Patent ID: 7950245

Claim:
A refrigerator comprising: a body; a storage compartment defined in a first portion of the body; a cold air generating compaitment defined in an upper portion of the body, 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, the cold air fan and the evaporator being arranged horizontally when the refrigerator is oriented in the ordinary operating orientation such that the flow direction of air passing over the evaporator is a horizontal direction; and a guide member arranged between the cold air fan and the evaporator and configured to guide cold air flowing from the cold air fan toward the evaporator such that the cold air passes along the evaporator, wherein the guide member at least partially obstructs a gap between the evaporator and a lower surface of the cold air generating compartment.