公开(公告)号：US10544982B2

公开(公告)日：2020-01-28

申请号：US15545407

申请日：2016-02-18

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Hyunbum Kim ,  Jindong Kim ,  Jihyun Im ,  Sanggyun Lee

IPC: F25D23/02 ,  F25D25/02 ,  E06B7/20

Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage compartment, an inner case (10) configured to define an external appearance of the storage compartment, a first door pivotably installed to the cabinet, the first door being configured to open or close one side of the storage compartment, a second door pivotably installed to the cabinet, the second door being configured to open or close a remaining side of the storage compartment, the second door having a pillar (100) configured to be rotated so as to come into contact with the first door, and a transfer member (1000) provided inside the inner case (10) so as to guide rotation of the pillar (100) by detecting rotation of the second door, and the pillar (100) is spaced apart from both a top wall of the inner case and a bottom wall of the inner case (10) so as not to come into contact with the inner case (10) in a state in which the second door seals the storage compartment.

公开(公告)号：US11940199B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-26

申请号：US17964578

申请日：2022-10-12

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Jihyun Im ,  Yoomin Park ,  Jindong Kim

IPC: F25D17/06 ,  F25B39/00 ,  F25B39/02 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25D17/08 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/04

CPC classification number: F25D17/067 ,  F25B39/00 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25D17/062 ,  F25D17/08 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/028 ,  F25D23/04 ,  F25B39/02 ,  F25D23/025 ,  F25D2317/062 ,  F25D2317/0664 ,  F25D2317/067 ,  F25D2317/0672 ,  F25D2317/0681

Abstract: A refrigerator including a housing mounted at a rear surface of a door to define a storage space of food, a basket disposed inside the housing, a duct extending to the housing from one side of an evaporator to supply cold air generated by the evaporator into the storage space of the housing, and a fan assembly coupled to the duct to allow the cold air to be forcibly supplied.

公开(公告)号：US11199358B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-14

申请号：US16566413

申请日：2019-09-10

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Hyeryeong Kim ,  Jindong Kim

IPC: F25D29/00 ,  F25D17/04

Abstract: A method of controlling a refrigerator includes operating a cool air supply to output cool air for cooling a storage compartment, obtaining a result value based on a temperature value sensed by a temperature sensor during a first reference time interval, obtaining a plurality of result values during a second reference time interval, determining a representative temperature of the storage compartment among the obtained plurality of result values, determining an output of the cool air supply based on the representative temperature, and operating the cool air supply at the determined output.

公开(公告)号：US11060790B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-13

申请号：US16087979

申请日：2017-03-20

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Namgyo Lee ,  Jindong Kim ,  Yonghyeon Cho ,  Sunghee Kang ,  Jihyun Im

IPC: F25D17/06 ,  F25B49/02 ,  F25D29/00

Abstract: A control method for controlling a refrigerator includes a first step for driving a compressor for compressing a refrigerant and a fan for moving air, a second step for driving the compressor and stopping the fan, a third step for stopping the compressor and driving the fan, and a fourth step for stopping the compressor and the fan.

公开(公告)号：US10174987B2

公开(公告)日：2019-01-08

申请号：US15290373

申请日：2016-10-11

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jihyun Im ,  Yoomin Park ,  Jindong Kim

IPC: F25B39/00 ,  F25D17/06 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25D17/08 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/04 ,  F25B39/02

Abstract: A refrigerator including a housing mounted at a rear surface of a door to define a storage space of food, a basket disposed inside the housing, a duct extending to the housing from one side of an evaporator to supply cold air generated by the evaporator into the storage space of the housing, and a fan assembly coupled to the duct to allow the cold air to be forcibly supplied.

公开(公告)号：US09841222B2

公开(公告)日：2017-12-12

申请号：US14898411

申请日：2014-06-16

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jihyun Im ,  Jindong Kim ,  Hyunbum Kim

IPC: F23D23/00 ,  F25D23/02 ,  E05D7/04 ,  E05D15/00 ,  F25D23/04 ,  F25D25/00

CPC classification number: F25D23/028 ,  E05D7/04 ,  E05D15/00 ,  F25D23/025 ,  F25D23/04 ,  F25D25/00 ,  F25D2201/10 ,  F25D2323/024

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet with a first storage region sealable by a gasket of a door. A first hinge, outside a sealing region, allows the door to rotate relative to the cabinet. A second hinge, inside the sealing region, allows the door to rotate relative to a container having a second storage region that can be accommodated inside the first storage region. Rotating shafts of the first and second hinges are non-collinear, and a coupling between the container and the second hinge is drawn forward when the door rotates independent of the container. A guide unit protrudes into the first storage region and is selectively coupled to a fixing device at the container. The fixing device includes a push unit pushable by the door and a holder that fixes the guide unit as a rotation axis of the container, and releases the push unit from a pushed state.

