Abstract: A refrigerator door having a dispenser is disclosed. The refrigerator door includes an outer case forming a front appearance of the refrigerator door, an inner case forming a rear appearance of the refrigerator door, and an insulation layer disposed between the outer case and the inner case. First and second mounting frames are installed at both side ends of the refrigerator door and have first and second mounting slots longitudinally formed in the first and second mounting frames in opposition to each other. The dispenser is detachably coupled to a front surface of the outer case and includes a housing, which forms an external appearance of the dispenser and is formed with a recess section. An external plate section is coupled to the front surface of the outer case except for an area in which the dispenser is installed, forming an external appearance of the refrigerator door.

Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including an adiabatic space formed on an inner surface of a chilling chamber door and an ice machine disposed inside the adiabatic space, thereby enabling a more efficient usage of an inner space of the refrigerator. Also, the present invention provides a cooling air passage structure of a refrigerator for properly supplying cooling air for freezing to an inside of the refrigerator having an ice machine disposed on an inner surface of a chilling chamber door.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a living information supply apparatus of a refrigerator which can supply living information relating to food taken out by a user to the user. The living information supply apparatus of the refrigerator includes a reading means for reading food information from RFID on food stored in the refrigerator and/or a packing sheet and/or a container, a storing means for storing various food information and living information corresponding to the food information, a display means for displaying living information, and a microcomputer for reading the living information corresponding to the food information of the reading means from the storing means, and displaying the living information on the display means.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a refrigerator having a user avatar display function which can store avatars of each user, identify users, and display the avatars corresponding to the identified users. The refrigerator having the user avatar display function includes a photographing means for photographing images of users, a storing means for storing user information for identifying the users, and avatar information having avatars corresponding to the users and/or user information, a display means for displaying the avatars, and a control means for reading the user information, comparing the user information with the images of the users photographed by the photographing means, reading the avatar information according to the comparison result, and displaying the avatars of the users included in the read avatar information on the display means.

Abstract: In the related art refrigerator, its structure for supplying water to a dispenser and water tank was complicated. In addition, since an icemaker is installed in a refrigerating chamber of the refrigerator, there is a problem in that the water supplied into the icemaker is frozen. Furthermore, if the icemaker is installed in the freezing chamber of the refrigerator in which the refrigerating chamber is formed at a lower portion thereof and a refrigerating chamber is formed at an upper portion thereof, there is another problem in that it is difficult to control the temperature in the refrigerating chamber or ice-making capability of the icemaker is lowered. The present invention is directed to a refrigerator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to open-close equipment for a door of a refrigerator wherein a pair of doors are provided and opened or closed individually or integrally at a time. The open-close equipment of the present invention comprises right and left doors 60 and 70 for opening and closing each storage space 52 defined in a main body 50 of the refrigerator; a fixed hinge 62 provided at a right end of the right door 60 and serving as a pivot center of the right door 60; and a movable hinge 72 provided at a left end of the right door 70 and serving as a selective pivot center of the right door 70. Further, the right and left doors 60 and 70 are either pivoted individually on the fixed and movable hinges 62 and 72, respectively, or pivoted integrally and simultaneously on the fixed hinge 62 such that the doors are opened and closed. According to the present invention so configured, there are advantages in that convenience of use of the refrigerator is improved and electric power consumption is reduced.

Abstract: Disclosed is a built-in refrigerator comprising: a furniture body having a receiving space therein; a furniture door installed at a front side of the furniture body to be opened and closed, and having a through hole at a front surface thereof; a refrigerator body installed in the receiving space of the furniture body; a refrigerator door installed at a front side of the refrigerator body to be opened and closed, and having a display portion for informing an operation state of the refrigerator at a front surface thereof; a bracket installed between the furniture door and the refrigerator door so that the refrigerator door can be opened and closed together with the furniture door at the time of opening and closing the furniture door; and a cover member installed at the through hole of the furniture door.

Abstract: A cosmetic storing unit comprises: a refrigerator main body provided with a freezing compartment and a cooling compartment; a refrigerator door mounted at the refrigerator main body; a cosmetic storing case provided at an inner surface of the refrigerator door and having a predetermined interior space; and a case door provided at the refrigerator door, for opening or closing the cosmetic storing case. Cosmetics can be stored therein for a long time without quality deterioration and can be conveniently used.

Abstract: The invention relates to a mounting structure of a receiving box for a refrigerator. The mounting structure comprises a receiving chamber cover 35 for defining a separately partitioned space 33 in a storage space 31 formed within a main body 30 of the refrigerator; a receiving box 40 or 40′ installed in the partitioned space 33 defined by the receiving chamber cover 35 and having a receiving space 45 that is open at an upper face thereof for storing stuffs therein; guide rails 37 formed at positions on the receiving chamber cover 35 corresponding to inner sides of both sidewalls of the receiving box 40 or 40′ so as to extend in a direction in which the receiving box 40 or 40′ is pushed into and taken out from the partitioned space; and guide flanges 41 formed to be located in the coverage of the receiving space 45 at upper ends of the both sidewalls of the receiving box 40 or 40′ corresponding to the guide rails 37 so as to be supported and guided by the guide rails 37.

Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerator door having a dispenser. The includes an outer case forming a front appearance of the refrigerator door, an inner case forming a rear appearance of the refrigerator, and an insulation layer formed between the outer case and the inner case. First and second mounting frames are installed at both side ends of the refrigerator door and have first and second mounting slots longitudinally formed in the first and second mounting frames in opposition to each other. The dispenser is detachably coupled to a front surface of the outer case and includes a housing, which forms an external appearance of the dispenser and is formed with a recess section. An external plate section is coupled to the front surface of the outer case except for an area in which the dispenser is installed, in order to form an external appearance of the refrigerator door. Both side end portions of the external plate are inserted into the first and second mounting slots of the first and second mounting frames.

Abstract: A filter housing assembly for refrigerators is disclosed. The assembly comprises an upper filter housing, a lower filter housing, a valve, and a passage control lever. The upper filter housing has an inlet, an outlet, an inflow passage and an outflow passage. The lower filter passage is detachably combined with the upper filter housing and holds a filter element for purifying water supplied through the inflow passage of the upper filter housing. The valve has a first passage hole, a second passage hole and a third passage hole so as to selectively connect the inlet to the outlet, and the inlet and the outlet respectively to the first inflow passage and the first outflow passage. The passage control lever is fixedly connected at its one end to the valve so as to rotate the valve for the selective connection of the valve.

Abstract: A method for controlling the purified water passage of a refrigerator with a water purifying filter is disclosed. The refrigerator has a first valve for controlling water supply to the water purifying filter and a second valve for controlling water supply to a dispenser and an ice-making unit. The method comprises the following steps. A first step is determining whether the dispenser and the ice-making unit are operated. A second step is opening the first and second valves if the dispenser and the ice-making unit are operated. A third step is determining whether a refrigerator compartment door and a freezer compartment door are closed if one of the dispenser and the ice-making unit is operated. A fourth step is closing the first and second valves if at least one of the refrigerator compartment door and the freezer compartment door is opened. A fifth step is closing the first and second valves if the dispenser and the ice-making unit are not operated.