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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 09, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2000
Sawafuji Electric Co., LTD, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In a structure in which a refrigerator including a compressor and a condenser each constituting a portion of a refrigerating unit and mounted to an outer surface of a rear wall of a refrigerator body is mounted to a stationary support wall in such a manner that the refrigerator body is accommodated in an accommodating recess provided in the support wall, an intake passage into which air can be drawn through a front end thereof, an exhaust passage from which the air can be discharged through a front end thereof, and a communication passage connecting rear ends of the intake passage and the exhaust passage to each other and having the compressor and the condenser accommodated therein, are defined between an inner surface of the accommodating recess and the refrigerator body. A fan for drawing air from the intake passage and discharging the air into the exhaust passage is mounted to the rear wall of the refrigerator body and accommodated in the communication passage. Thus, the aesthetic appearance of the refrigerator can be enhanced, and the compressor and the condenser can be cooled sufficiently.