one another for coupling with the one or more refrigerating tubes having portions arranged substantially in parallel to one another at fixed intervals, the one or more refrigerating tubes passing through pass through holes formed in the plurality of fins, to form sections having fin spaces formed between the fins different from one another, wherein a section with the smallest fin spaces is below 75% of an entire size of the heat exchange, wherein the smallest fin space is 1 mm-13 mm, and wherein the fin spaces increase by 2·2(n−1) times of the smallest fin space, where n≧1.
- 20. A heat exchanger for a refrigerator, comprising:one or more refrigerating tubes for flow of refrigerant; and a plurality of fins having lengths different from one another for coupling with the one or more refrigerating tubes having portions arranged substantially in parallel to one another at fixed intervals, the one or more refrigerating tubes passing through pass through holes formed in the plurality of fins, to form sections having fin spaces formed between the fins different from one another, wherein the fin spaces increase in sections by 3·2(n−1) times of the fin space of the section with the smallest fin spaces, and the section with the smallest fin spaces is 15%-75% of the entire size of the heat exchanger, where n≧1.
- 21. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 20, wherein the fin spaces increase in sections by 3·2(n−1) times of the fin space of the section with the smallest fin spaces, and the section with the smallest fin spaces is 25%-65% of the entire size, where n≧1.
- 22. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 21, wherein the smallest fin space is 5 mm-12 mm.
- 23. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 20, wherein the fin spaces are formed by an arrangement pattern having a longest one pair of fins, fins with intermediate lengths arranged between the one pair of the longest fins, and two shortest fins arranged in every space between the one pair of the longest fins and the fins with intermediate lengths.
- 24. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 23, wherein the fin spaces formed between adjacent fins in sections have a ratio of 1:3:6.
- 25. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 20, wherein the smallest fin space is 3 mm-13 mm.
- 26. A heat exchanger for a refrigerator, comprising:one or more refrigerating tubes for flow of refrigerant; and a plurality of fins having lengths different from one another for coupling with the one or more refrigerating tubes having positions arranged substantially in parallel to one another at fixed intervals, the one or more refrigerating tubes passing through pass through holes formed in the plurality of fins, to form sections having fin spaces formed between the fins different from one another, wherein the fin spaces increase in sections by 4·2(n−1) times the fin space of the section with the smallest fin spaces, and the section with the smallest fin spaces is 25%-75% of the entire size of the heat exchanger, where n≧1.
- 27. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 26, wherein the fin spaces increase in sections by 4·2(n−1) times the fin space of the section with the smallest fin spaces, and the section with the smallest fin spaces is 35%-75% of the entire size of the heat exchanger, where n≧1.
- 28. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 27, wherein the smallest fin space is 6 mm-13mm.
- 29. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 26, wherein the fin spaces are formed by an arrangement pattern having a longest one pair of fins, fins with intermediate lengths arranged between the one pair of the longest fins, and three shortest fins arranged in every space between the one pair of the longest fins and the fins with intermediate lengths.
- 30. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 29, wherein the fin spaces formed between adjacent fins in sections have a ratio of 1:4:8.
- 31. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 26, wherein the smallest fin space is 5 mm-15 mm.
- 32. A heat exchanger for a refrigerator, comprising:one or more refrigerating tubes for flow of refrigerant; and a plurality of fins having lengths different from one another for coupling with the one or more refrigerating tubes having portions arranged substantially in parallel to one another at fixed intervals, the one or more refrigerating tubes passing through pass through holes formed in the plurality of fins, to form sections having fin spaces formed between the fins different in size from one another, wherein each fin includes a top edge and a bottom edge, both of which are sloped at an angle.
- 33. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 32, wherein the top edge and the bottom edge of each fin have the same slope directions.
- 34. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 32, wherein the bottom edge of each fin has a single slope.
- 35. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 34, wherein the lower edges of the respective fins are arranged such that no tips of the lower edges face each other.
- 36. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 35, wherein the fins having single sloped bottom edges are arranged in opposite slope directions, alternately.
- 37. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 35, wherein the multiple slopes of each fin form either a single peak or a single bottom, and wherein the bottom edge of each fin with a single peak and the bottom edge of each fin with a single bottom are arranged, alternately.
