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：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.

公开(公告)号：US11378331B2

公开(公告)日：2022-07-05

申请号：US16212022

申请日：2018-12-06

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Youngwoo Kim ,  Chijung Kim ,  Pojin Kim ,  Hyesun Jung

IPC: F25D29/00 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F21V11/00 ,  F21Y115/10

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door, an out plate that defines a front surface of the door, a display part at the out plate that defines plate holes configured to display operation information of the refrigerator by transmission of light through the out plate, light emitting members in the door at positions corresponding to the plate holes, hole filling members that fill the plate holes, and a first layer located at a surface of the hole filling members. The first layer includes a light blocking part, and light transmission parts positioned in an inner region of the plate holes. The display part is configured to transmit light having passed through one or more of the light transmission parts corresponding to one or more of the light emitting members.

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.