US 12,442,587 B2
Refrigerator
Sanggyun Lee, Seoul (KR); Younseok Lee, Seoul (KR); and Yongwon Dong, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 18/269,698
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Jan. 6, 2022, PCT No. PCT/KR2022/000247
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 26, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/149883, PCT Pub. Date Jul. 14, 2022.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0001443 (KR), filed on Jan. 6, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0060707 A1, Feb. 22, 2024
Int. Cl. F25D 23/02 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 23/028 (2013.01) [F25D 2323/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet having a storage space;
a refrigerator door rotatably connected to the cabinet by a hinge apparatus and configured to open and close the storage space;
a housing configured to guide at least one of a wire or a pipe through which liquid flows between the cabinet and the refrigerator door; and
a cabinet guide fixed to the cabinet and configured to guide a movement of the housing while the refrigerator door is opened and closed,
wherein the cabinet guide includes a guide slot extending in a longitudinal direction of the cabinet guide; and
wherein the housing includes a guide rib accommodated in the guide slot.