Patent ID: 7673472

Claim:
A refrigerator comprising: a compartment; a refrigerator door configured to open and close at least a portion of the compartment, the refrigerator door including an outer case, an inner case, and an insulation layer positioned between the outer case and the inner case; an external plate that is configured to cover the outer case of the refrigerator door and define an external appearance of at least a portion of the refrigerator door; a damping material positioned between the external plate and the outer case of the refrigerator door when the external plate covers the outer case of the refrigerator door; and a dispenser housing that is configured to cover the outer case of the refrigerator door and define an external appearance of a dispenser of the refrigerator when the dispenser housing covers the outer case of the refrigerator door, the dispenser housing including an insertion slot that is positioned at an end of the dispenser housing and that is structured to accommodate an end of the external plate when the external plate and the dispenser housing cover the outer case of the refrigerator door, wherein the external plate is separate from the outer case and replaceable to change a color of the external appearance of at least a portion of the refrigerator door that is defined by the external plate, wherein the dispenser housing is separate from the outer case and the external plate and replaceable to change a color of the external appearance of the dispenser that is defined by the dispenser housing, wherein the dispenser housing is configured to mount to a mounting structure of the outer case of the refrigerator door and is detachable from the outer case of the refrigerator door, and wherein the dispenser housing includes an actuating member that is configured to, when the dispenser housing is mounted to the mounting structure of the outer case of the refrigerator door, receive force supplied by a user to cause dispensing of content, the actuating member being part of the dispenser housing and being detachable from the outer case of the refrigerator door with the dispenser housing when the dispenser housing is detached from the mounting structure of the outer case of the refrigerator door.