- 38. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 34, wherein the slope of each fin has a curvature.
- 39. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 32, wherein the bottom edge of each fin has multiple slopes.
- 40. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 39, wherein the multiple slopes form only a bottom.
- 41. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 39, wherein the multiple slopes form only a peak.
- 42. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 39, wherein the multiple slopes form one or more peaks and bottoms.
- 43. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 32, wherein the angle of slope of the bottom edge of each fin is within a range of 20°-30°.
- 44. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 43, wherein the angle of slope of the bottom edge of each fin is 23°.
- 45. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 32, further comprising a sloped member in contact with, or adjacent to, the tips of the bottom edges.
- 46. A heat exchanger for a refrigerator, comprising:one or more refrigerating tubes for flow of refrigerant; a plurality of fins having lengths different from one another for coupling with the one or more refrigerating tubes having portions arranged substantially in parallel to one another at fixed intervals, the one or more refrigerating tubes passing through pass through holes formed in the plurality of fins, to form sections having fin spaces formed between the fins different in size from one another, wherein each fin includes a plurality of slits and louvers formed along a length direction thereof.
- 47. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 46, wherein the slits and louvers are formed on either face of each fin.
- 48. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 46, wherein the slits and louvers are on both faces of each fin, alternately.
- 49. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 47, wherein the slits and louvers on adjacent fins are arranged, alternately.
- 50. A heat exchanger for a refrigerator, comprising:one or more refrigerating tubes for flow of refrigerant; a plurality of fins having lengths different from one another for coupling with the one or more refrigerating tubes having portions arranged substantially in parallel to one another at fixed intervals, the one or more refrigerating tubes passing through pass through holes formed in the plurality of fins, to form sections having fin spaces formed between the fins different in size from one another; and a pair of reinforcing plates coupled to opposite ends of straight parts of the one or more refrigerating tubes and arranged in parallel to the plurality of fins, wherein the plates each include at least one slit for communication with slits provided in the plurality of fins.
- 51. A heat exchanger for a refrigerator, comprising:one or more refrigerating tubes for flow of refrigerant; a plurality of fins having lengths different from one another for coupling with the one or more refrigerating tubes having portions arranged substantially in parallel to one another at fixed intervals, the one or more refrigerating tubes passing through pass through holes formed in the plurality of fins, to form sections having fin spaces formed between the fins different in size from one another; and a pair of reinforcing plates coupled to opposite ends of straight parts of the one or more refrigerating tubes and arranged in parallel to the plurality of fins, wherein the reinforcing plates each include a bottom edge sloped at an angle.
- 52. A heat exchanger for a refrigerator, comprising:one or more refrigerating tubes for flow of refrigerant; a plurality of fins having lengths different from one another for coupling with the one or more refrigerating tubes having portions arranged substantially in parallel to one another at fixed intervals, the one or more refrigerating tubes passing through pass through holes formed in the plurality of fins, to form sections with fin spaces different from one another; and a defroster fitted to the heat exchanger spaced a fixed distance from bottom edges of the plurality of fins for removal of frost on the one or more refrigerating tubes and the plurality of fins, wherein the fin spaces increase by 2·2(n−1) times of the smallest fin space, where n≧1.
- 53. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 52, further comprising a pair of reinforcing plates coupled to opposite ends of straight parts of the one or more refrigerating tubes and arranged substantially in parallel to the plurality of fins.
- 54. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 53, wherein the defroster is arranged to pass through a middle part of the plurality of fins and the reinforcing plates.
- 55. A heat exchanger for a refrigerator, comprising:one or more refrigerating tubes for flow of refrigerant; a plurality of fins having lengths different from one another for coupling with the one or more refrigerating tubes having portions arranged substantially in parallel to one another at fixed intervals, the one or more refrigerating tubes passing through pass through holes formed in the plurality of fins, to form sections with fin spaces different from one another; a defroster fitted to the heat exchanger spaced a fixed distance from bottom edges of the plurality of fins for removal of frost on the one or more refrigerating tubes and the plurality of fins; and a pair of reinforcing plates coupled to opposite ends of straight parts of the one or more refrigerating tubes and arranged substantially in parallel to the plurality of fins, wherein the plurality of fins and the reinforcing plates each include notches for receiving the defroster.
