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US 9,791,197 B2Granted
Refrigerator with rear panel for accommodating water hose
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsNam Gu Choi, Young Gwi Park, Young Jin Seo, Youn Tae Shin
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Abstract
A rear plate of a refrigerator includes a base section formed at the outside of the rear plate while being flat, and a formed section formed to protrude from the base section toward the inner case through a foaming process. Outer equipment is installed at the formed section, to be disposed more inside than the base section and, as such, it is possible to protect the outer equipment from external impact. In addition, it is possible to achieve an improvement in rear appearance design of the refrigerator and an enhancement in space utility of the refrigerator.
Claims24
A refrigerator, comprising:
- an inner case comprising a rear wall having a first rear wall side facing toward a front of the refrigerator and a second rear wall side facing toward a rear of the refrigerator;
- an outer case coupled to an outside of the inner case, the outer case comprising a rear plate having a first rear plate side facing the second rear wall side and a second rear plate side facing away from the second rear wall side, the second rear plate side being an external rear outer side of the refrigerator, visible from an outside of the refrigerator;
- an insulator provided between the inner case and the outer case;
- and
- a storage chamber, open at a front side thereof, defined in the inner case,
- wherein
- the second rear plate side includes:
- a base portion that is substantially flat such that the base portion lies in a first plane parallel to a second plane in which the second rear wall side lies, and
- a recessed portion that protrudes from the base portion toward the inner case to form a recess in the second rear plate side, and
- outer equipment is disposed in the recessed portion.
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A refrigerator, comprising:
- an inner case comprising a rear wall having a first rear side facing toward a front of the refrigerator and a second rear side facing toward a rear of the refrigerator;
- an outer case coupled to an outside of the inner case, the outer case comprising a rear plate having a first rear plate side facing the second rear wall side and a second rear plate side facing away from the second rear wall side, the second rear plate side being an external rear outer side of the refrigerator, visible from an outside of the refrigerator;
- an insulator provided between the inner case and the outer case;
- a storage chamber, open at a front side thereof, defined in the inner case;
- and
- a water supply hose installed at the second rear plate side of the rear plate to supply water, wherein the second rear plate side comprises:
- a base portion that is substantially flat such that the base portion lies in a first plane parallel to a second plane in which the second rear wall side lies,
- an introduction-side connecting tube installation portion which includes an introduction-side connecting tube, the water supply hose being connected, at one end thereof, to the introduction-side connecting tube,
- a discharge-side connecting tube installation portion which includes a discharge-side connecting tube, the water supply hose being connected, at an other end thereof, to the discharge-side connecting tube,
- a guide which connects the introduction-side connecting tube installation portion and the discharge-side connecting tube installation portion, and
- at least one of the introduction-side connecting tube installation portion, the discharge-side connecting tube installation portion, and the guide, protrude from the base portion toward the inner case to form at least one recess in the second rear plate side.
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A refrigerator comprising:
- an inner case comprising a rear wall having a first rear side facing toward a front of the refrigerator and a second rear side facing toward a rear of the refrigerator;
- an outer case coupled to an outside of the inner case, the outer case comprising a rear plate having a first rear plate side facing the second rear wall side and a second rear plate side facing away from the second rear wall side, the second rear plate side being an external rear outer side of the refrigerator, visible from an outside of the refrigerator;
- an insulator provided between the inner case and the outer case;
- a storage chamber, open at a front side thereof, defined in the inner case;
- and
- a water supply hose installed at the second rear plate side of the rear plate to supply water, wherein the second rear plate side comprises:
- a base portion that is substantially flat such that the base portion lies in a first plane parallel to a second plane in which the second rear wall side lies, and
- a recessed portion that protrudes from the base portion toward the inner case to form a recess in the second rear plate side,
- the water supply hose is installed in the recessed portion, such that the water hose is disposed between the recessed portion and the first plane,
- wherein a fixer is coupled to the recessed portion, to fix the water supply hose.
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A refrigerator, comprising:
- an inner case comprising a rear wall having a first rear side facing toward a front of the refrigerator and a second rear side facing toward a rear of the refrigerator;
- an outer case coupled to an outside of the inner case, the outer case comprising a rear plate having a first rear plate side facing the second rear wall side and a second rear plate side facing away from the second rear wall side, the second rear plate side being an external rear outer side of the refrigerator, visible from an outside of the refrigerator;
- and
- a storage chamber, open at a front side thereof, defined in the inner case,
- wherein the second rear plate side comprises:
- a base portion that is substantially flat such that the base portion lies in a first plane parallel to a second plane in which the second rear wall side lies, and
- a recessed portion which is indented from the base portion toward the inner case to form a recess in the second rear plate side, and
- outer equipment installed at the recessed portion is disposed such that a first distance between the second rear side and the outer equipment is less than a second distance between the second rear side and the base portion.
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