Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorChangseok OH
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a mounting bracket disposed at a top surface of the cabinet, a door configured to rotate relative to the cabinet, a hinge cover that is disposed at the top surface of the cabinet and covers the mounting bracket, a hinge including a door bracket disposed at the door, a hinge bracket disposed at the mounting bracket, and a plurality of links that connect the door bracket to the hinge bracket, a guide device having a first side disposed at the door and a second side that passes through a cover opening at a front surface of the hinge cover and is disposed inside the hinge cover, and an electric wire or a water pipe disposed along an inside of the guide device.
Claims20
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet that defines a storage space;
- a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage space;
- a hinge rotatably connecting the door to the cabinet and including a plurality of links;
- a water pipe configured to supply water to the door;
- and
- a guide device configured to guide the water pipe between the cabinet and the door,
- wherein the guide device comprises a pipe guide extended form the cabinet to the door, and configured to accommodate the water pipe therein, and
- wherein the pipe guide slides in and out and rotates according to opening and closing of the door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.