| CPC F25D 23/069 (2013.01) [F25D 23/066 (2013.01); F25D 11/02 (2013.01); F25D 23/065 (2013.01); F25D 2201/122 (2013.01); F25D 2400/04 (2013.01); F25D 2400/16 (2013.01)] | 17 Claims |
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1. A refrigerator comprising:
an outer case forming an exterior of the refrigerator;
an inner case disposed inside the outer case, forming a storage compartment therein, and including a communication hole formed through a side surface thereof;
a partition supported by the inner case and configured to partition the storage compartment, and including a heat insulator inlet at a position aligned with the communication hole; and
a heat insulator filled between the outer case and the inner case and filled into the partition through the heat insulator inlet,
wherein the partition includes a first vertical partitioning wall disposed between the outer case and the inner case and having a height to limit a size of the heat insulator inlet,
wherein the partition further includes a second protrusion protruding horizontally from a side surface thereof through the communication hole, and disposed above the first vertical partitioning wall to form the heat insulator inlet together with the first vertical partitioning wall,
wherein the partition further includes a support rib protruding downward from the second protrusion to support an inner surface of the first vertical partitioning wall, and
wherein the support rib includes a plurality of support ribs spaced apart from each other along a thickness direction of the second protrusion.
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