Abstract: A refrigerator having a door to open and close a refrigerator compartment, a home bar unit provided on the door and having an opening through which the refrigerator compartment communicates externally thereof, and a home bar unit door to open and close the opening of the home bar unit. The home bar unit door has a support bracket connected to the opening of the home bar unit, a movable bracket connected to the home bar unit door that rotates together with the home bar unit door, and a stopper unit including a first stopper provided at the movable bracket that rotates together with the movable bracket, and a second stopper provided at the support bracket that restricts the rotation of the home bar unit door when the home bar unit door is positioned at an open position thereof. With this configuration, the present invention provides a refrigerator in which opposite sides of a home bar unit door are not blocked by any links when the home bar unit door is opened, and also provides an appearance that is tidy.

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a main body cabinet having a first storage room and a second storage room to be divided with the first storage room and respectively cooled, an evaporator having a first evaporating part disposed at the main body cabinet and cooling the first storage room, a second evaporating part disposed at the main body cabinet to be apart from the first evaporating part and cooling the second storage room, and a refrigerant moving pipe connecting the first and second evaporating parts, and a duct guiding cooling air generated by the first and second evaporating parts to the first and second storage rooms to respectively cool the first and second storage rooms, the first and second evaporating parts and the refrigerant moving pipe are formed with one evaporating pipe. The refrigerator forms integrally an evaporator for cooling a first storage room and a second storage room respectively.

Abstract: A refrigerator including a dispenser casing on which an ice discharge opening is formed and an opening/closing member placed in the dispenser casing for opening/closing the ice discharge opening. The dispenser also includes a lever member connected with the opening/closing member for making the opening/closing member rotate toward an open position; a damper member operated by the opening/closing member for controlling the closing speed of the opening/closing member when the opening/closing member rotates toward a close position; and a lever return member disposed between the dispenser casing and the lever member, the lever return member returning the lever member to an initial position independent of the closing speed of the opening/closing member. Thus, the return speeds of the opening/closing member and the lever member operate independent of each other.

Abstract: A refrigerator including a main body cabinet including a storage compartment and a convertible compartment divided from the storage compartment; and a cool air providing part including a storage compartment evaporator to cool the storage compartment, a convertible compartment evaporator connected to the storage compartment evaporator in series to cool the convertible compartment, and a cooling fan providing cool air generated in the convertible compartment evaporator to the convertible compartment so as to function as one of freezing or refrigerating. Thus, the refrigerator includes a convertible compartment divided from a freezing compartment or a refrigerating compartment to store food by being provided with cool air separately. Further, the refrigerator prevents cool air in a freezing compartment or a refrigerating compartment from flowing out when a convertible compartment is open.

Abstract: A refrigerator having a door to open and close a refrigerator compartment, a home bar unit provided on the door and having an opening through which the refrigerator compartment communicates externally thereof, and a home bar unit door to open and close the opening of the home bar unit. The home bar unit door has a support bracket connected to the opening of the home bar unit, a movable bracket connected to the home bar unit door that rotates together with the home bar unit door, and a stopper unit including a first stopper provided at the movable bracket that rotates together with the movable bracket, and a second stopper provided at the support bracket that restricts the rotation of the home bar unit door when the home bar unit door is positioned at an open position thereof. With this configuration, the present invention provides a refrigerator in which opposite sides of a home bar unit door are not blocked by any links when the home bar unit door is opened, and also provides an appearance that is tidy.

Abstract: Abstract of the Disclosure The present invention relates to a refrigerator in which a door handle assembly is mounted in a front of a door to facilitate an opening/closing operation of the door. The refrigerator comprising a body provided with storage compartments; a door hingedly coupled to the body and selectively opening/closing the storage compartments; and a door handle assembly mounted in a front of the door, the door handle assembly comprising: a door handle formed with a bracket accommodating portion and a first coupling portion adjacent to the bracket accommodating portion; and a supporting bracket installed in the front of the door to be accommodated in the bracket accommodating portion and having a second coupling portion locked to the first coupling portion by sliding the door handle.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator in which a door handle assembly is mounted in a front of a door to facilitate an opening/closing operation of the door. The refrigerator comprising a body provided with storage compartments; a door hingedly coupled to the body and selectively opening/closing the storage compartments; and a door handle assembly mounted in a front of the door, the door handle assembly comprising: a door handle formed with a bracket accommodating portion and a first coupling portion adjacent to the bracket accommodating portion; and a supporting bracket installed in the front of the door to be accommodated in the bracket accommodating portion and having a second coupling portion locked to the first coupling portion by sliding the door handle.

Abstract: A water distributing pipe for ice making devices of refrigerators which includes an ice cube tray provided such that a top portion thereof is open receiving water into the tray and opposite ends are rotatably supported to an inside of a freezer compartment and a water supply pipe supplying the water to the ice cube tray. The water distributing pipe is connected to an end of the water supply pipe distributing water to the ice cube tray. The water distributing pipe comprises a connecting part connected to the water supply pipe, a water discharging part extending from the connecting part and discharging the water to the ice cube tray, and a projecting part provided in the water discharging part distributing the supplied water.

Abstract: A water distributing pipe for ice making devices of refrigerators which includes an ice cube tray provided such that a top portion thereof is open receiving water into the tray and opposite ends are rotatably supported to an inside of a freezer compartment and a water supply pipe supplying the water to the ice cube tray. The water distributing pipe is connected to an end of the water supply pipe distributing water to the ice cube tray. The water distributing pipe comprises a connecting part connected to the water supply pipe, a water discharging part extending from the connecting part and discharging the water to the ice cube tray, and a projecting part provided in the water discharging part distributing the supplied water.

Abstract: A refrigerator having a door to open and close a refrigerator compartment, a home bar unit provided on the door and having an opening through which the refrigerator compartment communicates externally thereof, and a home bar unit door to open and close the opening of the home bar unit. The home bar unit door has a support bracket connected to the opening of the home bar unit, a movable bracket connected to the home bar unit door that rotates together with the home bar unit door, and a stopper unit including a first stopper provided at the movable bracket that rotates together with the movable bracket, and a second stopper provided at the support bracket that restricts the rotation of the home bar unit door when the home bar unit door is positioned at an open position thereof. With this configuration, the present invention provides a refrigerator in which opposite sides of a home bar unit door are not blocked by any links when the home bar unit door is opened, and also provides an appearance that is tidy.

Abstract: A vertical partition cover assembly of a side-by-side type refrigerator includes a cover (70) coupled to the front of a vertical partition (20) and a fixing member (80) for fixing a hot tube (60) to the inside of the cover (70). The cover (70) includes a sealing surface (75) to closely contact gaskets and a mechanism (41) which holds the sealing surface to the front of the vertical partition. In one embodiment, the mechanism includes connecting portions (76,77) extending inward from both ends of the sealing surface (75), and a pair of pocket portions (71,72) formed at each end of the connecting portions (76,77) to hold the front ends (23,24) of liners (21,22) forming the vertical partition (20).

Abstract: A refrigerator has a cold water storage vessel mounted on an interior side of a door of the refrigerator. The vessel has a valve for opening and closing a water outlet thereof. A manually actuable lever mounted on the door is actuable by a user to discharge water. By actuating the lever, a magnetic force causes the valve to open. The magnetic force can be imposed by a first permanent magnet which is caused to approach a second permanent magnet disposed on the valve to repel the second magnet and thereby open the valve. Alternatively, a permanent magnet disposed on the valve can be repelled by a magnetic force of a stationary electromagnet which is energized by actuation of the lever.