Refrigerator

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a body including a storage room therein, a machine room formed in the body and separated from the storage room, and a cool air generating unit including a compressor and a condenser arranged inside the machine room and providing cool air to the storage room. Here, the condenser includes a first condensing portion which faces a rear surface of the machine room and a second condensing portion which is bent from the first condensing portion and faces a first side of the machine room.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a body comprising a storage room therein;   a machine room formed in the body and separated from the storage room; and   a cool air generating unit comprising a compressor and a condenser arranged inside the machine room and configured to provide cool air to the storage room,   wherein the condenser comprises:   a first condensing portion which faces a rear surface of the machine room; and   a second condensing portion which is bent from the first condensing portion and faces a first side of the machine room.   
     
     
         2 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the machine room comprises a first inlet into which air flows in the rear surface, and
 wherein the first inlet is provided in an area at least partially overlapped by the first condensing portion in a rear view.   
     
     
         3 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the condenser further comprises a third condensing portion which extends from the second condensing portion and is disposed in parallel with a front surface of the machine room. 
     
     
         4 . The refrigerator of  claim 3 , wherein the machine room comprises a second inlet into which air flows in a bottom front surface, and
 wherein the second inlet is provided to partially face the third condensing portion.   
     
     
         5 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the compressor is disposed in a position which faces a second side of the machine room, and
 wherein the cool air generating unit further comprises a blower fan which is installed between the compressor and the condenser and sends air in a direction from the first side to the second side.   
     
     
         6 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the compressor is disposed between the first condensing portion and the second condensing portion, and
 wherein the cool air generating unit further comprises a blower fan which is installed on a lateral side of the condenser and sends air around the condenser to the other side.   
     
     
         7 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the machine room comprises a fixing member which fixes the condenser to a bottom surface, and
 wherein the fixing member comprises a fixing groove into which one side of the condenser is fixedly inserted.   
     
     
         8 . The refrigerator of  claim 7 , wherein the fixing member comprises a fixing portion which grips the condenser in the fixing groove. 
     
     
         9 . The refrigerator of  claim 7 , wherein the machine room comprises a defrosted water pipe through which defrosted water generated in the storage room is moved, and
 wherein the fixing member is provided to prevent the condenser from coming in contact with the defrosted water moved through the defrosted water pipe.   
     
     
         10 . The refrigerator of  claim 9 , wherein the fixing member comprises a defrosted water flow channel provided to allow the defrosted water to be moved to one side and the other side of the fixing member. 
     
     
         11 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the machine room comprises a condenser supporting member, which supports the condenser on a top surface and has a shape protruding upward to space the condenser from a bottom surface of the machine room. 
     
     
         12 . The refrigerator of  claim 11 , wherein the condenser supporting member comprises a flow channel groove provided to allow a defrosted water moved to the bottom surface of the machine room to be moved through the condenser supporting member. 
     
     
         13 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the condenser is provided as a parallel flow condenser. 
     
     
         14 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a body comprising a storage room formed therein;   a machine room formed in the body and separated from the storage room; and   a cool air generating unit which comprises a condenser disposed inside the machine room and provides cool air to the storage room,   wherein the condenser comprises:   a header pipe comprising an inlet pipe and an outlet pipe through which a refrigerant flows in and out;   a plurality of tubes which connect the inlet pipe with the outlet pipe to allow the refrigerant to be moved and are provided in parallel in a longitudinal direction of the header pipe; and   a heat exchange fin installed between the plurality of tubes to come in contact therewith,   wherein at least one of a first tube and a second tube arranged on both ends of the plurality of tubes has a width identical to or greater than a width of the heat exchange fin, and   wherein at least one third tube disposed between the first tube and the second tube has a width smaller than the width of the heat exchange fin.   
     
     
         15 . The refrigerator of  claim 14 , wherein the condenser comprises:
 a first heat exchange portion disposed to face an outside air inlet portion formed in the rear of the machine room;   a second heat exchange portion disposed to face an outside air inlet portion in front of the machine room; and   a third heat exchange portion having a bent shape to connect the first heat exchange portion with the second heat exchange portion.   
     
     
         16 . The refrigerator of  claim 15 , wherein the outside air inlet portion comprises a first inlet formed in one side of a rear surface of the machine room. 
     
     
         17 . The refrigerator of  claim 15 , wherein the machine room comprises:
 a front cover dividing the machine room inside the body, a rear cover which is coupled with the front cover and forms a rear surface of the machine room, and a bottom plate which extends from one side of a bottom of the rear cover to the front cover, and   wherein the outside air inlet portion comprises a second inlet portion provided in a space between the front cover and the bottom plate.   
     
     
         18 . The refrigerator of  claim 17 , wherein the outside air inlet portion further comprises a third inlet portion which comprises a plurality of holes formed in one side of a front of the bottom plate. 
     
     
         19 . The refrigerator of  claim 14 , wherein the cool air generating unit further comprises a compressor which compresses the refrigerant and a blower fan installed inside the machine room,
 wherein the compressor and the condenser are disposed to be opposite to each other, and   wherein the blower fan is disposed between the compressor and the condenser.   
     
     
         20 . The refrigerator of  claim 15 , further comprising a supporting member which supports the condenser to be spaced from a bottom surface of the machine room at a certain interval. 
     
     
         21 . The refrigerator of  claim 20 , wherein the supporting member comprises at least one connecting portion which connects an inside and an outside of the condenser. 
     
     
         22 . The refrigerator of  claim 20 , further comprising a header coupling portion installed in the supporting member for the inlet pipe and the outlet pipe to be fixedly inserted,
 wherein the header coupling portion comprises an internal space into which the header pipe is inserted, an opening formed on one side to allow the third tube to be disposed, and a fixing slit formed to allow the second tube disposed below the third tube to be inserted.   
     
     
         23 . The refrigerator of  claim 22 , wherein the header coupling portion is formed of a material having a restoring force. 
     
     
         24 . The refrigerator of  claim 22 , further comprising a fixing member installed in the supporting member to grip and fix a part of the condenser between the plurality of header coupling portions.