Refrigerator

Abstract

Proposed is a refrigerator. The refrigerator may include a cabinet (100) having a storage space (121), and a machine room (201) disposed below the storage space (121). The machine room (201) may include a compressor (610), a condenser (620), and a heat dissipation fan (611) to implement a cooling system, and have an inlet (225a) and an outlet (225b) formed on a front surface thereof. In addition, the compressor (610) and the heat dissipation fan (611) are disposed at the rear of the machine room (201), and the compressor (610) may be disposed in a space partitioned from a space in which the condenser (620) is disposed.

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         21 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a cabinet having a storage space;   a door assembly configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage space;   a machine room that is defined below the storage space and has a plurality of spaces, the machine room having an inlet and an outlet that are defined at a front surface thereof; and   a cooling system disposed in the machine room, the cooling system comprising a compressor, a condenser, and a heat dissipation fan,   wherein the plurality of spaces of the machine room include two spaces that are partitioned from each other and accommodate the compressor and the condenser, respectively,   wherein the heat dissipation fan is disposed in a rear portion of the machine room relative to the inlet, and   wherein the compressor is disposed in a rear portion of the machine room relative to the outlet.   
     
     
         22 . The refrigerator of  claim 21 , further comprising a cover plate that defines a lower surface of the cabinet and is disposed at an upper part of the machine room. 
     
     
         23 . The refrigerator of  claim 22 , wherein the cover plate comprises:
 a first cover part disposed above the inlet and the outlet; and   a second cover part disposed above the compressor and the heat dissipation fan, and   wherein a height of the second cover part from a bottom of the machine room is greater than a height of the first cover part from the bottom of the machine room.   
     
     
         24 . The refrigerator of  claim 21 , wherein an area of the inlet is larger than an area of the outlet. 
     
     
         25 . The refrigerator of  claim 22 , wherein the machine room is removably disposed at a lower part of the cabinet. 
     
     
         26 . The refrigerator of  claim 23 , further comprising an outer plate that defines a side surface of the machine room,
 wherein a height of the outer plate at a front side of the machine room is equal to a height of the outer plate at a rear side of the machine room, and   wherein the height of the second cover part is greater than the height of the outer plate.   
     
     
         27 . The refrigerator of  claim 26 , wherein an outer surface of the outer plate is flush with an outer surface of the cabinet. 
     
     
         28 . The refrigerator of  claim 21 , wherein the condenser faces the inlet. 
     
     
         29 . The refrigerator of  claim 21 , wherein the heat dissipation fan faces a side surface of the machine room and is spaced apart from the side surface of the machine room to thereby define an air flow space therebetween. 
     
     
         30 . The refrigerator of  claim 21 , further comprising a separation wall that divides an inside of the machine room into the plurality of spaces, the plurality of spaces comprising (i) an introduction space connected to the inlet and (ii) a discharge space connected to the outlet,
 wherein the separation wall comprises a first wall and a second wall that are connected to each other.   
     
     
         31 . The refrigerator of  claim 30 , wherein the first wall is disposed between the inlet and the outlet,
 wherein the second wall is connected to the heat dissipation fan, and   wherein the heat dissipation fan is disposed between the second wall and a rear surface of the machine room.   
     
     
         32 . The refrigerator of  claim 30 , further comprising a cover plate that comprises:
 a first cover part that extends rearward from the front surface of the machine room, the first cover part having a first height that is equal to a height of each of the front surface of the machine room, the separation wall, and the condenser;   a second cover part that extends rearward from a rear end of the first cover part, the second cover part having a second height greater than the first height of the first cover part; and   a vertical connection part that is located between the first cover part and the second cover part and connects the first cover part to the second cover part.   
     
     
         33 . The refrigerator of  claim 22 , wherein the cover plate defines a cut part at a rear end thereof, the cut part being opened to an upper end of the compressor, and
 wherein the refrigerator further comprises a compressor cover that is disposed at the cover plate and covers the cut part.   
     
     
         34 . The refrigerator of  claim 21 , further comprising a bottom plate, a side plate, and a rear plate that define the machine room,
 wherein the plurality of spaces of the machine room comprise:   an introduction space that faces the bottom plate, the side plate, and the rear plate; and   a discharge space that is separate from the introduction space, and   wherein at least one of the bottom plate, the side plate, or the rear plate defines an additional outlet configured to communicate the discharge space with an outside of the machine room.   
     
     
         35 . The refrigerator of  claim 21 , further comprising a defrost water tray disposed at a bottom of the machine room and disposed between the inlet and the heat dissipation fan, the defrost water tray having a flow guide surface that is inclined with respect to the front surface of the machine room and extends toward the heat dissipation fan. 
     
     
         36 . The refrigerator of  claim 34 , further comprising a control module disposed in the discharge space,
 wherein the additional outlet is defined at a position corresponding to at least a portion of areas of the compressor and the control module.   
     
     
         37 . The refrigerator of  claim 34 , further comprising:
 a separation wall that is disposed in the machine room and divides the plurality of spaces in the machine room; and   a reinforcement part that is disposed at the bottom plate and extends in a direction intersecting the separation wall,   wherein at least one of the bottom plate, the side plate, or the rear plate further defines an additional inlet configured to communicate the introduction space with the outside of the machine room, and   wherein the reinforcement part is disposed between the additional outlet and the additional inlet.   
     
     
         38 . The refrigerator of  claim 21 , wherein the cabinet comprises an outer casing and an inner casing, and
 wherein the refrigerator further comprises a side condensing tube that is connected to the condenser and disposed along a side surface of the cabinet, the side condensing tube being disposed between the outer casing and the inner casing.   
     
     
         39 . The refrigerator of  claim 21 , further comprising:
 a bottom plate that defines a bottom of the machine room;   a side plate that defines a side of the machine room;   a pair of side parts coupled to the bottom plate; and   a support module disposed at each of the pair of side parts,   wherein each of the pair of side parts defines an opening at a lower surface thereof and receives the support module in the opening.   
     
     
         40 . The refrigerator of  claim 39 , wherein the support module comprises:
 a power transmission part that extends from a front end of each of the pair of side parts along an inside of the opening; and   a rear leveling part coupled to a rear end of the power transmission part and configured to adjusts a horizontality of the refrigerator.