公开(公告)号：US20220074648A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-10

申请号：US17531496

申请日：2021-11-19

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Chanuk KANG ,  Hyuk KWON ,  Sangmyung LEE

IPC: F25D27/00 ,  A47F3/04 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D11/00

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door configured to open/close the cabinet, an outer plate defining a front surface of the door and having an opening formed therein to pass through the door, a door liner defining a rear surface of the door, lighting members configured to illuminate storage spaces of the door and the cabinet, a transparent panel assembly mounted to shield the opening and allowing the storage spaces to be selectively seen according to an ON/OFF state of the lighting members, an insulator filled between the outer plate and the door liner, and a blocking part arranged inside the door along a periphery of the transparent panel assembly and detachably coupled to a peripheral surface of the transparent panel assembly to fix the transparent panel assembly.

公开(公告)号：US20200217580A1

公开(公告)日：2020-07-09

申请号：US16814046

申请日：2020-03-10

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Sangmyung LEE ,  Hyuk KWON ,  Junghwan KIM

IPC: F25D23/02 ,  F25D29/00 ,  A47F3/00 ,  A47F3/04

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a door with a transparent display assembly that includes a front panel defining at least a portion of a front surface of the door, a touch sensor disposed on a rear surface of the front panel to recognize touch manipulation, a rear panel defining at least a portion of a rear surface of the door, an insulation coating layer provided on a surface of the rear panel by a metal oxide to block heat from the outside, an outer spacer disposed between the front panel and the rear panel to provide a sealed space between the front panel and the rear panel, a display disposed in the sealed space, a light guide plate spaced apart from the display to brighten up the display, and a spacer supporting the light guide plate and maintaining a distance between the display and the light guide plate.

公开(公告)号：US20180274846A1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-27

申请号：US15934390

申请日：2018-03-23

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Junghwan KIM ,  Chanuk KANG ,  Hyuk KWON ,  Sangmyung LEE ,  Ikkyu LEE

IPC: F25D21/04 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D27/00

CPC classification number: F25D21/04 ,  A47F3/0434 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/025 ,  F25D23/028 ,  F25D27/00 ,  F25D27/005 ,  F25D2201/10 ,  F25D2323/023 ,  F25D2400/02 ,  F25D2400/361

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door opening/closing the cabinet and having an opening that is penetrated in a front/rear direction, a transparent panel assembly mounted to cover the opening and through which the inside of the refrigerant is seen, and a lighting member provided in the door or the cabinet to brighten a rear side of the transparent panel assembly. The transparent panel assembly includes a front panel defining an outer appearance of a front surface, a rear panel defining an outer appearance of a rear surface, a spacer made of a metal material and disposed between the front panel and the rear panel to define a periphery of the transparent panel assembly. A heater mounting part on which a heater is mounted is disposed on the spacer, and when the heater generates heat, one side of the front panel, which comes into contact with the spacer, is heated.