Apparatus for refrigeration

Abstract

A refrigerator including a blowing unit optimized for a bottom type condenser. The refrigerator includes a main body having a storage compartment defined therein, a condenser mounted at the bottom of the main body, and a blowing unit to blow air that has already passed through the condenser. The blowing unit includes a centrifugal fan mounted in a machine compartment and a blowing guide member to guide air blown by the centrifugal fan to the front of the main body. Consequently, it is possible to discharge the air that has already passed through the bottom type condenser, to the front of the main body, thereby accomplishing the smooth discharge of air and reducing the power consumption necessary to blow the air.

1 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a main body having a storage compartment defined therein;   a condenser mounted at the bottom of the main body; and   a blowing unit to blow air having passed the condenser;   wherein the blowing unit includes a centrifugal fan and a blowing guide member to guide air blown by the centrifugal fan.   
   
   
       2 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the blowing guide member includes a fan casing surrounding the centrifugal fan and a guide duct to guide air introduced through the fan casing. 
   
   
       3 . The refrigerator according to  claim 2 , wherein the fan casing has a suction port, through which the air blown by the centrifugal fan is suctioned. 
   
   
       4 . The refrigerator according to  claim 3 , wherein the guide duct communicates with the fan casing to guide the air suctioned through the suction port. 
   
   
       5 . The refrigerator according to  claim 3 , wherein:
 the guide duct has a discharge port, through which the air suctioned through the suction port and guided is discharged, and   the discharge port is directed to the front of the main body.   
   
   
       6 . The refrigerator according to  claim 5 , wherein the main body is provided at the bottom thereof with an air discharge channel having one end communicating with the discharge port of the guide duct to discharge the air, guided along the guide duct and discharged, to the front of the main body. 
   
   
       7 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a main body including a storage compartment;   a condenser mounted at the bottom of the storage compartment; and   a blowing unit to blow air having passed the condenser out to the front of the main body.   
   
   
       8 . The refrigerator according to  claim 7 , wherein the condenser is space efficient, thereby allowing the storage compartment to have greater volume. 
   
   
       9 . The refrigerator according to  claim 7 , wherein the blowing unit includes a centrifugal fan. 
   
   
       10 . The refrigerator according to  claim 7 , wherein the blowing unit includes a blowing guide member comprising:
 a cylindrical fan casing; and   a guide duct communicating with the cylindrical fan casing to guide air through the fan casing.   
   
   
       11 . The refrigerator according to  claim 7 , wherein the blowing unit blows air having passed the condenser out to the front of the main body through an air discharge channel. 
   
   
       12 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the blowing unit blows air in a direction towards the front of the main body through a discharge port. 
   
   
       13 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the condenser is space efficient, thereby allowing the storage compartment to have greater volume.