| CPC F25D 17/065 (2013.01) | 15 Claims |
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1. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet comprising an inner case forming a storage compartment, an outer case, and an insulator provided between the inner case and the outer case;
a cooling module mounting unit provided at a lower portion of the cabinet;
a cooling module comprising a module body in which one or more of an evaporator, a condenser, a compressor, and a cooling fan are installed and having an accommodating portion to accommodate the evaporator horizontally herein;
a connection part comprising an outer case bottom opening formed at a bottom of the outer case and corresponding to the accommodating portion, and an inner case bottom opening formed at a bottom of the inner case and corresponding to the outer case bottom opening, the inner case bottom opening and the outer case bottom opening being arranged vertically;
an access neck formed along a circumference of the outer case bottom opening and protruding from the bottom of the outer case toward the inner case bottom opening;
a neck flange formed at one end of the access neck to be in contact with the bottom of the inner case;
a connection cover configured to open or close the inner case bottom opening; and
wherein the connection part is formed inside the access neck, and
wherein the cooling module is in communication with the storage compartment through the connection part when mounted on the cooling module mounting unit.
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