Patent ID: 8899068

Claim:
A refrigerator comprising: a body having a storage space for storing a predetermined storage object, wherein the body includes; an inner case having the storage space, an outer case having an inside surface spaced a predetermined gap from an outside surface of the inner case to house the inner case, a vacuum space provided between the inner case and the outer case sealed to maintain a vacuum state for heat insulating between the inner case and the outer case, and a getter arranged in the vacuum space for absorbing gas from the vacuum space, wherein the refrigerator further comprises a reinforcing member mounted to at least one of the outside surface of the inner case and the inside surface of the outer case for reinforcing strength of the inner case or the outer case, the reinforcing member being a reinforcing rib projected from at least one of the outside surface of the inner case or the inside surface of the outer case to a height lower than a width of the vacuum space formed between the inner case and the outer case.