Patent ID: 7866182
Filing Date: 2011-01-11
Classification: F25D

Abstract:
1. A refrigerator comprising: an evaporator; a storage compartment; and a cold air supply device mounted at a rear surface of the storage compartment to cover the evaporator, the cold air supply device comprising: a plurality of discharge holes defined in a front surface thereof and lateral surfaces thereof to discharge cold air, which was heat exchanged by the evaporator respectively, toward front and lateral sides of the cold air supply device, wherein the cold air supply device further comprises a suction hole formed in an upper portion thereof to suction the cold air in the storage compartment, the cold air supply device further comprises suction flow paths formed in the lateral portions thereof to guide the cold air suctioned through the suction hole to a lower portion of the evaporator and the plurality of discharge holes comprise at least one lateral discharge hole formed in an upper position of one of the lateral surfaces, and a plurality of front discharge holes formed in the front surface.