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A refrigerator comprises a cool air generating part supplying cool air to a storage compartment; upper and lower cabinets having first and second storage compartments; and a shaft rotatably supporting the upper and lower cabinets, respectively. With this configuration, the refrigerator is useable in

A refrigerator comprises a cool air generating part supplying cool air to a storage compartment; upper and lower cabinets having first and second storage compartments; and a shaft rotatably supporting the upper and lower cabinets, respectively. With this configuration, the refrigerator is useable in all directions by a rotatable structure, is easily carried by wheels, and is useable as a table by a table member provided in an upper part of an upper cabinet.

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What is claimed is: 1. A refrigerator comprising: a cool air generating part supplying cool air to first and second storage compartments; upper and lower cabinets having the first and second storage compartments, respectively, disposed therein; and a shaft, rotatably supporting the upper and lowe

What is claimed is: 1. A refrigerator comprising: a cool air generating part supplying cool air to first and second storage compartments; upper and lower cabinets having the first and second storage compartments, respectively, disposed therein; and a shaft, rotatably supporting the upper and lower cabinets, comprising a cool air supplying passage extending to the storage compartment of each of the cabinets, communicating with the cool air generating part to supply the cool air supplied by the cool air generating part to the storage compartment of each of the cabinets, and a storage air exhausting passage exhausting air in the storage compartment of each of the cabinets to the cool air generating part; and a base member disposed under the lower cabinet, supporting the shaft, and accommodating the cool air generating part inside the base member. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising: a table member provided on an upper part of the upper cabinet. 3. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the table member is rotatable relative to the upper cabinet. 4. The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the table member is rotatably combined to the shaft. 5. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the shaft comprises: a first pipe; and a second pipe coaxially provided around the first pipe and spaced apart from the first pipe; and one of the cool air supplying passage and the storage air exhausting passage being formed inside of the first pipe, and a remaining one being formed between the first pipe and the second pipe. 6. The refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein the shaft further comprises: cool air supplying outlets formed through the first pipe and the second pipe to communicate with corresponding storage compartments and supplying the cool air into the corresponding storage compartments; and a storage air exhausting outlet formed on a side of the second pipe to communicate with corresponding storage compartments to exhaust the supplied cool air from the corresponding storage compartments. 7. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein: the upper cabinet comprises: a viewing window on an upper surface thereof so as to allow a view of an inside of at least one of the storage compartments; and the table member provided such that the inside of the at least one storage compartment is viewable through the viewing window. 8. The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising: a plurality of wheels supporting the base member. 9. The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising: at least one middle cabinet provided between the upper and lower cabinets. 10. The refrigerator according to claim 8, further comprising: at least one middle cabinet provided between the upper and lower cabinets. 11. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the cool air generating part comprises: a thermoelectric semiconductor element provided in at least one of the cabinets. 12. A refrigerator comprising: a cool air generating part supplying cool air to a storage compartment; a cabinet forming the storage compartment; a shaft, rotatably supporting the cabinet, comprising a cool air supplying passage extending to the storage compartment of the cabinets, communicating with the cool air generating part, and supplying the cool air generated by the cool air generating part to the storage compartment of the cabinet, and a storage air exhausting passage exhausting air in the storage compartment of the cabinet to the cool air generating part; a table member provided in an upper surface of the cabinet; a plurality of wheels supporting the cabinet; and a base member provided between the cabinet and the wheels and accommodating the cool air generating part inside the base member. 13. The refrigerator according to claim 12, wherein the table member is rotatable relative to the cabinet. 14. The refrigerator according to claim 13, wherein the cabinet is provided with a viewing window on an upper surface thereof so as to allow a view of an inside of the storage compartment; and the table member is provided such that an inside of the cabinet is viewable through the viewing window. 