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A refrigerator is disclosed, by which a specific part of a freezer room and/or a specific part of a cold storage room can be adjusted. The refrigerator includes a body having a cold storage room and a freezer room, an evaporator provided to the body to generate cold air, a plurality of racks partiti

A refrigerator is disclosed, by which a specific part of a freezer room and/or a specific part of a cold storage room can be adjusted. The refrigerator includes a body having a cold storage room and a freezer room, an evaporator provided to the body to generate cold air, a plurality of racks partitioning each of the cold storage and freezer rooms into a plurality of chambers, and at least one adjustment device provided to each rear portion of the racks, the at least one adjustment device configured to adjust a quantity of the cold air supplied to each of the chambers.

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What is claimed is: 1. A refrigerator comprising: a body having a cold storage room and a freezer room; an evaporator provided to the body to generate cold air; a plurality of racks partitioning each of the cold storage and freezer rooms into a plurality of chambers; and at least one adjustment dev

What is claimed is: 1. A refrigerator comprising: a body having a cold storage room and a freezer room; an evaporator provided to the body to generate cold air; a plurality of racks partitioning each of the cold storage and freezer rooms into a plurality of chambers; and at least one adjustment device extended from each rear end portion of the plurality of racks, the at least one adjustment device configured to adjust a quantity of the cold air supplied to each of the plurality of chambers, wherein the at least one adjustment device is configured to adjust a gap between the rear end portion of the respective rack and a rear wall of the freezer or cold storage room. 2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the cold storage room and the freezer room are arranged side by side. 3. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the evaporator is configured to blow the cold air upwardly along a rear wall of the cold storage or freezer room. 4. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the evaporator is arranged in the vicinity of the freezer room. 5. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the evaporator is provided in a lower rear part of the freezer room. 6. The refrigerator of claim 1, further comprising a cover enclosing the evaporator. 7. The refrigerator of claim 6, wherein the cover comprises an outlet configured to blow the cold air upwardly. 8. The refrigerator of claim 7, wherein the cover further comprises an auxiliary outlet configured to directly blow the cold air to the chamber in the vicinity of the evaporator. 9. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the plurality of racks are horizontally arranged. 10. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein each of the plurality of the racks leaves a predetermined gap from a rear wall of the freezer or cold storage room. 11. The refrigerator of claim 1, further comprising a cold air passage provided between a rear wall of the freezer or cold storage room and the rear end portions of the plurality of racks to allow the cold air to flow therein to supply the cold air to the chambers. 12. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the at least one the adjustment unit device is attached to each rear end portion of the plurality of racks, respectively. 13. The refrigerator of claim 11, wherein the at least one adjustment device is configured to adjust a cross-sectional area of the cold air passage for flowing the cold air therein. 14. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein gaps between the adjustment devices and the rear wall of the freezer or cold storage room are gradually narrowed along a flow direction of the cold air. 15. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the at least one adjustment device comprises a separator movably provided at the rear end portion of the respective rack. 16. The refrigerator of claim 15, wherein the separator comprises a plate member. 17. The refrigerator of claim 15, wherein the separator is rotatably attached to the rear end portion of the respective rack. 18. The refrigerator of claim 17, wherein the separator is configured to be turned upwardly and downwardly. 19. The refrigerator of claim 15, wherein the separator is provided at the rear portion of the rack so as to be movable backward and forward. 20. The refrigerator of claim 15, wherein the at least one adjustment device further comprises a drive mechanism configured to selectively drive the separator according to a cold air quantity required for the corresponding chamber. 21. The refrigerator of claim 20, the drive mechanism comprises: a slider configured to slide forward and backward; and a link bar hingedly attaching the slider and the separator. 22. The refrigerator of claim 21, wherein the slider is projected from a front end portion of the rack to be operated by a user. 23. The refrigerator of claim 21, the drive mechanism further comprising a groove extending parallel to a lateral side of the rack configured to receive the slider therein. 24. The refrigerator of claim 15, wherein minimal gaps between the separators and a rear wall of the freezer or cold storage room are gradually decreased along a flow direction of the cold air. 25. The refrigerator of claim 15, wherein lengths of the separators gradually increase along a flow direction of the cold air. 26. The refrigerator of claim 1, further comprising a barrier provided to leave a predetermined interval from a rear wall of the freezer or cold storage room, wherein the barrier is configured to flow the cold air to a plurality of the chambers. 27. The refrigerator of claim 26, wherein the barrier is configured to conceal the adjustment units. 28. The refrigerator of claim 26, wherein the barrier upwardly extends from a rear end portion of each of the plurality of racks. 29. The refrigerator of claim 26, wherein the barrier is configured to cover and conceal the evaporator.