Abstract: A seat for a vehicle, includes a second row center seat and a second row side seat provided on a partition wall positioned rearward of a driver seat, the second row center seat may move leftward or rightward, and an interval between the seats may be increased in a state in which the second row center seat is moved in a right direction away from the second row side seat, which makes it possible to maximally prevent body contact between a passenger in the second row center seat and a passenger in the second row side seat.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a vehicle rear seat including: a center seat; and side seats located on the left and right of the center seat, wherein, the center seat is capable of protruding by moving the center seat forward with respect to the side seats, and in the state in which the center seat protrudes forward, it is possible to increase an inter-passenger distance so that physical contact between the passenger of the center seat and the passenger of each of the side seats can be prevented as much as possible.

Abstract: A method and a printer device capable of correctly processing a printing operation even when a user feeds particular paper, of which a front/back surface (printing surface) and a top/bottom direction (printing direction) are fixed, in a incorrect direction, by determining whether a current feeding direction of the paper is correct and rotating a printing direction by 180° before performing the printing operation if the feeding direction is incorrect.

Abstract: Provided is a soldering apparatus for a printed circuit board (PCB) for soldering the PCB and one or more electronic components populated on the PCB, the PCB having an upper side and a bottom side that is opposite the upper side, including a PCB INVERTING UNIT for rotatably supporting the PCB; a soldering cream PRINTING UNIT for printing on the lower side of the PCB a soldering cream substantially on a plurality of lead holes formed in the PCB in an inverted state, wherein in the inverted state a position of the PCB is inverted by the PCB INVERTING UNIT such that the lower side of the PCB faces in an upward direction; and a hardener for hardening the printed soldering cream while the one or more electronic components are inserted into the lead holes in a reverted state, wherein in the reverted state a position of the PCB is reverted by the PCB inverter such that the upper side of the PCB faces in a upward direction.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for controlling cold air circulation in a refrigerator. The present invention re-circulates cold air, which has been discharged into a refrigerating chamber (35), so that the interior of the refrigerating chamber (35) can be maintained at a substantially uniform temperature and relatively low temperature cold air is prevented from being delivered to an evaporator (39). Particularly, the present invention further facilitates the cold air circulation at a lower portion of the refrigerating chamber (35) so that the temperature of the entire refrigerating chamber (35) can be kept to be uniform and the temperature of a vegetable storage chamber (36) can be set at a desired temperature. To this end, an embodiment of the present invention includes a circulation duct (50) configured to suck the cold air around the vegetable storage chamber (36) and to discharge it to a relatively upper portion of the refrigerating chamber (35).

Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus and method for controlling cold air circulation in a refrigerator. The present invention re-circulates cold air, which has been discharged into a refrigerating chamber (35), so that the interior of the refrigerating chamber (35) can be maintained at a substantially uniform temperature and relatively low temperature cold air is prevented from being delivered to an evaporator (39). Particularly, the present invention further facilitates the cold air circulation at a lower portion of the refigerating chamber (35) so that the temperature of the entire refrigerating chamber (35) can be kept to be uniform and the temperature of a vegetable storage chamber (36) can be set at a desired temperature. To this end, an embodiment of the present invention includes a circulation duct (50) configured to suck the cold air around the vegetable storage chamber (36) and to discharge it to a relatively upper portion of the refigerating chamber (35).

Abstract: A cooling apparatus for use in a cooling system. The cooling apparatus has many evaporators disposed transversely to a longitudinal direction of a cool air duct. The refrigerant is supplied respectively to the evaporators by a valve device. Each evaporator has a conductive pipe which is wound spirally. Many blowers are disposed to each of the evaporators respectively. The diameter of wound part of the conductive pipe increases gradually along the circulating direction of the cool air, so the evaporators substantially have cone-shapes. Many defrosting heaters are disposed coaxially with the conductive pipes respectively. Since the evaporators are controlled respectively, at least one evaporator is operated during the defrosting operation of other evaporators, so the cooling efficiency is increased. Also, the heat exchange is performed uniformly on the entire areas of the evaporators by the spirally wound conductive pipes, the cooling apparatus has high efficiency of cooling.

Abstract: A cooling apparatus for use in a cooling system. The cooling apparatus comprises an evaporator having a conductive pipe which is wound spirally along a cool air duct, and a blower for providing a cooling compartment with cool air generated from the evaporator by blowing toward the evaporator. The diameter of the wound portion of the conductive pipe increases gradually along the circulating direction of the cool air, so the evaporator substantially has a cone-shape. In the cone-shaped space, a defrosting heater is disposed coaxially with the conductive pipe. Since the heat exchange is performed uniformly on the entire area of the evaporator by the spirally wound conductive pipe, the cooling apparatus has high efficiency of cooling, and since frost is generated on the evaporator without maldistribution thereby, the period for defrosting operation becomes longer so that the cooling efficiency is more improved.

Abstract: A refrigerator and a method for circulating cold air in the refrigerator are provided for blocking the backward stream of cold air within a freezing chamber and a main cold air duct into a cold chamber regardless of occurrence of a pressure difference caused by different supply amount of the cold air to the freezing chamber and cold chamber, thereby preventing freezing of food within the cold chamber. For this, an evaporator produces the cold air supplied to the freezing chamber, and a fan apparatus draws in the cold air within the freezing chamber. Ducts allowing for the flow of the cold air includes the main cold air duct which leads the cold air admitted from the fan apparatus to return to the freezing chamber via the evaporator, a cooling duct branched from the main cold air duct to supply the cold air to the cold chamber and a cold air return duct for leading the cold air within the cold chamber to return to the evaporator.

