Patent ID: 8584482

Claim:
A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet; a first storage compartment defined by the cabinet at a first portion of the cabinet; a second storage compartment defined by the cabinet at a second portion of the cabinet that is different than the first portion of the cabinet; a cold air generating compartment provided in an uppermost portion of the cabinet and connected with the first and second storage compartments, the uppermost portion of the cabinet being positioned above the first and second storage compartments when the refrigerator is oriented in an ordinary operating orientation; a partition structure positioned in the cold air generating compartment, the partition structure dividing the cold air generating compartment into a first portion that is connected with the first storage compartment and a second portion that is connected with the second storage compartment; a first evaporator positioned in the first portion of the cold air generating compartment and configured to generate cool air supplied to the first storage compartment; a second evaporator positioned in the second portion of the cold air generating compartment and configured to generate cool air supplied to the second storage compartment, a machine compartment provided in the uppermost portion of the cabinet, on a first side of the cold air generating compartment, wherein a compressor and a condenser are positioned in the machine compartment, a first return duct connecting the first storage compartment with the cold air generating compartment, the first return duct guiding air of the first storage compartment into the cold air generating compartment, and a second return duct connecting the second storage compartment with the first portion of the cold air generating compartment, the second return duct guiding air of the second storage compartment into the second portion of the cold air generating compartment, wherein the first return duct is arranged along a side wall of the first storage compartment and the second return duct is arranged along a side wall of the second storage compartment.