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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 27, 2026
Filed:
May. 26, 2022
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Dongbeen Tae, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage space, a water tank provided inside the storage space, a door rotatably connected to the cabinet by a hinge and configured to open and close the storage space, a dispenser provided in the door, and a water supply path connecting the water tank and the dispenser through the hinge and supplying water from the water tank to the dispenser. The water supply path includes a first pipe communicating with an output side of the water tank, a second pipe extending toward the dispenser and at least partially exposed through a rear surface of the cabinet, and a connector connecting an end part of the first pipe and an end part of the second pipe. An inner diameter of the second pipe is smaller than an inner diameter of the first pipe.