Patent ID: 9360245
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: F25D,Y10T

Claim Text:
1. A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet comprising a storage chamber; a cold air generation chamber provided at a left portion above the storage chamber; an evaporator provided in the cold air generation chamber; a machine room provided on a right side of the cold air generation chamber; a compressor provided in the machine room; a condenser provided in the machine room; a refrigerant tube configured to pass through a right side wall of the cold air generation chamber, arranged over a bottom surface of the cold air generation chamber, to be connected with the evaporator; and an installation part provided in the right side wall of the cold air generation chamber, the right side wall facing the machine room, and the installation part having a through hole elongated in an up and down direction and located forward of a front surface of the evaporator, the refrigerant tube including: a first refrigerant tube connected with the evaporator; and a second refrigerant tube arranged to pass through the installation part in an upwardly bent state, the second refrigerant tube including a first portion and a second portion, the first portion being bendable between a first position and a second position with respect to the second portion, wherein the through hole is sized to accommodate the first portion in the upwardly bent state, wherein the second refrigerant tube is configured to be connected to the first refrigerant tube when the first portion is in the second position, and wherein the first portion of the second refrigerant tube passes through the through hole in the upwardly bent state when the first portion of the second refrigerant tube is in the first position, and wherein the first refrigerant tube and the second refrigerant tube comprise metal and are welded to be connected with each other when the first portion of the second refrigerant tube is in the second position.