Fan assembly and refrigerator including a fan assembly

A refrigerator including:

• a body having at least one cooling chamber;
• a refrigeration cycle including a compressor and a condenser provided in a machine compartment in the body, wherein the refrigeration cycle supplies cool air to the cooling chamber;
• and
• a fan assembly that forces a flow of air to promote cooling and heat dissipation by the refrigeration cycle, wherein the fan assembly includes:
• a fan including a hub and a plurality of blades coupled to the hub;
• a motor coupled to the hub to rotate the hub;
• a housing having a space defined therein that accommodates the fan;
• a support including:
• a body of the support provided in and coupled to the housing,
• a bracket centrally positioned in the body of the support that fixes the motor, and
• a plurality of spokes extending between and coupled to the body of the support and the bracket;
• a plurality of anti-vibration members arranged along and fixed to the body of the support, wherein the anti-vibration members connect the body of the support to the housing;
• and
• a protrusion protruding from and along an outer circumferential face of the body of the support to prevent a backflow of air from the fan.

A fan assembly including:

• a fan having a hub and a plurality of blades coupled to the hub;
• a circular frame including:
• a first ring having a first diameter,
• a plurality of spokes extending radially outward from the first ring, wherein first ends of the plurality of spokes are coupled to the first ring,
• a second ring having a second diameter greater than the first diameter,
• wherein second ends of the spokes are coupled to the second ring;
• a housing provided between the fan and the circular frame;
• a motor configured to rotate the plurality of blades, wherein the motor includes a base and a housing, the base being fixed to the first ring and the housing of the motor being provided in the hub of the fan.