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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
May. 28, 2024
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Sungcheul Park, Suwon-si, KR;
Yonghyun Kang, Suwon-si, KR;
Hyoseok Noh, Suwon-si, KR;
Changhun Cho, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A refrigerator includes a main body including an inner case including plates each formed by injection molding, an outer case coupled to the inner case. At least one of plates include a front flange forming a front surface of the at least one plate and coupled to the outer case, the outer case includes an insertion groove into which the front flange is inserted. The front flange includes locking ribs arranged to prevent the front flange from moving in a direction opposite to an insertion direction of the front flange based on inserting the front flange into the insertion groove, the locking ribs are injection molded integrally with the at least one plate and protrude from the front flange so as to be locked on the outer case. The locking ribs are spaced apart from each other along a longitudinal direction of the front flange.