Patent ID: 6948908
Filing Date: 2005-09-27
Classification: F04D,F25D

Abstract:
1. A cool air circulating blower for a refrigerator, comprising: a blowing fan that blows cool air upwardly; a shroud having a central hole formed therethrough and disposed horizontally for guiding air flow, the blowing fan being positioned within the central hole of the shroud; a motor mounted below the blowing fan and connected to the blowing fan via a rotating shaft of the motor; and a draining device provided at the shroud that guides condensed water obtained by condensation of moisture in the cool air that has dropped onto the shroud conveys the condensed water to places other than the motor, wherein the shroud further comprises a bell mouth provided around the central hole in the shape of a circular groove that guides the flow of the cool air, and wherein the draining device comprises a draining groove provided at one side on the circumference of the bell mouth in the longitudinal direction of the shroud, the draining groove communicating with a bottom surface of the bell mouth.