- 56. A heat exchanger for a refrigerator, comprising:one or more refrigerating tubes for flow of refrigerant; a plurality of fins having lengths different from one another for coupling with the one or more refrigerating tubes having portions arranged substantially in parallel to one another at fixed intervals, the one or more refrigerating tubes passing through pass through holes formed in the plurality of fins, to form sections having fin spaces formed between the fins different in size from one another to form an arrangement pattern having three fin types of different arranged adjacently, wherein the arrangement pattern includes: one pair of longest fins, fins with intermediate lengths arranged between the one pair of longest fins, and shortest fins arranged in every space between the one pair of longest fins and the fins with intermediate lengths, wherein the fin spaces formed between adjacent fins in sections have a ratio of 1:2:4.
- 57. A heat exchanger for a refrigerator comprising:one or more refrigerating tubes for flow of refrigerant; a plurality of fins having lengths different from one another for coupling with the one or more refrigerating tubes having portions arranged substantially in parallel to one another at fixed intervals, the one or more refrigerating tubes passing through pass through holes formed in the plurality of fins, to form sections having fin spaces formed between the fins different in size from one another to form an arrangement pattern having three fin types of different length arranged adjacently, wherein the arrangement pattern includes: one pair of the longest fins, fins with intermediate lengths arranged between the one pair of the longest fins, and shortest fins arranged in every space between the one pair of the longest fins and the fins with intermediate lengths, wherein the arrangement pattern is expanded by adding a fin with an intermediate length longer than the intermediate fin between one of the one pair of longest fins and the shortest fin adjacent to the one of the one pair of longest fins, and adding a fin between the other one of the one pair of longest fins and the other intermediate fin, and wherein the fin spaces increases in sections by 2·2(n−1) times of a smallest fin space, where n≧1.
- 58. A heat exchanger for a refrigerator comprising:one or more refrigerating tubes for flow of refrigerant; a plurality of fins having lengths different from one another for coupling with the one or more refrigerating tubes having portions arranged substantially in parallel to one another at fixed intervals, the one or more refrigerating tubes passing through pass through holes formed in the plurality of fins, to form sections having fin spaces formed between the fins different in size from one another to form an arrangement pattern having three fin types of different length arranged adjacently, wherein the arrangement pattern includes: one pair of the longest fins, fins with intermediate lengths arranged between the one pair of the longest fins, and shortest fins arranged in every space between the one pair of the longest fins and the fins with intermediate lengths, wherein the arrangement pattern further includes adding a fin longer than the longest fin in every space between an intermediate fin and the previously longest fin, wherein the fin spaces formed between adjacent fins in sections have a ratio of 1:3:6.
- 59. A heat exchanger for a refrigerator comprising:one or more refrigerating tubes for flow of refrigerant; a plurality of fins having lengths different from one another for coupling with the one or more refrigerating tubes having portions arranged substantially in parallel to one another at fixed intervals, the one or more refrigerating tubes passing through pass through holes formed in the plurality of fins, to form sections having fin spaces formed between the fins different in size from one another to form an arrangement pattern having three fin types of different length arranged adjacently, wherein the arrangement pattern includes: one pair of the longest fins, fins with intermediate lengths arranged between the one pair of the longest fins, and shortest fins arranged in every space between the one pair of the longest fins and the fins with intermediate lengths, wherein the arrangement pattern further includes adding a fin longer than the longest fin in every space between an intermediate fin and the previously longest fin, wherein the arrangement pattern is expanded by adding a fin with an intermediate length longer than the intermediate fin between the one pair of longest fins and the shortest fin adjacent to the one pair of longest fins, and adding a fin between the other one of the one pair of longest fins and the intermediate fin, and wherein the fin spaces increase in sections by 3·2(n−1) times a smallest fin space, where n≧1.
