Patent ID: 7950247

Claim:
A refrigerator comprising: a body; a storage compartment defined in a first portion of the body; a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage compartment; a cold air generating compartment defined in an upper portion of the body and separated from the storage compartment, the upper portion of the body being positioned above the storage compartment when the refrigerator is oriented in an ordinary operating orientation; an evaporator positioned in the cold air generating compartment; a cold air fan positioned in the cold air generating compartment and configured to promote movement of air within the cold air generating compartment in a flow direction that passes over the evaporator and is perpendicular to a surface of the door when the door is oriented in a closed position; and a guide member positioned at an inlet of the cold air generating compartment and configured to guide air passing through the inlet of the cold air generating compartment toward the evaporator, wherein the guide member comprises: an inlet through which cold air passes; and a plurality of blades positioned at the inlet of the guide member and configured to guide cold air in a direction upward from the inlet of the cold air generating compartment toward an upper portion of the cold air generating compartment such that air is uniformly introduced throughout the evaporator in a horizontal direction.