REFRIGERATOR

• Main Authors: DEUKWON LEE, KYU SUH PARK, HOYEON KIM, OH MIN KYU, JUNG HOON LEE, DONG JUN CHOI, HYUN CHUL KIM, SUNG GUL HWANG, KIM MIJU, PARK SEUNGKYU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; Korean
• Published: 01.08.2023
• Subjects: BLASTING; COLD ROOMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT COVERED BY ANY OTHERSUBCLASS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; HEATING; ICE-BOXES; LIGHTING; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; REFRIGERATORS; WEAPONS

The present invention relates to a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes: an evaporating part installed on the rear side of a cooling chamber installed in an upright position and cooling air through heat exchange; a first water collection guide part installed on one side in a width direction of the evaporating part and having a slope for guiding the flow of defrosting water falling from the evaporating part; a second water collection guide part installed on the other side in the width direction of the evaporating part, facing the first water collection guide part, and having a slope for guiding the flow of the defrosting water falling from the evaporating part; a third water collection guide part installed below the evaporating part and having a slope for guiding the flow of the defrosting water falling from the evaporating part; and tray parts installed below the third water collection guide part and on both sides in the width direction of the third water collection guide part, respectively, and receiving the collected defrosting water from at least one of the first, second and third water collection guide parts and storing the water, and then evaporating the water. Therefore, the present invention is capable of providing a hygienic operation environment. 본 발명은 냉장고에 관한 것으로, 세워진 상태로 설치된 냉각실의 후측에 설치되며 열교환을 통해 공기를 냉각시키는 증발부와, 증발부의 폭방향 일측에 설치되며 증발부에서 낙하된 제상수의 이동을 안내하기 위한 경사면을 구비하는 제1집수안내부와, 제1집수안내부와 마주하며 증발부의 폭방향 타측에 설치되고 증발부에서 낙하된 제상수의 이동을 안내하기 위한 경사면을 구비하는 제2집수안내부와, 증발부의 하측에 설치되며 증발부에서 낙하된 제상수의 이동을 안내하기 위한 경사면을 구비하는 제3집수안내부 및 제3집수안내부의 하측 및 제3집수안내부의 폭방향 양측에 각각 설치되며 제1집수안내부와 제2집수안내부와 제3집수안내부 중 적어도 어느 하나에서 집수된 제상수를 전달받아 저장한 후 증발시키는 트레이부를 포함한다.