A home appliance includes a cabinet defining a storage region and a door to open and close the storage region. The door includes a door body and a panel assembly mounted on the door body. The panel assembly includes a panel through which light is transmissible, a light guide plate spaced apart from the panel and having a pattern so that the light is irradiated onto the panel, and a light source installed to be spaced apart from a light entrance surface of the light guide plate.

A vacuum adiabatic body and a refrigerator are provided. The vacuum adiabatic body includes a support that maintains a vacuum space between a first plate and a second plate, and a heat resistance unit comprising at least one radiation resistance sheet that blocks radiation heat transfer in the vacuum space so as to reduce heat transfer between the first plate and the second plate. The support includes two support plates, and the at least one radiation resistance sheet is supported by at least one support protrusion provided on a bar, which couples the two support plates to each other, to maintain an interval between the first plate and the second plate.

A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage chamber, a drawer door, a motor assembly provided at the storage chamber and configured to provide a driving force that moves the drawer door relative to the storage chamber, and a rack gear assembly provided at the drawer door and having an extendable rack gear. The rack gear includes a fixed rack fixed to the drawer door and a moving rack slidably coupled to the fixed rack. The drawer door includes a drawer part that defines an upwardly open storage space, and a door part that is configured to, based on the drawer door being inserted into the storage chamber, close the storage chamber.

A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage space and a door configured to open and close the storage space. The door includes comprises: a panel assembly comprising a front panel, a door frame connected to the panel assembly, a door liner defining, with the door frame, an insulating space that accommodates an insulator, and a basket installed on the door liner. The door liner includes: an outer body, a liner extension portion extending from the outer body in a direction crossing the outer body, and a plurality of ribs that are disposed at the outer body and that are spaced apart from the liner extension portion. The door frame comprises a frame extension portion that is disposed between the plurality of ribs and the liner extension portion.

A method for assembling a vacuum insulation assembly for an appliance is provided. The method includes steps of defining a plurality of spaces on a guide and positioning the guide flush with an inner surface of a panel. The method further includes a step of determining positions of a plurality of clips using the plurality of spaces of the guide. Another step of the method includes coupling the plurality of clips with the inner surface of the panel. The method also includes separating the guide from the panel and coupling permeable tubing with the plurality of clips.

A method for assembling a vacuum insulation assembly for an appliance is provided. The method includes steps of defining a plurality of spaces on a guide and positioning the guide flush with an inner surface of a panel. The method further includes a step of determining positions of a plurality of clips using the plurality of spaces of the guide. Another step of the method includes coupling the plurality of clips with the inner surface of the panel. The method also includes separating the guide from the panel and coupling permeable tubing with the plurality of clips.

A refrigerator including a cabinet having an outer case; a side panel including a main body; and an upper panel, wherein the side panel is configured to be detachably mounted on an outside of the outer case so that the main body forms an exterior of one side surface of the cabinet while the side panel is mounted to the outside of the outer case, and the upper panel is configured to be detachably coupled to the side panel while the side panel is mounted to the outside of the outer case so that the upper panel covers an upper portion of the cabinet.

An electret membrane, a preparation method, a refrigerator body assembly, and a refrigeration apparatus. The electret membrane includes: an electret material matrix; and a metal electrode, which is arranged on one side of the electret material matrix and is attached to the electret material matrix. The electret membrane can be electrically polarized insofar as the electret membrane is not externally connected to a power source, and can form an electrostatic field; and when the electret membrane is applied to a fresh keeping function of apparatuses, such as a refrigerator, the fresh-keeping structure of the electrostatic field can be simplified, thereby reducing the costs for generating the electrostatic field, and facilitating the realization of low-cost and high-reliability electrostatic field fresh keeping for fresh-keeping apparatuses, such as the refrigerator.

A rear bracket for a wall-mounted, appliance shelf assembly includes a central portion that defines a plurality of receiving wells. A first mounting portion extends parallel to the central portion and is configured to align with a first wall of an appliance cabinet. A second mounting portion extends perpendicular to the central portion and is configured to align with a second wall of the appliance cabinet. The second wall is positioned perpendicular to the first wall. A first fastener is configured to couple the first mounting portion with the first wall. A second fastener is configured to couple the second mounting portion with the second wall.

A refrigerator includes an inner case, an outer case, a vacuum space, and a liquid-gas interchanger. The inner case defines an exterior appearance of a storage space. The outer case is spaced apart a predetermined distance from the inner case. The vacuum space is provided between the inner case and the outer case, and maintains a vacuum to insulate the inner case from the outer case. The liquid-gas interchanger is arranged in the vacuum space to generate heat exchange between a refrigerant after it is exhausted from an evaporator and a refrigerant before it is drawn into an evaporator.