REFRIGERATOR AND METHOD OF FABRICATING INNER DOOR THEREOF
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1. A refrigerator comprising:
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a storage compartment formed in the body;
an inner door comprising an opening corresponding to the storage compartment, an inner plate, an outer plate in which a foaming space between the outer plate and the inner plate is formed, and a heat insulating material that foams in the foaming space, the inner door rotatably combined with the body;
a plurality of door guards disposed in the opening; and
an outer door rotatably combined with the body so as to open or close the opening,wherein the inner plate comprises a plurality of inner sidewalls that constitute the opening and support the plurality of door guards,the plurality of inner sidewalls are flat from an inlet of the opening to an outlet of the opening and a distance between the plurality of inner sidewalls is uniform from the inlet of the opening to the outlet of the opening, andthe inner plate is integrally injection-molded.
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a storage compartment, an inner door including an opening having a size corresponding to the size of the storage compartment, a plurality of door guards disposed in the opening, and an outer door that opens or closes the opening, wherein the inner door includes inner sidewalls that are disposed at both sides of the opening and are flat from an inlet of the opening to an outlet of the opening without any curve.
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17 Claims
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1. A refrigerator comprising:
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a body; a storage compartment formed in the body; an inner door comprising an opening corresponding to the storage compartment, an inner plate, an outer plate in which a foaming space between the outer plate and the inner plate is formed, and a heat insulating material that foams in the foaming space, the inner door rotatably combined with the body; a plurality of door guards disposed in the opening; and an outer door rotatably combined with the body so as to open or close the opening, wherein the inner plate comprises a plurality of inner sidewalls that constitute the opening and support the plurality of door guards, the plurality of inner sidewalls are flat from an inlet of the opening to an outlet of the opening and a distance between the plurality of inner sidewalls is uniform from the inlet of the opening to the outlet of the opening, and the inner plate is integrally injection-molded. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A refrigerator comprising:
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a body; a storage compartment formed in the body; an inner door comprising an opening corresponding to the storage compartment, an inner plate, an outer plate, and a heat insulating material that is disposed between the inner plate and the outer plate, the inner door rotatably combined with the body; an outer door rotatably combined with the body so as to open or close the opening; and a plurality of door guards arranged in the opening in a vertical direction, wherein the inner plate comprises a plurality of inner sidewalls that are disposed at both sides of the opening so as to support the plurality of door guards, the plurality of inner sidewalls being flat from an inlet of the opening to an outlet of the opening, the inner plate is integrally injection-molded, and the door guards are disposed between the plurality of inner sidewalls. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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12. A refrigerator comprising:
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a body; a storage compartment formed in the body; an inner door comprising an opening corresponding to the storage compartment and rotatably combined with the body; a plurality of door guards disposed in the opening; and an outer door rotatably combined with the body so as to open or close the opening, wherein the inner door comprises; an inner plate having a plurality of inner sidewalls that are disposed at both sides of the opening so as to support the plurality of door guards and that are flat from an inlet of the opening to an outlet of the opening; an outer plate in which a foaming space between the outer plate and the inner plate is formed; and a door trim combined in a space between the inner sidewalls of the inner plate and the outer plate so as to prevent a foaming solution that foams in the foaming space from leaking toward the opening. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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- 14. A method of fabricating an inner door of a refrigerator comprising a body, a storage compartment formed in the body, the inner door comprising an opening corresponding to the storage compartment and rotatably combined with the body, a plurality of door guards disposed in the opening, and an outer door rotatably combined with the body so as to open or close the opening, the method comprising injection-molding an inner plate having inner sidewalls that are flat from an inlet of the opening to an outlet of the opening.
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16. A refrigerator comprising:
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a body; a storage compartment formed in the body; an inner door comprising an opening corresponding to the storage compartment, an inner plate, an outer plate in which a foaming space between the outer plate and the inner plate is formed, and a heat insulating material that foams in the foaming space, the inner door rotatably combined with the body; a plurality of door guards disposed in the opening; and an outer door rotatably combined with the body so as to open or close the opening, wherein the inner plate comprises a plurality of inner sidewalls that constitute the opening and support the plurality of door guards, and the plurality of inner sidewalls are flat from an inlet of the opening to an outlet of the opening and are parallel to each other. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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