Refrigerator

Abstract

A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a freezing compartment below a refrigerating compartment, an ice making compartment at a side of the refrigerating compartment, an evaporator, a shroud that is disposed at a front side of the evaporator, a grille panel coupled to a front surface of the shroud, a first cool air guide channel defined between the grille panel and the shroud and configured to guide cool air to a freezing compartment, a second cool air guide channel defined between the grille panel and the shroud and configured guide cool air to the ice making compartment, a freezing fan module disposed between the grille panel and the shroud and configured to supply cool air to the first cool air guide channel, and an ice making fan module disposed between the grille panel and the shroud and configured to supply cool air to the second cool air guide channel.

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         21 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a cabinet comprising an ice making compartment, a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment disposed below the refrigerating compartment;   an evaporator that faces the freezing compartment and is configured to cool air;   a shroud defining a first intake hole and a second intake hole spaced apart from each other;   a grille panel that is coupled to a front surface of the shroud and defines a cool air discharge port configured to discharge cool air into the freezing compartment;   a first cool air guide channel defined between the grille panel and the shroud and configured to guide cool air from the first intake hole to the cool air discharge port;   a second cool air guide channel defined between the grille panel and the shroud and configured to guide cool air from the second intake hole to the ice making compartment; and   a partition rib that is disposed between the first cool air guide channel and the second cool air guide channel;   wherein the partition rib defining a communicating channel configured to guide cool air from the second cool air guide channel to the first cool air guide channel.   
     
     
         22 . The refrigerator of  claim 21 , wherein the partition rib comprises a first partition rib and a second partition rib that are disposed between the first cool air guide channel and the second cool air guide channel and that extend away from each other, and
 wherein the communicating channel is defined between end portions of the first partition rib and the second partition rib that are spaced apart from and face each other.   
     
     
         23 . The refrigerator of  claim 22 , wherein the end portions of the first partition rib and the second partition rib extend parallel to each other, and
 wherein the communicating channel is an air passage.   
     
     
         24 . The refrigerator of  claim 21 , wherein the cool air discharge port comprises:
 an upper cool air discharge port defined above a center of the grille panel; and   a lower cool air discharge port defined below the upper cool air discharge port.   
     
     
         25 . The refrigerator of  claim 24 , wherein the communicating channel comprises a first communicating channel configured to guide cool air toward the upper cool air discharge port. 
     
     
         26 . The refrigerator of  claim 25 , wherein the communicating channel further comprises a second communicating channel configured to guide cool air toward the lower cool air discharge port. 
     
     
         27 . The refrigerator of  claim 26 , wherein the second communicating channel is positioned below an ice making fan module. 
     
     
         28 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a cabinet comprising a refrigerating compartment, a freezing compartment, and an ice making compartment;   an evaporator that faces the freezing compartment;   a shroud defining a first intake hole and a second intake hole spaced apart from each other;   a grille panel that is coupled to a front surface of the shroud;   a first cool air guide channel configured to guide cool air from the first intake hole to the refrigerating compartment;   a second cool air guide channel configured to guide cool air from the second intake hole to the ice making compartment; and   a partition rib that separates the first cool air guide channel and the second cool air guide channel from each other;   wherein a communicating channel configured to guide cool air between the first cool air guide channel and the second cool air guide channel is formed in the partition rib.   
     
     
         29 . The refrigerator of  claim 28 , wherein the grille panel defines a cool air discharge port configured to discharge cool air into the freezing compartment. 
     
     
         30 . The refrigerator of  claim 29 , wherein the cool air discharge port comprises:
 an upper cool air discharge port defined above a center of the grille panel; and   a lower cool air discharge port defined below the upper cool air discharge port.   
     
     
         31 . The refrigerator of  claim 30 , wherein the communicating channel comprises a first communicating channel configured to guide cool air toward the upper cool air discharge port. 
     
     
         32 . The refrigerator of  claim 30 , wherein the communicating channel comprises a second communicating channel configured to guide cool air toward the lower cool air discharge port. 
     
     
         33 . The refrigerator of  claim 28 , wherein the communicating channel has a first communicating channel formed to guide the cool air in the second cool air guide channel to an upper space in the first cool air guide channel. 
     
     
         34 . The refrigerator of  claim 28 , wherein the communicating channel has a second communicating channel formed to guide the cool air in the second cool air guide channel to a lower space in the first cool air guide channel. 
     
     
         35 . The refrigerator of  claim 28 , wherein the partition rib comprises a first partition rib and a second partition rib that are disposed between the first cool air guide channel and the second cool air guide channel and that extend away from each other, and
 wherein the communicating channel is defined between end portions of the first partition rib and the second partition rib that are spaced apart from and face each other.   
     
     
         36 . The refrigerator of  claim 35 , wherein the end portions of the first partition rib and the second partition rib extend parallel to each other, and
 wherein the communicating channel is an air passage.   
     
     
         37 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a cabinet comprising a refrigerating compartment, a freezing compartment, and an ice making compartment;   an evaporator that faces the freezing compartment and is configured to cool air;   a shroud defines a first intake hole and a second intake hole spaced apart from each other;   a grille panel that is coupled to a front surface of the shroud;   a first cool air guide channel configured to guide cool air from the first intake hole to the refrigerating compartment;   a second cool air guide channel configured to guide cool air from the second intake hole to the ice making compartment;   a freezing fan module disposed at the first intake hole; and   an ice making fan module disposed at the second intake hole,   wherein a diameter of the second intake hole is less than a diameter of the first intake hole.   
     
     
         38 . The refrigerator of  claim 37 , wherein the ice making fan module comprises an ice making fan, and the freezing fan module comprises a freezing fan, and
 wherein a size and a shape of the ice making fan are identical to a size and a shape of the freezing fan, respectively.   
     
     
         39 . The refrigerator of  claim 38 , wherein the ice making fan is configured to rotate at a higher speed than the freezing fan. 
     
     
         40 . The refrigerator of  claim 37 , wherein the shroud comprises a covering member that extends along an inner circumferential surface of the second intake hole such that the diameter of the second intake hole is less than the diameter of the first intake hole.