公开(公告)号：US11732952B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US17508247

申请日：2021-10-22

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Woojin Jeon ,  Myeongseong Park

IPC: F25D23/02

CPC classification number: F25D23/025 ,  F25D2323/021 ,  F25D2323/023

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a main door having an opening, a sub-door rotatably provided in front of the main door to open and close the opening and filled with a heat insulating material, a locking member protruding from the sub-door to the main door and operated to lock the main door, an operation member provided below the locking member and protruding downward from a lower portion of the sub-door to be directly operated by a user, a connection member connecting the locking member and the operation member such that the locking member operates when the operation member operates, and a connection member case provided inside the sub-door and defining a space in which the connection member is operatively accommodated. The connection member case is formed with a reinforcement part extending in an upper-and-lower direction along the connection member case to prevent deformation of the connection member.

公开(公告)号：US12135162B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-05

申请号：US18224923

申请日：2023-07-21

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Woojin Jeon ,  Myeongseong Park

IPC: F25D23/02

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a main door having an opening, a sub-door rotatably provided in front of the main door to open and close the opening and filled with a heat insulating material, a locking member protruding from the sub-door to the main door and operated to lock the main door, an operation member provided below the locking member and protruding downward from a lower portion of the sub-door to be directly operated by a user, a connection member connecting the locking member and the operation member such that the locking member operates when the operation member operates, and a connection member case provided inside the sub-door and defining a space in which the connection member is operatively accommodated. The connection member case is formed with a reinforcement part extending in an upper-and-lower direction along the connection member case to prevent deformation of the connection member.

公开(公告)号：US12253298B2

公开(公告)日：2025-03-18

申请号：US18242400

申请日：2023-09-05

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Myeongseong Park ,  Daekil Kang ,  Ohchul Kwon ,  Sangho Jung ,  Hyuncheol Lee

IPC: F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/06 ,  F25D23/10

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet and a door. The door includes a door body including a door liner, a front plate, a cap decor connected to the door liner and the front plate and having a recessed handle, and an insulator filled between the door liner, the front plate, and the cap decor. The door includes a panel assembly detachably mounted on a front surface of the door body and defining a front surface of the door. The panel assembly includes a panel defining an outer appearance of the front surface of the door and an insertion protrusion protruding backward from the panel and inserted into a front surface of the cap decor when the panel is mounted to restrict the panel assembly. The insertion protrusion extends from the outside of a recessed space of the handle in a direction crossing the recessed space.

公开(公告)号：US11796243B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-24

申请号：US17350298

申请日：2021-06-17

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Myeongseong Park ,  Daekil Kang ,  Ohchul Kwon ,  Sangho Jung ,  Hyuncheol Lee

IPC: F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/06 ,  F25D23/10

CPC classification number: F25D23/028 ,  F25D23/066 ,  F25D23/10 ,  F25D2400/18

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet and a door. The door includes a door body including a door liner, a front plate, a cap decor connected to the door liner and the front plate and having a recessed handle, and an insulator filled between the door liner, the front plate, and the cap decor. The door includes a panel assembly detachably mounted on a front surface of the door body and defining a front surface of the door. The panel assembly includes a panel defining an outer appearance of the front surface of the door and an insertion protrusion protruding backward from the panel and inserted into a front surface of the cap decor when the panel is mounted to restrict the panel assembly. The insertion protrusion extends from the outside of a recessed space of the handle in a direction crossing the recessed space.