Refrigerator

A refrigerator comprising:

• a main body including:
• an inner case that forms a storage compartment having an open front, the inner case including a plurality of plates each formed by injection molding;
• and
• an outer case coupled to an outer side of the inner case;
• an insulation disposed between the inner case and the outer case;
• a hot pipe through which a hot refrigerant pass;
• and
• a door coupled to the main body to open or close the storage compartment,
• wherein at least one of the plurality of plates includes a front flange forming a front surface thereof and coupled to the outer case,
• the outer case includes an insertion groove into which the front flange is inserted,
• the front flange includes;
• a mounting groove formed along a longitudinal direction of the front flange to mount the hot pipe to the mounting groove;
• an expansion area in which a width of the mounting groove gradually widens toward one end of the front flange in the longitudinal direction;
• and
• a plurality of locking ribs formed adjacent to one side of the mounting groove, and arranged to prevent the front flange from moving in a direction opposite to an insertion direction of the front flange based on inserting the front flange into the insertion groove,
• the plurality of locking ribs is injection molded integrally with the at least one of the plurality of plates, and
• the plurality of locking ribs protrudes from the front flange so as to be locked on the outer case, and are spaced apart from each other along the longitudinal direction of the front flange.