To provide a refrigerator capable of saving energy.
The refrigerator comprises vapor compression type refrigerating cycle comprising a compressor 15, a condenser 16, pressure reducing means 17, and an evaporator 18, an electrothermal conversion device 19 having a heat absorbing face and a heat radiating face, and causing a heat absorbing effect in the heat absorbing face, and concurrently causing a heat radiating effect in the heat radiating face by feeding a current, and a heat insulating box body 11 with at least one part composed of a vacuum insulation material 13. By this, the vapor compression type refrigerating cycle and the electrothermal conversion device can be selectively used in response to a cooling load, and a capacity varying range can be enlarged.
TANIGUCHI MITSUNORI
TAKEDA YOSHIHIKO
SHIBAYAMA TAKAHITO
Tomoyasu Sakaguchi
Hiroki Naito