公开(公告)号：US20190360745A1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-28

申请号：US16420486

申请日：2019-05-23

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Sangmyung LEE ,  Chanuk KANG ,  Hyuk KWON ,  Sanghyun CHEON

IPC: F25D29/00 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D27/00 ,  F21V8/00 ,  F21V33/00

Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door configured to open and close the cabinet and having an opening, a panel assembly configured to shield the opening and including a see-through part, and a light provided further inward from the refrigerator than the panel assembly to illustrate a rear side of a door so that the inside of the refrigerator is visible through the see-through part. The wherein the panel assembly includes a transparent front panel defining a front surface thereof, a display disposed on a rear surface of the front panel, a light guide plate disposed to be spaced apart from the display, a backlight configured to emit light toward an end of the light guide plate, and a rear panel made of a transparent material, spaced apart from the front panel to define a heat insulation space in which the display, the light guide plate, and the backlight are accommodated. The light may emit light to a rear region of the light guide plate from the outside of the light guide plate and be disposed at an angle between a direction parallel to the light guide plate and a rear side crossing the light guide plate.

公开(公告)号：US20180164026A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-14

申请号：US15837678

申请日：2017-12-11

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Sangmyung LEE ,  Hyuk KWON ,  Junghwan KIM

IPC: F25D23/02 ,  A47F3/04

CPC classification number: F25D23/02 ,  A47B2220/0077 ,  A47F3/00 ,  A47F3/0434 ,  F25D11/00 ,  F25D27/005 ,  F25D29/005 ,  F25D2400/361 ,  G02F1/133 ,  Y10T428/10 ,  Y10T428/1036

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage space, a door opening and closing the cabinet, and a transparent display assembly which covers an opening of the door and through which an inner space of the refrigerator is seen. The transparent display assembly 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, 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, an outer spacer disposed between the front panel and the rear panel, a display disposed in the sealed space, a light guide plate spaced apart from 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：US20180160824A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-14

申请号：US15838534

申请日：2017-12-12

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Sangmyung LEE

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

CPC classification number: A47F3/0434 ,  F21V2200/20 ,  F25D11/00 ,  F25D23/025 ,  F25D23/028 ,  F25D23/04 ,  F25D27/00 ,  F25D2400/361 ,  F25D2400/40 ,  F25D2700/04

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door, the door, and a transparent display covering an opening of the door through which an inner space of the refrigerator is visible. The transparent display assembly includes a front panel, a rear panel, an outer spacer defining a circumferential surface of the transparent display assembly and a sealed space between the front panel and the rear panel, a display disposed inside the sealed space, a light guide plate, a display light configured to emit light to an end of the light guide plate, and a first spacer mounted on a rear surface of the front panel and configured to support the light guide plate and maintain a predetermined distance between the light guide plate and the front panel.

公开(公告)号：US20240200864A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-20

申请号：US18585897

申请日：2024-02-23

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Sangmyung LEE

IPC: F25D29/00 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D27/00 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G09G3/20

CPC classification number: F25D29/005 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/028 ,  F25D27/005 ,  G06F3/044 ,  G09G3/2096 ,  F25D2400/361 ,  F25D2400/40 ,  G09G2310/08

Abstract: A method to control a refrigerator includes changing a transparent display assembly to be in a first or transparent state allowing an inner space of the refrigerator to be visible through the transparent assembly, a second or opaque state so as to conceal the inner space, and a third or a display state to display information on a display of the transparent assembly. The transparent display assembly includes a front panel, a rear panel, an outer spacer configured to maintain a first distance between the front panel and the rear panel, a display provided on a rear surface of the front panel, a light guide plate spaced apart from the display, and a first spacer configured to support the light guide plate and to maintain a second distance between the display and the light guide plate.

公开(公告)号：US20240068735A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-29

申请号：US18388097

申请日：2023-11-08

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

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

IPC: F25D21/04 ,  A47F3/04 ,  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.

公开(公告)号：US20240008661A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-11

申请号：US18371116

申请日：2023-09-21

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Changseok OH ,  Sangmyung LEE

IPC: A47F3/04 ,  E05D11/00 ,  F25D23/02

CPC classification number: A47F3/0434 ,  E05D11/0081 ,  F25D23/028 ,  E05Y2900/31 ,  G02F1/13338

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a control unit provided in the cabinet and controlling an operation of the refrigerator, a main door that opens or closes the cabinet and has an opening formed therein, a main hinge that couples the cabinet to the main door and allows the main door to be pivotably mounted, a sub-door formed on a front surface of the refrigerator and opens or closes the opening, a sub-hinge that couples the main door to the sub-door and allows the sub-door to be pivotably mounted, a sub-hinge cover that simultaneously shield a main hinge shaft of the main hinge and a sub-hinge shaft of the sub-hinge, and a wire disposed to extend from an inside of the sub-door, to be connected with the control unit, and to sequentially pass through the sub-hinge shaft and the main hinge shaft along an inside of the sub-hinge cover.

公开(公告)号：US20230392857A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-07

申请号：US18237116

申请日：2023-08-23

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Chanuk KANG ,  Hyuk KWON ,  Sangmyung LEE

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

CPC classification number: F25D27/005 ,  A47F3/0434 ,  F25D23/025 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D11/00 ,  F25D23/028 ,  F25D2400/361 ,  F25D2323/023 ,  F25D2201/10 ,  F25D2201/12 ,  F25D2323/021 ,  F25D2400/40

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：US20230175759A1

公开(公告)日：2023-06-08

申请号：US18104421

申请日：2023-02-01

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Sangmyung LEE ,  Hyuk KWON ,  Junghwan KIM

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

CPC classification number: F25D23/02 ,  F25D29/005 ,  A47F3/00 ,  A47F3/0434 ,  G02F1/133

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：US20220381505A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-01

申请号：US17884830

申请日：2022-08-10

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Chanuk KANG ,  Hyuk KWON ,  Sangmyung LEE

IPC: F25D23/02

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：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.