Refrigerator and method for manufacturing the same

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention provide a refrigerator, comprising a main body having a food storage space therein, a casing disposed in the storage space, the casing having a space for producing ice, and an ice tray provided in the casing and configured to contain water for producing ice, wherein the casing comprises a first outer frame and a second outer frame that are configured to form an appearance of the casing, an inner frame provided between the first outer frame and the second outer frame, and an L-shaped thermal insulation frame configured to fill a space between the inner frame and the first outer frame.

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RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application is based on and claims priority to Korean Patent Application No. 10-2015-0086083, filed on Jun. 17, 2015 for inventor Sung Jin Yang. The disclosure of this application is incorporated herein in its entirety by reference.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present invention relates to a refrigerator and a method for manufacturing said refrigerator.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]A refrigerator is a device for low temperature storage of food and may be configured to provide freezing storage or cold storage of food according to the kind of food a user wants to store.[0004]The inside of a refrigerator is cooled by a supply of cold air; this cold air is continuously generated by a heat exchange process with a refrigerant, based on a freezing cycle which goes through a process of compression-condensation-expansion-evaporation. The cold air supplied to the inside of the refrigerator is evenly transferred to the inside of the refrigerator by convectio...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a refrigerator with an increased internal capacity by reducing dead space. This is achieved by designing a casing with an ice production space that includes an L-shaped thermal insulation frame and an inner frame. The method for manufacturing the refrigerator includes preparing the outer frame, installing the thermal insulation frame, installing the inner frame, coupling the outer frames, and installing a sealing membrane. The technical effects include more efficient ice production and reduced energy waste.

Problems solved by technology

However, since the freezing compartment is located in the lower section, the bottom freezer type refrigerator has a disadvantage in that a user needs to bend down to open the freezing compartment door to take out ice.

Consequently, a dead space is present in the refrigerator 2; this reduces the internal capacity.

Furthermore, the overlapping insulation structure increases the number of parts, thereby increasing the material cost.

In addition, the casing of the ice machine is assembled by coupling parts to each other, but there is a problem in that the junction of the coupled parts of the casing is not always reliably sealed.

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