Door for refrigerator

Abstract

The present invention relates to a door for a refrigerator, and more particularly, to a door for use in a refrigerator in which a direction of opening and/or closing the door can be selectively changed. The door of the present invention comprises an external platewhich defines at least a front appearance of the door; a door linerwhich defines a rear appearance of the door and constitutes a space with an insulating layerformed therein in cooperation with the external plate; a dispenserwhich is installed at a front surface of the external platefor dispensing water to the outside of the refrigerator; tube passagesand' which pass through the insulating layerand allow the dispenserand through-holesfor installation of a hingelocated at both sides of the door to communicate with each other; a door side tube structurewhich is installed in at least one of the tube passagesand′ and transfers water from a main bodyof the refrigerator to the dispenser; and a power cablewhich extends from the dispenserto the respective through-holesand through which electrical signals are transmitted between the doorand the main bodyof the refrigerator. According to the present invention, there are advantages in that the door opening/closing direction can be easily changed and the external appearance of the door can be cleanly and neatly finished.