Patent ID: 11940206
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 7:
8. A refrigerator comprising:
an inner case that defines a storage space;
an outer case with an inside surface which is spaced a predetermined distance from an outside surface of the inner case to encompass the inner case;
a vacuum space that is located between the inner case and the outer case, and that is configured to be sealed to maintain a vacuum state for heat insulating between the inner case and the outer case;
a getter that is provided in the vacuum space and that is configured to collect gas;
a blocking member that is configured to perform a sealing function, the blocking member being arranged in front of the vacuum space and being configured to block the vacuum space, the blocking member including:
a first portion that is configured to connect with the inner case;
a second portion that is configured to connect with the outer case; and
a third portion that is located between the first portion and the second portion; and

a plurality of reinforcing ribs, each of the plurality of reinforcing ribs being configured to project along the surface of and from the outside surface of the inner case, or each of the plurality of reinforcing ribs being configured to project along the surface of and from the inside surface of the outer case,
wherein each of the plurality of reinforcing ribs extends (i) in a longitudinal direction from a front to a rear of the refrigerator along the outside surface of the inner case or (ii) in a longitudinal direction from a front to a rear of the refrigerator along the inside surface of the outer case, and
wherein the plurality of reinforcing ribs have a shorter length than the length between the inner case and the outer case in a direction in which the plurality of reinforcing ribs extend.