BACKGROUND

1. Field

Embodiments of the present disclosure relate to a refrigerator including fixers integrally formed with an inner case and configured to fix various components fixed to the inner case.

2. Description of the Related Art

Generally, a refrigerator is a device including a storage compartment and a cold air supply device supplying cold air to the storage compartment and is configured to freshly store food.

A temperature of the storage compartment is maintained within a predetermined temperature range required to freshly store food.

The storage compartment has an open front side, and the open front side is normally closed by a door so that the temperature of the storage compartment is maintained.

The storage compartment is divided into an upper storage compartment and a lower storage compartment by a partition wall, and the lower storage compartment is divided into a first storage compartment and a second storage compartment respectively provided at left and right sides thereof.

Generally, an inner case is formed through a vacuum forming method in which a resin sheet is heated and stretched, the stretched sheet is placed on one side of a mold, and air is suctioned from the opposite side of the mold so that the heated sheet covers the mold or is suctioned inside the mold by a suction force.

In the case in which the inner case is formed through the vacuum forming method, after the inner case is formed, a fixer for fixing various components to the inner case should be separately manufactured and coupled to the inner case.

SUMMARY

Therefore, it is an aspect of the present disclosure to provide a refrigerator including fixers for fixing various components to an inner case and a light emitting diode (LED) assembler on which a printed circuit board having the LED mounted thereon is assembled, which are integrally provided in the inner case.

Additional aspects of the disclosure will be set forth in part in the description which follows and, in part, will be apparent from the description, or may be learned by practice of the disclosure.

In accordance with one aspect of the present disclosure, a refrigerator has an inner case configured to form a storage compartment, an outer case coupled to an outer side of the inner case to form an exterior, a plurality of components fixed to a rear plate of the inner case, and a plurality of fixers integrally formed at the rear plate of the inner case to fix the plurality of components thereto, wherein the plurality of fixers are injection-molded along with the rear plate of the inner case.

The plurality of refrigerator components includes a suction pipe and the plurality of fixers may include a suction pipe fixer to fix the suction pipe.

The plurality of components may include a plurality of suction pipe fixers respectively including an inserter configured to form an opening into which the suction pipe is inserted and a mounter on which the inserted suction pipe is mounted.

The plurality of suction pipe fixers may be made of an elastic material so that the suction pipe is easily inserted or separated through the opening.

The plurality of fixers may include a main wire fixer for fixing a main wire.

The plurality of components includes a plurality of main wire fixers respectively including a first fixer and a second fixer provided to be separated from each other to form a space into which the main wire is inserted.

The plurality of components includes a main wire and the plurality of fixers may include a wire housing fixer to fix the wire housing.

The wire housing fixer may include an inclined part provided to protrude from the rear plate of the inner case to have an inclined surface, and a connection hole configured to be connected to the wire housing.

The wire housing may include a connector inserted into the connection hole, and a sealer configured to seal around the connection hole to prevent an insulator foamed in a space between the inner case and the outer case from passing through the connection hole.

The plurality of components includes a shelf reinforcing plate and the plurality of fixers may include a shelf reinforcing plate fixer to fix the shelf reinforcing plate.

The plurality of components includes a screw and the plurality of fixers may include a screw fastener to which the screw is fastened and fixed.

In accordance with another aspect of the present disclosure, a refrigerator includes an inner case including an upper plate, a lower plate, a left plate, a right plate, a rear plate, and a front cover to form a storage compartment, an outer case coupled to an outer side of the inner case to form an exterior, and a light emitting diode (LED) assembly provided on at least one of an upper surface, a left surface, and a right surface of the front cover to be disposed in the storage compartment, wherein the LED assembly includes a printed circuit board on which a plurality of LEDs are mounted, an LED assembler provided to be integrated with the front cover and configured to form a space to assemble the printed circuit board so that the printed circuit board is assembled therein, and an LED cover configured to cover the LEDs to prevent exposure of the LEDs.

The LED assembler may be provided on all of the upper surface, the left surface, and the right surface of the front cover.

The LED assembler may be concave toward the outer case from the upper surface, the left surface, and the right surface of the front cover to form a space to assemble the printed circuit board.

The printed circuit board may include a first surface on which the LEDs are mounted and a second surface which is a surface opposite the first surface.

The LED assembler may include a first fixing rib to which one side of the first surface is fixed, a fixing hook to which the other side of the first surface is fixed, and a supporting rib configured to support the second surface of the printed circuit board so that the printed circuit board is fixed to the first fixing rib and the fixing hook.

The LED assembler may further include a second fixing rib to which one side of the LED cover is fixed.

Catchers are provided at the left plate, the right plate, and the upper plate which are coupled to the front cover and the other side of the LED cover may be caught by catchers to be fixed, and the catchers may be provided at the left plate, the right plate, and the upper plate, which are coupled to the front cover.

The LED cover may include a first fixing protrusion fixed to the second fixing rib and a second fixing protrusion fixed to one the catchers.

