| abstract |
Disclosed is a refrigerator in which a space occupied by an evaporating dish (33) can be minimized, evaporation efficiency of defrost water by convection-heat transfer can be improved air can be easily exhausted in a machine room (22), and thus the cooling efficiency of a compressor (14) and a condenser (15) can be improved. The refrigerator includes: a cooling apparatus including a compressor (14), a condenser (15), and an evaporator (16); a blowing fan (28) blowing air to cool at least one of the compressor (14) and the condenser (15); a blowing guide duct (30) guiding the air blown by the blowing fan (28) to an exterior, and an evaporating dish (33) installed in a lower portion of the blowing guide duct in order to collect and evaporate defrost water, the evaporating dish (38) having an opened upper portion to communicate with a path of the blowing guide duct (30). |