Refrigerator

Abstract

Disclosed is a refrigerator which maximally obtains an internal volume and efficiently performs heat radiation of the inner area of a machinery chamber ( 100 ) provided in the upper portion of a main body of the refrigerator.

1 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a main body including a freezing chamber and a refrigerating chamber;   a machinery chamber provided in the upper portion of the main body;   a condenser disposed in a diagonal direction within the machinery chamber;   a cooling fan disposed adjacent to the condenser; and   a compressor disposed so as to be separated from the cooling fan.   
     
     
         2 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein the condenser, the cooling fan, and the compressor are disposed collinearly. 
     
     
         3 . The refrigerator according to  claim 1 , wherein a cover member provided with communication holes formed through the front surface thereof is installed on the machinery chamber. 
     
     
         4 . The refrigerator according to  claim 3 , wherein an inner area of the machinery chamber is divided into an air flow region in which outdoor air flows through the communication holes, and an air non-flow region in which the outdoor air does not flow. 
     
     
         5 . The refrigerator according to  claim 4 , wherein the condenser, the cooling fan, and the compressor are disposed in the air flow region. 
     
     
         6 . The refrigerator according to  claim 4 , wherein a machinery chamber controller is disposed in the air non-flow region. 
     
     
         7 . The refrigerator according to  claim 4 , wherein the inner area of the machinery chamber is divided into the air flow region and the air non-flow region by air guides. 
     
     
         8 . The refrigerator according to  claim 7 , wherein the air guides include:
 a first air guide to divide the air flow region and the air non-flow region from each other; and   a second air guide to divide the air flow region.   
     
     
         9 . The refrigerator according to  claim 8 , wherein the second air guide serves to separate the outdoor air introduced through the cover member and air heat-exchanged with the compressor. 
     
     
         10 . The refrigerator according to  claim 7 , wherein the air guides further include a third air guide separately located at the outside of the compressor. 
     
     
         11 . The refrigerator according to  claim 10 , wherein the third air guide is rounded toward the compressor so as to convert a flow of the heat-exchanged air with the compressor into a direction toward the cover member. 
     
     
         12 . The refrigerator according to  claim 4 , wherein the air flow region of the machinery chamber includes a first chamber to which the outdoor air is introduced, and a second chamber into which air heat-exchanged with the compressor flows through the cooling fan. 
     
     
         13 . A refrigerator comprising:
 a main body including a freezing chamber and a refrigerating chamber;   a machinery chamber provided in the upper portion of the main body;   a cover member installed in front of the machinery chamber, and provided with communication holes;   a condenser disposed opposite to the communication holes;   a cooling fan disposed adjacent to the condenser;   a compressor disposed so as to be separated from the cooling fan; and   air guides to guide a flow of outdoor air introduced into the machinery chamber through the communication holes.   
     
     
         14 . The refrigerator according to  claim 13 , wherein the air guides include:
 a fourth air guide provided with one end connected to the front surface of the condenser and the other end extended toward the cover member;   a fifth air guide disposed within the machinery chamber so as to convert a flow of air discharged through the cooling fan into a direction toward the compressor; and   a sixth air guide to convert the direction of heat-exchanged air with the compressor so as to discharge the heat-exchanged air to the outside through the cover member.   
     
     
         15 . The refrigerator according to  claim 13 , wherein:
 the main body further includes cooling units disposed in the upper portion of the main body adjacent to the machinery chamber to supply cool air to the refrigerating chamber and the freezing chamber; and   a machinery chamber controller is disposed on the front surface of one of the cooling units.