15. The refrigerator according to claim 14, wherein the cool air generating part comprises: a thermoelectric semiconductor element provided inside the cabinet. 16. A refrigerator including first and second cabinets therein, comprising: first and second storage compartments disposed in the first and second cabinets, respectively; a cool air generating part to supply cool air to the first and second storage compartments; and a shaft, supporting the first and second cabinets and allowing the first and second cabinets, respectively, to rotate around the shaft, comprising a cool air supplying passage extending to the storage compartment of each of the cabinets, communicating with the cool air generating part, and supplying the cool air generated by the cool air generating part to the storage compartment of the cabinet, and a storage air exhausting passage exhausting air in the storage compartment of the cabinets to the cool air generating part; and a base member disposed under one of the cabinets to support the shaft and accommodating the cool air generating part inside the base member. 17. The refrigerator according to claim 16, further comprising: a table member provided on an upper part of the one top cabinet. 18. The refrigerator according to claim 17, wherein the table member is in a disk-like shape and is larger than an upper surface of the top cabinet. 19. The refrigerator according to claim 17, wherein the table member is incorporated with an upper surface of the top cabinet, or the upper surface of the top cabinet is the table member. 20. The refrigerator according to claim 18, further comprising: a shaft combining part formed with table member such that a bottom center of the shaft combining part is rotatably combined with an upper end of the shaft which protrudes through the upper surface of the top cabinet. 21. The refrigerator according to claim 17, wherein the table member is transparent. 22. The refrigerator according to claim 17, wherein the table member is rotatable relative to the one top cabinet. 23. The refrigerator according to claim 17, wherein the table member is stationary relative to the shaft. 24. The refrigerator according to claim 17, wherein the table member is rotatably combined to the shaft. 25. The refrigerator according to claim 16, wherein: the supply passage comprises: a first pipe; and the exhaust passage comprises: a second pipe coaxially provided around the first pipe, one of the first and second pipes to allow supply air to pass from the cool air generating part to each of the storage compartments and a remaining one of the first and second pipes to allow exhaust air to pass from each of the storage compartments to the cool air generating part. 26. The refrigerator according to claim 25, wherein the shaft further comprises: cool air supplying outlets formed through the first pipe and the second pipe to communicate with corresponding ones of the first and second storage compartments and supplying the cool air to the corresponding ones of the first and second storage compartments; and a storage air exhausting outlet formed on a side of the second pipe to communicate with corresponding ones of the first and second storage compartments and exhausting the cool air supplied to the corresponding ones of the first and second storage compartments to the cool air generating part. 27. The refrigerator according to claim 16, wherein: the first cabinet comprises: a viewing window on an upper surface thereof so as to allow a view of an inside of the storage compartment corresponding to the first cabinet; and the table member is provided such that the inside of the storage compartment corresponding to the first cabinet is viewable through the viewing window. 28. The refrigerator according to claim 16, further comprising: a plurality of wheels supporting the base members. 29. The refrigerator according to claim 16, further comprising: at least one middle cabinet provided between the first and second cabinets. 30. The refrigerator according to claim 16, wherein the at least one middle cabinet is provided with at least one middle storage compartment. 31. The refrigerator according to claim 16, wherein the cool air generating part comprises: a thermoelectric element provided in at least one of the cabinets and of the base member. 32. The refrigerator according to claim 31, wherein the cool air generating part comprise: a thermoelectric element; a cold sink disposed adjacent one surface of the thermoelectric element; and a heat sink disposed adjacent another surface of the thermoelectric element. 33. The refrigerator according to claim 32, further comprising: a first cooling fan to blow the cool air cooled by the cold sink to supply cool air to the corresponding ones of the plural storage compartments; a second cooling fan to blow the air from around the heat sink to an outside of the refrigerator so as to cool the heat sink; and a plurality of through holes formed on a bottom of the base member adjacent to the second cooling fan so as to circulate air therethrough. 34. The refrigerator according to claim 16, wherein each of the cabinets is in a shape of a cylinder. 35. The refrigerator according to claim 16, wherein each of the cabinets is in a shape of a polygon. 36. The refrigerator according to claim 31, wherein a temperature of each of the storage compartments is individually controllable by providing the cool air generating part inside each of the cabinets.