Refrigerator

Abstract

A refrigerator includes a discharge body configured to be formed with a discharge port and a suction port, a flow path body configured to be disposed in the discharge body and forms a discharge flow path for guiding air to the discharge port, an air guide configured to be formed with a scroll and an opening that guides air to the discharge flow path and an outlet spaced apart from the opening, and a fan provided inside the air guide.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a cabinet;   a wall that is provided in the cabinet and is formed with a discharge port and a suction port;   flow path layer that is provided in the wall and forms a discharge flow path that guides air to the discharge port;   a fan housing that includes a conduit that guides air to the discharge flow path, the fan housing being formed with an opening coupled to the conduit and an outlet spaced apart from the opening; and   a fan that is received inside the fan housing.   
     
     
         2 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the conduit has a leading end and a trailing end associated with the opening, the leading end being provided closer to an outer circumference of the fan than the trailing end, and   wherein the fan is positioned closer to the outlet than to the trailing end of the conduit.   
     
     
         3 . The refrigerator of  claim 2 , further comprising:
 a guide that directs air from the fan to the outlet.   
     
     
         4 . The refrigerator of  claim 3 ,
 wherein the fan is positioned between the conduit and the guide.   
     
     
         5 . The refrigerator of  claim 3 ,
 wherein a length of the conduit in a horizontal direction is greater than a length of the guide in the horizontal direction.   
     
     
         6 . The refrigerator of  claim 3 ,
 wherein a first distance between the trailing end of the conduit and the fan is greater than a second distance between the guide and the fan.   
     
     
         7 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an inner cover that includes an additional discharge port and an additional suction port; and   a discharge duct that guides air flow between the outlet of the fan housing and the additional discharge port of the inner cover.   
     
     
         8 . The refrigerator of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 a heat exchange device provided adjacent to the fan housing,   wherein the inner cover covers the fan housing and the temperature adjusting device.   
     
     
         9 . The refrigerator of  claim 7 ,
 wherein the additional discharge port is positioned lower than the discharge port and the suction port.   
     
     
         10 . The refrigerator of  claim 7 , further comprising:
 a partition that divides an interior of the cabinet into two storage spaces and is positioned between the suction port and the additional discharge port.   
     
     
         11 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 a first damper configured to adjust amount of air flowing into the discharge flow path, and   a second damper configured to adjust amount of the air flowing to the outlet.   
     
     
         12 . The refrigerator of  claim 11 , wherein the discharge flow path includes an inlet communicating with the first damper and a plurality of branch flow paths connected to the inlet. 
     
     
         13 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an outer plate configured to cover a front surface of the wall and including openings corresponding, respectively, to the discharge port and the suction port.   
     
     
         14 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the discharge flow path includes a plurality of branch flow paths connected to the fan housing and spaced apart from each other.   
     
     
         15 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the wall further includes a diverter surface that is received in the fan housing to block air flow to the outlet. 
     
     
         16 . The refrigerator of  claim 16 , further comprising:
 an outer plate provided at a front surface of the partition to cover the suction port and including an opening corresponding to the discharge port.   
     
     
         17 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 ,
 wherein the flow path layer includes an expanded polystyrene (EPS) material.   
     
     
         18 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a heat exchanger;   a fan housing having a cavity and first opening and a second opening to the cavity;   a fan positioned in the cavity of the fan housing to generate air flow from the heat exchanger to one or more of the first opening or the second opening;   a cover provided over the heat exchanger, the fan, and the fan housing, the cover including a first discharge port;   a duct that couples the first opening of the fan housing and the first discharge port of the cover; and   a guide that defines a flow path between the second opening and a second discharge port that is spaced from the first discharge port.   
     
     
         19 . The refrigerator of  claim 18 , further comprising:
 a diverter that is coupled to the guide and includes a surface that is positioned to block the first opening.   
     
     
         20 . The refrigerator of  claim 18 ,
 wherein the cover further includes a first suction port through which air flows to the heat exchanger, and the flow path housing further includes a second suction port that is spaced from the from the first suction port, and   wherein the refrigerator further comprises a return duct positioned to connect the second suction port and the heat exchanger.