公开(公告)号：US10520243B2

公开(公告)日：2019-12-31

申请号：US15999558

申请日：2018-08-20

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Sunggab Kim ,  Byungchun Moon ,  Pojin Kim ,  Jahun Koo ,  Youngwoo Kim ,  Kuhyeong Lee

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  F25D23/02 ,  A47L15/42 ,  D06F39/00 ,  F25D29/00

Abstract: An exterior member for a home appliance includes a front panel that defines an exterior of the home appliance, that is configured to cover a display assembly that includes a plurality of LEDs, and that includes a displaying part that defines a plurality of first through-holes at positions corresponding to the plurality of LEDs, the displaying part being configured to display operating information of the home appliance by transmitting light from the plurality of LEDs through at least a portion of the plurality of first through-holes. The exterior member further includes a front surface coating layer that is located on a front surface of the front panel and that is configured to shield the plurality of first through-holes. The exterior member further includes a hole-filling member that is configured to fill the plurality of first through-holes by coating a rear surface of the displaying part with a material.

公开(公告)号：US11300352B2

公开(公告)日：2022-04-12

申请号：US16848616

申请日：2020-04-14

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Sung Gab Kim ,  So Hee Bak ,  Ja Hun Koo ,  Youngwoo Kim ,  Pojin Kim ,  Byungchun Moon ,  Kuhyeong Lee ,  Hye Sun Jung

IPC: F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/00 ,  H01L33/00 ,  H05B33/12 ,  F25D23/06 ,  F25D27/00 ,  H01L25/075 ,  H01L33/48 ,  H01L33/58 ,  H01L33/60

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an external member for home appliances and a manufacturing method therefor. The external member has through-holes in a metal layer for transmitting light emitted from a light source, such as a light-emitting device mounted rear of the external member, are not exposed to the outside by a film layer attached to a front surface of the metal layer when the light-emitting device is turned off. The external member for home appliances can provides appearance of home appliances with improved luxuriousness and aesthetic sensibility.

公开(公告)号：US20190003761A1

公开(公告)日：2019-01-03

申请号：US15999558

申请日：2018-08-20

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Sunggab Kim ,  Byungchun Moon ,  Pojin Kim ,  Jahun Koo ,  Youngwoo Kim ,  Kuhyeong Lee

IPC: F25D23/02 ,  D06F39/00 ,  G06F3/041 ,  F25D29/00 ,  A47L15/42

Abstract: An exterior member for a home appliance includes a front panel that defines an exterior of the home appliance, that is configured to cover a display assembly that includes a plurality of LEDs, and that includes a displaying part that defines a plurality of first through-holes at positions corresponding to the plurality of LEDs, the displaying part being configured to display operating information of the home appliance by transmitting light from the plurality of LEDs through at least a portion of the plurality of first through-holes. The exterior member further includes a front surface coating layer that is located on a front surface of the front panel and that is configured to shield the plurality of first through-holes. The exterior member further includes a hole-filling member that is configured to fill the plurality of first through-holes by coating a rear surface of the displaying part with a material.

公开(公告)号：US10054361B2

公开(公告)日：2018-08-21

申请号：US15274731

申请日：2016-09-23

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Sunggab Kim ,  Byungchun Moon ,  Pojin Kim ,  Jahun Koo ,  Youngwoo Kim ,  Kuhyeong Lee

IPC: G06F3/041 ,  F25D23/02 ,  A47L15/42 ,  D06F39/00 ,  F25D29/00

CPC classification number: F25D23/028 ,  A47L15/4293 ,  D06F39/005 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D29/005 ,  F25D2323/021 ,  F25D2400/361 ,  F25D2400/40 ,  G06F3/0412 ,  G06F2203/04103

Abstract: An exterior member for a home appliance includes a front panel that defines an exterior of the home appliance, that is configured to cover a display assembly that includes a plurality of LEDs, and that includes a displaying part that defines a plurality of first through-holes at positions corresponding to the plurality of LEDs, the displaying part being configured to display operating information of the home appliance by transmitting light from the plurality of LEDs through at least a portion of the plurality of first through-holes. The exterior member further includes a front surface coating layer that is located on a front surface of the front panel and that is configured to shield the plurality of first through-holes. The exterior member further includes a hole-filling member that is configured to fill the plurality of first through-holes by coating a rear surface of the displaying part with a material.