Patent ID: 8499573

Claim:
A refrigerator, comprising: a main body having first, second and third chambers fanned therein; and first and second refrigerant paths connected in parallel to a condenser, wherein the first and second refrigerant paths receive refrigerant from a condenser and supply condensed refrigerant to first, second and third evaporators, wherein the first evaporator is provided in the first refrigerant path and is connected with a first duct, the first evaporator receiving refrigerant from the condenser via the first refrigerant path, generating cold air using the received refrigerant, and supplying the generated cold air to the first chamber through the first duct; the second evaporator is provided in the first refrigerant path, downstream of the first evaporator, and is connected in series with the first evaporator such that the second evaporator only receives refrigerant that has already passed through the first evaporator, generates cold air using only the refrigerant received from the first evaporator, and supplies the generated cold air to the second chamber through a second duct; and the third evaporator is provided in the second refrigerant path and is connected with a third duct, the third evaporator receiving refrigerant from the condenser via the second refrigerant path, generating cold air using the received refrigerant, and supplying the generated cold air to the third chamber through the third duct; wherein the first and second refrigerant paths form separate paths that separately guide refrigerant, the first refrigerant path guiding refrigerant to the first evaporator and the first evaporator guiding the refrigerant to the second evaporator along the first refrigerant path, and the second refrigerant path guiding refrigerant to the third evaporator, to prevent mixture of refrigerant circulating through the first refrigerant path with refrigerant circulating through the second refrigerant path.