- 60. A heat exchanger for a refrigerator comprising:one or more refrigerating tubes for flow of refrigerant; a plurality of fins having lengths different from one another for coupling with the one or more refrigerating tubes having portions arranged substantially in parallel to one another at fixed intervals, the one or more refrigerating tubes passing through pass through holes formed in the plurality of fins, to form sections having fin spaces formed between the fins different in size from one another to form an arrangement pattern having three fin types of different length arranged adjacently, wherein the arrangement pattern includes: one pair of the longest fins, fins with intermediate lengths arranged between the one pair of the longest fins, and shortest fins arranged in every space between the one pair of the longest fins and the fins with intermediate lengths, wherein the arrangement pattern further includes two shortest fins in every space between the intermediate fin and the longest fin, and wherein the fin spaces between adjacent fins in sections have a ratio of 1:4:8.
- 61. A heat exchanger for a refrigerator comprising:one or more refrigerating tubes for flow of refrigerant; a plurality of fins having lengths different from one another for coupling with the one or more refrigerating tubes having portions arranged substantially in parallel to one another at fixed intervals, the one or more refrigerating tubes passing through pass through holes formed in the plurality of fins, to form sections having fin spaces formed between the fins different in size from one another to form an arrangement pattern having three fin types of different length arranged adjacently, wherein the arrangement pattern includes: one pair of the longest fins, fins with intermediate lengths arranged between the one pair of the longest fins, and shortest fins arranged in every space between the one pair of longest fins and the fins with intermediate lengths, wherein the arrangement pattern further includes two shortest fins in every space between the intermediate fin and the longest fin, wherein the arrangement pattern is expanded by adding a fin with an intermediate length longer than the intermediate fin between one of the one pair of longest fins and the shortest fin adjacent to the one of the one pair of longest fins, and adding fins arranged between the other one of the one pair of longest fins and the other intermediate fin, and wherein the fin spaces increase in sections by 4·2(n−1) times of the smallest fin space, where n≧1.
- 62. A heat exchanger for a refrigerator, comprising:refrigerating tubes for flow of refrigerant; a plurality of straight fins having lengths different from one another for coupling with the refrigerating tubes in parallel to each other at fixed intervals through pass through holes formed therein, to form sections with fin spaces different from one another, wherein the fin has an upper edge and a bottom edge, both are sloped at an angle.
- 63. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 62, wherein the upper edge and the bottom edge have the same slope directions.
- 64. A heat exchanger for a refrigerator, comprising:one or more refrigerating tubes for flow of refrigerant; and a plurality of fins having lengths different from one another for coupling with the one or more refrigerating tubes having portions arranged substantially in parallel to one another at fixed intervals, the one or more refrigerating tubes passing through pass through holes formed in the plurality of fins, to form sections having fin spaces formed between the fins different in size from one another, wherein the section with the smallest fin spaces is 15%-55% of an entire size of the heat exchanger, and wherein the fin spaces formed between adjacent fins in sections have a ratio of 1:2:4.
- 65. A heat exchanger as claimed in claim 64, wherein the section with the largest fin spaces is less than 18% of the entire size of the heat exchanger.
- 66. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 65, wherein the smallest fin space is 6.1 mm-9.1 mm.
- 67. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 65, wherein the smallest fin space is 6.5 mm-7.7 mm.
- 68. The heat exchanger as claimed in claim 64, wherein the section with the largest fin spaces is less than 18%-35% of the entire size of the heat exchanger.
- 69. A heat exchanger for a refrigerator, comprising:one or more refrigerating tubes for flow of refrigerant; and a plurality of fins having lengths different from one another for coupling with the one or more refrigerating tubes having portions arranged substantially in parallel to one another at fixed intervals, the one or more refrigerating tubes passing through pass through holes formed in the plurality of fins, to form sections having fin spaces formed between the fins different in size from one another, wherein the section with the smallest fin spaces is 15%-55% of an entire size of the heat exchanger, wherein the smallest fin space is 4 mm-10 mm, and wherein the fin spaces increase by 2·2(n−1) times of the smallest fin space, where n≧1.
Parent Case Info
This application claims priority to PCT/KR02/00354, filed Feb. 28, 2002.
PCT Information
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PCT/KR02/00354 |
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WO03/07302 |
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