Heat dissipation device of built-in refrigerator

Abstract

A heat dissipation device of a refrigerator which includes a pedestal to be installed at a bottom of the refrigerator and including a suction port on an upper surface of the pedestal; a heat dissipation duct to be installed inside the pedestal and while the heat dissipation duct is installed inside the pedestal that is installed at the bottom of the refrigerator, the heat dissipation duct connecting the suction port of the pedestal and a front surface of the pedestal; and a heat dissipation fan to be installed in the heat dissipation duct below the suction port.

1 . A heat dissipation device of a refrigerator, the heat dissipation device comprising:
 a pedestal, to be installed at a bottom of the refrigerator, including a suction port on an upper surface of the pedestal;   a heat dissipation duct to be installed inside the pedestal and while the heat dissipation duct is installed inside the pedestal that is installed at the bottom of the refrigerator, the heat dissipation duct connecting the suction port of the pedestal and a front surface of the pedestal; and   a heat dissipation fan to be installed in the heat dissipation duct below the suction port.   
     
     
         2 . The heat dissipation device of  claim 1 , wherein
 the heat dissipation duct is detachable from the pedestal.   
     
     
         3 . The heat dissipation device of  claim 2 , wherein
 the heat dissipation duct is configured in a channel shape with one end closed and another end open, and   the heat dissipation fan is installed adjacent to the one end closed of the heat dissipation duct.   
     
     
         4 . The heat dissipation device of  claim 1 , wherein
 the suction port of the pedestal is provided at a position corresponding to a plurality of holes on a lower surface of a machine room of the refrigerator.   
     
     
         5 . The heat dissipation device of  claim 4 , wherein
 the heat dissipation fan is configured to suck in air of the machine room and discharge the air toward the front surface of the pedestal.   
     
     
         6 . The heat dissipation device of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a front plate coupleable to and decoupleable from the front surface of the pedestal.   
     
     
         7 . The heat dissipation device of  claim 6 , wherein
 the front plate includes a plurality of air holes.   
     
     
         8 . The heat dissipation device of  claim 6 , wherein
 the front plate is configured as a louver.   
     
     
         9 . The heat dissipation device of  claim 6 , wherein
 the front plate comprises a pair of coupling protrusions on both ends of the front plate, and   the pedestal comprises a pair of coupling grooves on the front surface of the pedestal, wherein the pair of coupling protrusions of the front plate are insertable into the pair of coupling grooves.   
     
     
         10 . The heat dissipation device of  claim 1  further comprising:
 a temperature sensor, installed in the heat dissipation duct, configured to measure a temperature of air discharged from a machine room of the refrigerator; and 
 a processor configured to turn the heat dissipation fan on/off based on the temperature of the air measured by the temperature sensor. 
 
     
     
         11 . The heat dissipation device of  claim 1 , wherein
 the pedestal comprises:
 a top plate; 
 a plurality of support parts extending from a lower surface of the top plate; and 
 a duct seat between the plurality of support parts and in which the heat dissipation duct is installed, 
 wherein the suction port is formed on the top plate to communicate with the duct seat. 
   
     
     
         12 . A heat dissipation device of a refrigerator, the heat dissipation device comprising:
 a pedestal, to be installed at a bottom of the refrigerator, including a suction port on an upper surface of the pedestal;   a heat dissipation duct coupleable to and decoupleable from an inside the pedestal and while the heat dissipation duct is coupled to the inside the pedestal that is installed at the bottom of the refrigerator, the heat dissipation duct connecting the suction port of the pedestal and a discharge port on a front surface of the pedestal;   a heat dissipation fan to be installed in the heat dissipation duct below the suction port; and   a front plate coupleable to and decoupleable from the front surface of the pedestal.   
     
     
         13 . The heat dissipation device of  claim 12 , wherein
 the heat dissipation duct is configured in a channel shape with one end closed and another end open, and   the heat dissipation fan is installed adjacent to the one end closed of the heat dissipation duct.   
     
     
         14 . The heat dissipation device of  claim 12 , wherein
 the suction port of the pedestal is at a position corresponding to a plurality of holes provided on a lower surface of a machine room of the refrigerator.   
     
     
         15 . The heat dissipation device of  claim 12 , further comprising:
 a temperature sensor installed in the heat dissipation duct and configured to measure a temperature of air discharged from a machine room of the refrigerator; and   a processor configured to turn the heat dissipation fan on/off based on the temperature of the air measured by the temperature sensor.