Refrigerator

Abstract

A refrigerator includes a cold air supply duct that branches to two independent cold air supply flow paths such that the cold air supply duct supplies cold air for two independent partitioned storages.

1 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a first upper partitioned storage;   a first lower partitioned storage; and   a second partitioned storage; and   a cold air supply duct configured to divide cold air blown from the second partitioned storage for supply to the first upper partitioned storage and the first lower partitioned storage.   
     
     
         2 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , further comprising:
 an evaporator located in the second partitioned storage, the evaporator configured to generate cold air; and   an air blowing fan located in the second partitioned storage, the air blowing fan configured to blow cold air generated from the evaporator to the first upper partitioned storage, the first lower partitioned storage, and the second partitioned storage.   
     
     
         3 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the first upper partitioned storage includes:
 an upper duct assembly having an upper cold air outlet to discharge cold air to the first upper partitioned storage, the upper duct assembly being in fluid communication with the cold air supply duct; and   a damper configured to selectively block cold air to the upper duct assembly.   
     
     
         4 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the cold air supply duct includes a lower cold air outlet at the first lower partitioned storage to discharge cold air to the first lower partitioned storage, and
 wherein a portion of the cold air supply duct overlaps a rear surface of the first lower partitioned storage outside the rear surface of the first lower partitioned storage.   
     
     
         5 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the first lower partitioned storage includes:
 a lower duct assembly having a lower cold air outlet to discharge cold air to the first lower partitioned storage, the lower duct assembly being in fluid communication with the cold air supply duct; and   a damper configured to selectively block cold air to the lower duct assembly.   
     
     
         6 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a first partitioned storage, the first partitioned storage having:
 a first upper partitioned storage; and 
 a first lower partitioned storage; 
   a second partitioned storage located at one side of the first partitioned storage; and   a cold air supply duct having:
 a first cold air supply flow path connecting the first upper partitioned storage and the second partitioned storage; and 
 a second cold air supply flow path connecting the first lower partitioned storage and the second partitioned storage. 
   
     
     
         7 . The refrigerator of  claim 6 , wherein the first lower partitioned storage is located under the first upper partitioned storage. 
     
     
         8 . The refrigerator of  claim 6 , wherein the cold air supply duct further comprises:
 a cold air inflow part in fluid communication with the second partitioned storage;   an upper cold air discharge part in fluid communication with the first upper partitioned storage; and   a lower cold air discharge part in communication with the first lower partitioned storage,   wherein a first portion of cold air drawn from the second partitioned storage is supplied to the first upper partitioned storage through the first cold air supply flow path, and   wherein a second portion of cold air drawn from the second partitioned storage is supplied to the first lower partitioned storage through the second cold air supply flow path.   
     
     
         9 . The refrigerator of  claim 8 , wherein the cold air inflow part and the upper cold air discharge part face each other. 
     
     
         10 . The refrigerator of  claim 8 , wherein the cold air supply duct further comprises a guide part dividing the cold air supply duct into the first cold air supply flow path and the second cold air supply flow path, and
 wherein an end of one side of the guide part faces the cold air inflow part.   
     
     
         11 . The refrigerator of  claim 10 , wherein a length from the end of one side of the guide part to an upper surface of the cold air inflow part is longer than a length from the end of one side of the guide part to a lower surface of the cold air inflow part. 
     
     
         12 . The refrigerator of  claim 11 , wherein a length from an upper surface of the upper cold air discharge part to a lower surface of the upper cold discharge part is longer than a length from the end of one side of the guide part to the upper surface of the cold air inflow part. 
     
     
         13 . The refrigerator of  claim 8 , wherein a size of a cross-sectional area of the upper cold air discharge part through which cold air passes is larger than or equal to a size of a cross-sectional area of the cold air inflow part corresponding to the first cold air supply flow path through which cold air passes. 
     
     
         14 . The refrigerator of  claim 8 , wherein an upper surface of the cold air inflow part is located further upward than an upper surface of the upper cold air discharge part. 
     
     
         15 . The refrigerator of  claim 14 , wherein the second partitioned storage includes an upper cold air outlet in an upper area thereof, the upper cold air outlet being configured to discharge cold air to the second partitioned storage, and
 wherein the upper cold air outlet is located further upward than the upper surface of the cold air inflow part.   
     
     
         16 . The refrigerator of  claim 8 , wherein the lower cold air discharge part is located on a rear surface of the first lower partitioned storage, the lower cold air discharge part being elongated along a left-right direction of the first lower partitioned storage. 
     
     
         17 . The refrigerator of  claim 16 , wherein the lower cold air discharge part includes a lower cold air outlet configured to discharge cold air to the first lower partitioned storage, the first lower cold air outlet extending along the left-right direction of the first lower cold air discharge part. 
     
     
         18 . The refrigerator of  claim 17 , wherein the lower cold air outlet includes a plurality of slits partitioning the first lower cold air outlet in an up-down direction, the plurality of slits being spaced at regular intervals. 
     
     
         19 . The refrigerator of  claim 8 , wherein the first upper partitioned storage comprises an upper cold air inflow surface corresponding to the upper cold air discharge part,
 wherein the second partitioned storage comprises a cold air discharge surface corresponding to the cold air inflow part,   wherein the upper cold air inflow surface and the cold air discharge surface are spaced apart to face each other such that a distance between the first upper cold air inflow surface and the cold air discharge surface decreases from a rear surface of the refrigerator toward a front surface of the refrigerator, and   wherein the cold air supply duct includes a first surface corresponding to the upper cold air inflow surface and a second surface corresponding to the cold air discharge surface, the first surface facing the second surface such that a distance between the first surface and the second surface decreases from the rear surface of the refrigerator toward the front surface of the refrigerator.   
     
     
         20 . The refrigerator of  claim 19 , further comprising:
 a first sealing foam located between the upper cold air inflow surface and the first surface; and   a second sealing foam located between the cold air discharge surface and the second surface.   
     
     
         21 . The refrigerator of  claim 20 , wherein a spacer is disposed on a rear surface of the cold air supply duct, and protrudes in a direction of the rear surface of the refrigerator, and
 wherein a back plate is disposed on a rear surface of the spacer and presses the spacer in the direction of the front surface of the refrigerator.   
     
     
         22 . The refrigerator of  claim 6 , wherein the cold air supply duct further comprises:
 a first connection part located between the first upper partitioned storage and the second partitioned storage;   a second connection part extending downward from one side of the first connection part; and   a bend part extending from one side of the second connection part toward a rear surface of the first lower partitioned storage.   
     
     
         23 . The refrigerator of  claim 22 , wherein the bend part crosses the rear surface of the first lower partitioned storage in a left-right direction, and
 wherein a cross-sectional area of the bend part through which cold air passes decreases as the bend part extends from the second connection part.