公开(公告)号：US09709317B2

公开(公告)日：2017-07-18

申请号：US14898081

申请日：2014-06-16

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jaeyoul Lee ,  Nami Kim ,  Raeyoung Park ,  Hyunbum Kim ,  Jindong Kim ,  Jihyun Im ,  Ayoung Choo ,  Myunghwan Kim

IPC: F25D23/00 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/06 ,  F25D25/00 ,  F25D25/02 ,  E05D5/02 ,  E05D11/00 ,  E05D7/081 ,  F25D23/08 ,  E05D5/06 ,  F25D23/04 ,  E05D3/02 ,  E05D5/10

CPC classification number: F25D23/028 ,  E05D3/022 ,  E05D5/02 ,  E05D5/06 ,  E05D5/065 ,  E05D5/10 ,  E05D7/081 ,  E05D11/0054 ,  E05D2005/067 ,  E05Y2600/41 ,  E05Y2800/71 ,  E05Y2900/31 ,  F25D23/025 ,  F25D23/04 ,  F25D23/062 ,  F25D23/065 ,  F25D23/087 ,  F25D25/005 ,  F25D25/022 ,  F25D2201/12 ,  F25D2323/024

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator including a cabinet (10) defining a first storage region (2) for storing food, a door (20) for opening and closing the first storage region (2), a gasket (26) which is provided on an inner surface of the door (20) and seals the first storage region (2) from outdoor air by forming a sealing boundary when the door (20) closes the first storage region (2), a first hinge member (40) which has a rotary shaft (42) and rotatably connects the door (20) to the cabinet (10) out of the sealing boundary, a container (100) which defines a second storage region for storing food and is received in the first storage region (2), and a second hinge member (200) which is fixed, at one side thereof, to the container (100) within the sealing boundary while being rotatably connected, at the other side thereof, to the door (20), the second hinge member (200) having a rotary shaft (206) which is vertically and linearly aligned with the rotary shaft (42) of the first hinge member (40).

公开(公告)号：US20240210093A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-27

申请号：US18599394

申请日：2024-03-08

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Jihyun IM ,  Yoomin Park ,  Jindong Kim

IPC: F25D17/06 ,  F25B39/00 ,  F25B39/02 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25D17/08 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/04

CPC classification number: F25D17/067 ,  F25B39/00 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25D17/062 ,  F25D17/08 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/028 ,  F25D23/04 ,  F25B39/02 ,  F25D23/025 ,  F25D2317/062 ,  F25D2317/0664 ,  F25D2317/067 ,  F25D2317/0672 ,  F25D2317/0681

Abstract: A refrigerator including a housing mounted at a rear surface of a door to define a storage space of food, a basket disposed inside the housing, a duct extending to the housing from one side of an evaporator to supply cold air generated by the evaporator into the storage space of the housing, and a fan assembly coupled to the duct to allow the cold air to be forcibly supplied.

公开(公告)号：US11085689B2

公开(公告)日：2021-08-10

申请号：US16087872

申请日：2017-03-24

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Hosan Kim ,  Sunghee Kang ,  Jindong Kim ,  Jeongwon Park ,  Namgyo Lee ,  Jihyun Im ,  Namsoo Cho ,  Yonghyeon Cho

IPC: F25D11/02 ,  F25D17/04 ,  F25D17/06 ,  F25D17/08 ,  F25D29/00

Abstract: A control method for a refrigerator comprises driving a first cooling fan to cool a first storage chamber; adjusting a damper to cause cold air to simultaneously flow through first and second cold-air passages; adjusting a damper to reduce the opening angle of the first cold-air passage, when the temperature of a high-temperature chamber reaches a value smaller than or equal to a second reference temperature for the high-temperature chamber; adjusting a damper to reduce the opening angle of the second cold-air passage, when the temperature of a low-temperature chamber reaches a value smaller than or equal to a second reference temperature for the low-temperature chamber; and driving a second cooling fan to cool a second storage chamber. When a predetermined time elapses or the sensed temperature of the high-temperature chamber reaches a first set temperature, the damper is adjusted to increase the opening angle of the first cold-air passage.

公开(公告)号：US11067324B2

公开(公告)日：2021-07-20

申请号：US16087925

申请日：2017-03-24

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Namgyo Lee ,  Yonghyeon Cho ,  Jindong Kim ,  Sunghee Kang ,  Jihyun Im ,  Youngseung Song ,  Namgi Lee ,  Namsoo Cho

IPC: F25B49/02 ,  F25B13/00

Abstract: A control method for a refrigerator comprises: sensing a temperature of a first storage chamber; increasing an output of a first cooling fan if the temperature reaches a value greater than or equal to a second reference temperature; reducing the output of the first cooling fan if the temperature reaches a value less than or equal to a first reference temperature; increasing the output of the first cooling fan if a first reference time has passed after the temperature has reached the value or if the temperature reaches a first setting temperature between the first reference temperature and the second reference temperature; and reducing the output of the first cooling fan if a second reference time has passed after the output of the first cooling fan has been changed, or if the temperature reaches a preset second setting temperature between the first setting temperature and the first reference temperature.