Refrigerator

Abstract

A refrigerator may include a body formed with a storage space and a cooling module accommodating space; a cooling module disposed in the cooling module accommodating space and having a heat absorption part and a heat radiating part; a drawer supporter disposed inside the storage space; and a drawer supported by the drawer supporter, and the drawer supporter is formed with an inner passage through which cold air flowing from the heat absorption part passes, and the drawer supporter is formed with a plurality of cold air discharge ports through which cold air of the inner passage is discharged in an opposite direction. Therefore, it is possible to maximize the depth of the storage space in the front-rear direction while minimizing the number of parts, and cool the entire storage space evenly.

1 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a body including a storage space; and   a cooling module to supply air into the storage space,   wherein the cooling module includes:
 an evaporator and a condenser; 
 a case having a first space for receiving the evaporator and a second space for receiving the condenser; 
 a wall to separate the first space from the second space; and 
 an inlet disposed at the case and through which the air in the storage space is introduced into the evaporator; 
   wherein a first direction in which the first and second receiving spaces are arranged is different from a second direction of an airflow of the air from the storage space to the inlet.   
     
     
         2 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the storage space and the cooling module are vertically arranged, and the first direction corresponds to a horizontal direction of the body. 
     
     
         3 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , further comprising a door to open or close a front opening of the body,
 wherein the first direction corresponds to a lateral direction of the body.   
     
     
         4 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the inlet is disposed at a surface of the case adjacent to the storage space, and the second direction corresponds to a direction toward the cooling module from the storage space. 
     
     
         5 . The refrigerator of  claim 4 , wherein the inlet is disposed at a top surface of the cooling module, and the second direction corresponds to a vertical direction of the body. 
     
     
         6 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the cooling module further includes an outlet through which the air is returned from the storage space to the evaporator,
 wherein the inlet and the outlet are disposed at a surface of the cooling module body.   
     
     
         7 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the first direction is perpendicular to the second direction. 
     
     
         8 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the storage space and the cooling module are arranged in the first direction, and
 wherein a height of the evaporator in the first direction is same as a height of the condenser in the first direction.   
     
     
         9 . The refrigerator of  claim 1 , wherein the cooling module includes an additional inlet disposed at the case and through which outside air is introduced to the condenser, and
 wherein the first direction is different from a third direction of an airflow of the outside air passing through the additional inlet.   
     
     
         10 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a body including a storage space; and   a cooling module to supply air into the storage space,   wherein the cooling module includes:
 an evaporator and a condenser; 
 a case having a first space for receiving the evaporator and a second space for receiving the condenser; 
 a wall to separate the first space from the second space; and 
 first and second inlets disposed at the case and through which outside air is introduced to the condenser, 
   wherein a first direction in which the first and second receiving spaces are arranged is different from at least one of:   a second direction of an airflow of the outside air introduced to the condenser through the first inlet; and   a third direction of an airflow of the outside air introduced to the condenser through the second inlet.   
     
     
         11 . The refrigerator of  claim 10 , wherein the case includes a first surface in which the first inlet is disposed and a second surface in which the second inlet is disposed, and
 wherein the first surface is different from the second surface.   
     
     
         12 . The refrigerator of  claim 10 , wherein the second direction is perpendicular to the third direction. 
     
     
         13 . The refrigerator of  claim 10 , wherein the cooling module includes an outlet disposed at the case and through which the outside air passing through the condenser is discharged,
 wherein a first surface in which the first inlet and the outlet are disposed is different from a second surface in which the second inlet is disposed.   
     
     
         14 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a body including a storage space; and   a cooling module to supply air into the storage space,   wherein the cooling module includes:
 an evaporator and a condenser; 
 a case having a first space for receiving the evaporator and a second space for receiving the condenser; 
 a wall to separate the first space from the second space; and 
 a first outlet through which the air passing through the evaporator is discharged, 
   wherein a first direction in which the first and second receiving spaces are arranged is different from at least one of:   a second direction of an airflow of the air from the evaporator to the first outlet, or   a third direction of an airflow of outside air passing through the condenser.