Abstract: An evaporator of a refrigerator provided in a cool air passage includes a serpentine heat-exchanging pipe and a heat-exchanging member wound around the pipe. The heat-exchanging member is shaped in a band having two longitudinal edges. One longitudinal edge of the heat-exchanging member is contacted with the circumference of the pipe, and the other longitudinal free edge thereof has a plurality of cut-off portions. Respective axis of each straight portion of pipe are parallel to each other and in the direction of the air flow.

Abstract: A cooling apparatus for use in a cooling system is disclosed. The cooling apparatus comprises an evaporator having a conductive pipe which is wound spirally, and a blowing device for blowing air toward the evaporator. A plurality of fins for heat exchange are disposed on the outer surface of the conductive pipe. The blowing device has a blowing motor, a fan being rotated by the blowing motor, and a fan moving device for reciprocating the fan along the blowing direction during the rotation of the fan. Since the cool air generated from the evaporator moves with being rotated by the spirally wound conductive pipe, the air flow becomes complex and thus the heat exchange efficiency becomes high. Also, since the fan is reciprocated along the blowing direction, the blowing power is varied repeatedly and the heat exchange efficiency becomes even higher.

Abstract: An apparatus for determining whether a refrigerator is level and levelling the refrigerator if it is not level. The apparatus comprises a determining sections which determines whether the refrigerator is level, and four levelling sections each of which levels the refrigerator if it is not level. The determining section include a housing, upper and lower terminals, and a connecting member which connects the upper and lower terminals. One or two of four motors are operated if the upper and lower terminals corresponding to the motors are electrically connected to each other, and the levelling sections corresponding to the motors levels the refrigerator. The structure of the apparatus is simple. Further, the apparatus can easily levels the refrigerator, thereby preventing a safety accident during the levelling work.

Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerator for uniformly cooling a freezing compartment through the use of outlets and a passageway at the inner portion of the base plate of the freezing compartment. The base plate is provided with an upper plate having a plurality of air outlets and a lower plate having a plurality of protrusions for supporting the upper plate. The lower plate is manufactured from an insulating material. A chilled air passageway for exhausting the chilled air from the freezing compartment is formed between the upper and lower plates. The chilled air generated by an evaporator flows into the freezing compartment through a main-inlet and sub-inlets formed at the rear wall of the freezing compartment, and is exhausted through a main air exhausting outlet and the sub-outlets formed in the base plate. The chilled air exhausted through the sub air exhausting outlets flows through the chilled air passageway, that is formed in the base plate and joins the chilled air from the main air exhausting outlet.

Abstract: A damping apparatus for a refrigerator has a first space formed in the interior of a cabinet of the refrigerator, a second space which is separated from the first space by a stopping protrusion and is in communication relation with the first space, a first damping member expandably mounted in the second space, and a protrusion formed on one side of a door for closing the first damping member. When the door is pivoted to be closed, the protrusion closes the first damping member so that the air in the interior of the first damping member is exhausted outside, dampening the reactive force generated in a compartment. On the other hand, when the door is pivoted to be opened, the second damping member is pressed so that the force by the negative pressure in the interior of the compartment is dampened. The damping apparatus for a refrigerator can dampen the force needed when the door is opened or closed.

Abstract: A refrigerator having a chilled air circulation system in which the chilled air in a refrigerating compartment is exhausted through the upper portion and the lower portion of the refrigerating compartment, is disclosed. Inlets for directing the chilled air into the refrigerating compartment are formed at the side wall and the inner wall of the refrigerator. At the lower portion of the refrigerating compartment, a chilled air exhausting duct for exhausting the chilled air, is installed. The chilled air exhausted from the refrigerating compartment through the chilled air exhausting duct is directed through an air duct formed between an intermediate wall and an outer wall toward an attaching plate installed at the upper end portion of the air duct. The chilled air is primarily cooled by the attaching plate and secondarily cooled by the evaporator. Uniform cooling of the refrigerating compartment can be achieved and the cooling efficiency of the evaporator can be increased.

Abstract: A refrigerator having increased cooling efficiency is disclosed. A passage for the flow of the chilled air exhausted from a freezing compartment and a passage for the flow of the chilled air exhausted from a refrigerating compartment are separately formed. An attaching plate is installed near an evaporator in order to primarily cool and dehumidify the chilled air exhausted from the refrigerating compartment. The attaching plate is vertically installed and has a plurality of pores. A heat exchange between the chilled air from the refrigerating compartment and the attaching plate occurs. The humidity contained in the chilled air from the refrigerating compartment is transformed into frost attached to the attaching plate. The frost is transformed into water by a heater provided below an evaporator and the attaching plate and is exhausted outward.

Abstract: A fan guard of the freezing chamber in the refrigerator directs the cool air ejected from the cooling fan into the freezing chamber in quantities for shortening the time required for maintaining the optimum ambience of the freezing chamber, economizing the power consumed in the refrigerator and minimizing the cool air which collides against the fan guard and changes the advancing direction thereof to interfere the cooling fan to thereby decrease the noise. For attaining these effects, the fan guard is formed with plural cool air holes and projections for guiding flow of the cool air protrude between the cool air holes toward the cooling fan which circulates the cool air. In another embodiment, a single projection is located on the fan guard and formed between an adjacent pair of the cool air holes and placed along the same axis as the cooling fan.