US 12,072,139 B2 · Refrigerator

Abstract

A refrigerator may include a body formed with a storage space and a cooling module accommodating space; a cooling module disposed in the cooling module accommodating space and having a heat absorption part and a heat radiating part; a drawer supporter disposed inside the storage space; and a drawer supported by the drawer supporter, and the drawer supporter is formed with an inner passage through which cold air flowing from the heat absorption part passes, and the drawer supporter is formed with a plurality of cold air discharge ports through which cold air of the inner passage is discharged in an opposite direction. Therefore, it is possible to maximize the depth of the storage space in the front-rear direction while minimizing the number of parts, and cool the entire storage space evenly.

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Dependent claims

A refrigerator comprising:

a body including a storage space;
and
a cooling module to supply air into the storage space,
wherein the cooling module includes:
a heat absorption part and a heat radiation part;
a cooling module body having a first space for receiving the heat absorption part and a second space for receiving the heat radiation part;
a cooling module barrier to separate the first space from the second space;
and
a first outlet through which the air passing through the heat absorption part is discharged,
wherein a first direction in which the first and second receiving spaces are arranged is different from at least one of:
a second direction of an airflow of the air from the heat absorption part to the first outlet;
and
a third direction of an airflow of outside air passing through the heat radiation part.

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A refrigerator comprising:

a body including a storage space;
and
a cooling module to supply air into the storage space,
wherein the cooling module includes:
a heat absorption part and a heat radiation part;
a cooling module body having a first space for receiving the heat absorption part and a second space for receiving the heat absorption part;
a first inlet disposed at the cooling module body and through which the air in the storage space is introduced into the heat absorption part;
a first outlet disposed at the cooling module body and through which the air passing through the heat absorption part is discharged;
a second inlet disposed at the cooling module body and through which outside air is introduced to the heat radiation part;
and
a second outlet disposed at the cooling module body and through which the outside air passing through the heat radiation part is discharged,
wherein the storage space and the cooling module are arranged in a first direction, and
wherein the first and second receiving spaces are arranged in a second direction that is different from the first direction, and the first and second receiving spaces separate an airflow of the air through the first inlet and the first outlet from an airflow of the outside air through the second inlet and the second outlet.

10 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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