Refrigerator

Abstract

Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a storage space, a barrier main body, an insulator, an evaporator, a fan motor assembly, a barrier cover, and a cooling-air passage. The storage space includes a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment. The barrier main body defines the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment. The insulator is disposed at a side of the barrier main body to insulate the refrigerator compartment from the freezer compartment. The evaporator is disposed at a side of the insulator to generate cooling air. The fan motor assembly is disposed at an upper side of the evaporator to provide a driving force for circulating cooling air. The barrier cover is configured to cover sides of the evaporator and the fan motor assembly. The cooling-air passage is defined between the insulator and the barrier cover to allow a flow of cooling air generated by the evaporator.

1 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a storage space comprising a freezer compartment and a refrigerator compartment;   a barrier main body defining the freezer compartment and the refrigerator compartment;   an insulator disposed at a side of the barrier main body to insulate the refrigerator compartment from the freezer compartment;   an evaporator disposed at a side of the insulator to generate cooling air;   a fan motor assembly disposed at an upper side of the evaporator to provide a driving force for circulating cooling air;   a barrier cover configured to cover sides of the evaporator and the fan motor assembly; and   a cooling-air passage defined between the insulator and the barrier cover to allow a flow of cooling air generated by the evaporator.   
     
     
         2 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the barrier main body comprises:
 a first case forming a side surface of the refrigerator compartment;   a second case forming a side surface of the freezer compartment; and   a concave part formed by recessing at least a part of the second case.   
     
     
         3 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein the insulator is disposed between the first case and the second case. 
     
     
         4 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein a bottom surface of the concave part forms a side surface of the first case, and the insulator is placed in the concave part. 
     
     
         5 . The refrigerator according to  claim 4 , wherein the cooling-air passage is formed by recessing at least a part of the insulator, and a part of the insulator corresponding to the cooling-air passage is brought into contact with the barrier cover. 
     
     
         6 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the insulator comprises:
 a first insulator part at a side of the evaporator;   a second insulator part at a side of the fan motor assembly; and   a third insulator part at a side of the cooling-air passage.   
     
     
         7 . The refrigerator according to  claim 6 , wherein the first and third insulator parts are thicker than the second insulator part. 
     
     
         8 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the insulator comprises:
 a vacuum insulator comprising a sealing part and a core material disposed in the sealing part, the sealing part comprising a thermal deposition layer; and   a polyurethane foam at a side of the vacuum insulator.   
     
     
         9 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the barrier main body comprises:
 a cooling-air inlet disposed at a lower side of the evaporator to introduce cooling air from the refrigerator compartment; and   a cooling-air outlet disposed at an upper side of the cooling-air passage to discharge cooling air to the freezer compartment.