Elastic member for vibration absorption, and vibration absorbing apparatus using the same

A vibration absorbing apparatus for a compressor of a refrigerator, the apparatus comprising:

• an elastic member having a body having a hollow axially passing through a central portion of the body and a plurality of grooves enclosing an interior surface and an exterior surface thereof and a base being a lower portion of the body, for absorbing a vibration of a compressor mounted on the elastic member;
• a base pan supporting the elastic member;
• a stand coupled to the base pan and penetrating the hollow of the elastic member;
• and
• a stopper installed in an upper portion of the stand to prevent the elastic member from being escaped from the base pan,
• wherein the body is shaped to have a vertical section in a zigzag, and the interior and exterior grooves are shaped to have sections that grow wider as it travels from an inner side to an outer side of the grooves.

A refrigerator comprising:

• an outer case;
• a cooling system having a compressor, an inner heat exchanger, a refrigerant expansion unit, and an outer heat exchanger;
• and
• a vibration absorbing apparatus having an elastic member, a base pan supporting the elastic member, a stand coupled to the base pan and penetrating the hollow of the elastic member, and a stopper installed in an upper portion of the stand to prevent the elastic member from being escaped from the base pan, the elastic member having a body having a hollow axially passing through a central portion of the body and a plurality of grooves enclosing an interior surface and an exterior surface thereof and a base being a lower portion of the body, for absorbing a vibration of the compressor mounted on the elastic member,
• wherein the body is shaped to have a vertical section in a zigzag, and the interior and exterior grooves are shaped to have sections that grow wider as it travels from an inner side to an outer side of the grooves.