A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining an upper storage space, a lower storage space and a machine room provided at a lower end of the cabinet. A dispenser is provided in an upper door of the upper storage space to dispense water or liquid, and an ice maker is provided inside the upper door to make ice. A pump assembly is provided inside the machine room to pump water through a water supply passage from a water tank to the dispenser and the ice maker. The water supply passage extends downward from the water tank after passing through a rear surface of the cabinet to connect to the pump assembly inside the machine room and extends upward from the pump assembly and passes through an upper surface of the cabinet to connect to the dispenser and the ice maker.

A packaging may include at least one insulating wall and at least one cooling device embedded into the at least one wall. A method of forming at least one insulating wall of a package may include placing a cooling device into a form, closing the form, injecting a liquid form of an expansive foam, and curing the foam.

A connector assembly includes a base plate that defines a fill opening and an aperture. A fill tube is coupled to a first side of the base plate. The fill tube is aligned with the fill opening. A radial flange is coupled to a second side of the base plate. The radial flange extends around the fill opening. A toggle magnet is coupled to the first side of the base plate proximate to the aperture. The toggle magnet is operable between an activated state and a deactivated state.

A connector assembly includes a base plate that defines a fill opening and an aperture. A fill tube is coupled to a first side of the base plate. The fill tube is aligned with the fill opening. A radial flange is coupled to a second side of the base plate. The radial flange extends around the fill opening. A toggle magnet is coupled to the first side of the base plate proximate to the aperture. The toggle magnet is operable between an activated state and a deactivated state.

A thermal insulation container (100) for a cabinet of a refrigeration apparatus includes a plurality of foamed boards (10) and a connecting mechanism (20). At least two adjacent foamed boards (10) are connected by the connecting mechanism (20), The connecting mechanism (20) includes a first connecting member (210) and a second connecting member (220). A connecting hook (211) is rotatably provided on the first connecting member (210), and a fixing post (221) is rotatably provided on the second connecting member (220). An elastic protrusion (216) is provided on the first connecting member (210) or the second connecting member (220), and the elastic protrusion (216) is pressed by the connecting hook (211) during rotation. In a connection position, the connecting hook (211) is rotated to cooperate with the fixing post (221) and to be located between the fixing post (221) and the elastic protrusion (216). In a separation position, the connecting hook (211) is separated from the fixing post (221).

A vacuum insulated structure includes a first cover member of a stamped unitary sheet defining a perimeter portion positioned at a first planar level and a reinforcing member formed in the interior sheet extending to a second planar level spaced axially outward and disposed radially inward of the perimeter portion. The vacuum insulated structure also includes a second cover member and a thermal bridge interconnecting the first cover member and the second cover member at the perimeter portions thereof to define an insulating cavity therebetween. The insulating cavity is a sealed cavity having a vacuum drawn therefrom, and the first reinforcing member is configured to reduce deformation of the first cover member in at least an area adjacent the reinforcing member and to define a portion of a path for air flow out of the sealed cavity during a vacuum draw process.

A vacuum insulated structure includes a first cover member of a stamped unitary sheet defining a perimeter portion positioned at a first planar level and a reinforcing member formed in the interior sheet extending to a second planar level spaced axially outward and disposed radially inward of the perimeter portion. The vacuum insulated structure also includes a second cover member and a thermal bridge interconnecting the first cover member and the second cover member at the perimeter portions thereof to define an insulating cavity therebetween. The insulating cavity is a sealed cavity having a vacuum drawn therefrom, and the first reinforcing member is configured to reduce deformation of the first cover member in at least an area adjacent the reinforcing member and to define a portion of a path for air flow out of the sealed cavity during a vacuum draw process.

An insulation system for an appliance includes a first vacuum insulated structure having a first set of sidewalls that define a first refrigerating compartment, a second vacuum insulated structure having a second set of sidewalls that define a second refrigerating compartment and a medial insulation structure having a rigid perimeter wall. The rigid perimeter wall includes a front portion that defines at least one hinge support adapted to support an appliance door. The rigid perimeter wall defines an insulating cavity that is filled with an insulating material. The first vacuum insulated structure engages a first edge of the perimeter wall and the second vacuum insulated structure engages a second edge of the perimeter wall.

A refrigerator includes an inner surface member, an outer surface member, and a first insulating member. The inner surface member forms at least some of the inner surface of the refrigerator. The outer surface member forms at least some of the outer surface of the refrigerator. The first insulating member is positioned between the inner surface member and the outer surface member, is disposed along a wall surface of the inner surface member, and includes an aerogel, a xerogel, or a cryogel.

A refrigerator includes a housing and a first partition portion. The housing includes a first storage chamber. The first partition portion is disposed in the first storage chamber and partitions the inside of the first storage chamber into at least a first storage portion and a second storage portion which is cooled to a temperature zone lower than that of the first storage portion. At least a part of the first partition portion is formed of a heat-insulating material containing an aerogel, a xerogel, or a cryogel.