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A refrigerator without a kick plate and having an outer case with a water supply pipe at a bottom surface of the outer case. A lower hinge module of a refrigerator includes a body hinge bracket having one portion fixed to the lower surface of the outer case and the remaining portion disposed at the

A refrigerator without a kick plate and having an outer case with a water supply pipe at a bottom surface of the outer case. A lower hinge module of a refrigerator includes a body hinge bracket having one portion fixed to the lower surface of the outer case and the remaining portion disposed at the lower portion of the door for supporting the door, a hinge shaft which is protruded from the body hinge bracket and coupled at the lower surface of the door for the door to be capable of rotating and at which a central hole formed for the water supply pipe to pass through, a support member coupled to the lower portion of the body hinge bracket and supported by the bottom surface outside, and a guide unit which is provided along the outer side of the support member.

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1. A refrigerator, comprising: a body having an inner case which is configured to form a storage compartment and an outer case which is configured to form an exterior by being coupled to an outer side of the inner case;a door which is rotatively coupled to the body by an upper portion hinge module a

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A refrigerator, comprising: a body having an inner case which is configured to form a storage compartment and an outer case which is configured to form an exterior by being coupled to an outer side of the inner case;a door which is rotatively coupled to the body by an upper portion hinge module and a lower hinge module which is configured for opening or closing an open front surface of the storage compartment;a dispenser which is provided at the door for extracting water stored at the storage compartment without having to open the door;a water supply pipe which is configured to pass through an inside of the body and the door for supplying water to the dispenser; anda covering member which is coupled to a lower surface of the outer case in order to guide the water supply pipe so that the water supply pipe is led to the outside of the outer case, andthe lower hide module comprising: a body hinge bracket having an upper portion which faces toward the lower surface of the outer case and a lower portion which faces toward a ground surface,the upper portion of the body hinge bracket includes a portion fixed to the lower surface of the outer case and another portion disposed at a lower portion of the door for supporting the door,a hinge shaft which is protruded from the body hinge bracket and coupled at the lower surface of the door for the door to be capable of rotating and at which a central hole is formed for the water supply pipe to pass through,a support member coupled to the lower portion of the body hinge bracket and configured to be in contact with the ground surface, anda guide unit which is disposed at the lower portion of the body hinge bracket and provided along an outer side of the support member for guiding the water supply pipe,wherein the guide unit comprises a path which is provided at an inside for the water supply pipe to pass through and coupled to the central hole of the hinge shaft. 2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the guide unit is bendedly formed in a curved manner along the outer side of the support member. 3. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein a bottom end of the guide unit is provided at a higher position than a bottom end of the support member. 4. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the guide unit is integrally formed with the body hinge bracket. 5. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the guide unit is separately provided from the body hinge bracket and coupled to the lower portion of the body hinge bracket. 6. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the support member is separately provided to be closer to the door with respect to the body in order to support the door. 7. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the lower module further comprising a door hinge bracket which is fixed to the bottom surface of the door. 8. The refrigerator of claim 7, wherein the door hinge bracket comprising a hinge shaft insertion hole which is formed in order for the hinge shaft of the body hinge bracket to be inserted into, and a stopper unit interfered by the body hinge bracket and configured to limit the rotation of the door. 9. The refrigerator of claim 8, wherein the stopper unit is disposed at the front of the lower hinge module in order for the lower hinge module not to be exposed to the front. 10. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the guide unit is formed in the curved manner such that the path which is provided at the inside for the water supply pipe to pass through is curved around a vertical axis of a support member coupling shaft coupled to the support member. 11. A refrigerator, comprising: a body having an inner case configured to form a storage compartment and an outer case that is configured to form an exterior by being coupled to an outer side of the Inner case;a door which is rotatively coupled to the outer case by an upper hinge module and a lower hinge module to be capable of opening or closing an open front surface of the storage compartment;a support member that is coupled to a bottom surface of the lower hinge module and is configured to be in contact with a ground surface;a dispenser which is provided at the door and configured to extract water stored in the storage compartment from an outside without having to open the door;a water tank which is configured to store water supplied from an outside water supply source;a water supply pipe comprising a first water supply pipe having one end connected to the dispenser and having another end withdrawn to the outside of the door after passing through the inside of the door and the lower hinge module, a second water supply pipe having one end connected to the water tank at the inside of the body and having another and withdrawn to the outside of the outer case, and a third water supply pipe having one end connected to the outside water supply source and having another end connected to the water tank after passing through the inside of the outer case, the other end of the first water supply pipe and the other end of the second water supply pipe being connected to each other and fixed at an outer side of a bottom surface of the outer case;a guide unit that is disposed along the outer side of the support member to guide the first water supply pipe; anda penetration hole formed at the bottom surface of the outer case in order for the second water supply pipe to be withdrawn to the outside of the outer case; anda covering member which is coupled to the bottom surface of the outer case in order to guide the other end of the second water supply pipe so that the second water supply pipe is led to the outside of the outer case after passing through the penetration hole, toward a side of the lower hinge module,wherein the outer side of the bottom surface of the outer case is arranged to face toward the ground surface. 12. The refrigerator of claim 11, wherein the covering member is provided while having a gap with respect to the lower hinge module. 13. The refrigerator of claim 12, further comprising: a fixing member which is coupled to the bottom surface of the outer case in order to fix the water supply pipe to the bottom surface of the outer case. 14. A refrigerator, comprising: a body having an inner case that is configured to form a storage compartment and an outer case that is configured to form an exterior by being coupled to an outer side of the inner case;a door that is rotatively coupled to the outer case by an upper hinge module and a lower hinge module to be capable of opening or closing an open front surface of the storage compartment;a dispenser that is provided at the door and configured to extract water stored in the storage compartment from an outside without having to open the door;a water supply pipe that connects an outside water supply source and the dispenser for supplying water to the dispenser and penetrates a bottom surface of the outer case; anda covering member which is coupled to the bottom surface of the outer case in order to guide the water supply pipe so that the water supply pipe is led to the outside of the outer case, andwherein the lower hinge module comprises a body hinge bracket having one portion fixed to an outer side of the bottom surface of the outer case and another portion disposed at a lower portion of the door for supporting the door, a hinge shaft that is protruded from the body hinge bracket and coupled at the lower surface of the door for the door to be capable of rotating and at which a central hole is formed for the water supply pipe to pass through, a support member coupled to the lower portion of the body hinge bracket and configured to be in contact with a ground surface, and a guide unit that is provided along an outer side of the support member for guiding the water supply pipe,wherein the outer side of the bottom surface of the outer case is arranged to face toward the ground surface. 15. The refrigerator of claim 14, wherein the water supply pipe further comprising a first water supply pipe having one end connected to a dispenser and another end withdrawn to an outside of a door after passing through an inside of the door and the lower hinge module, a second water supply pipe having one end connected to the water tank and another end withdrawn to an outside of an outer case after passing through an inside of the outer case, and a third water supply pipe having one end connected to the outside water supply source and another end connected to the water tank after passing through the inside of the outer case, and the other end of the first water supply pipe and the other end of the second water supply pipe is connected to each other and fixed to the bottom surface of the outer case.