公开(公告)号：US11892232B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-06

申请号：US18141003

申请日：2023-04-28

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Hyungkyu Park ,  Jongpil Kim ,  Cheoljun Park

IPC: H05B47/12 ,  F25D27/00 ,  F25D23/02

CPC classification number: F25D27/005 ,  F25D23/028 ,  H05B47/12 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D2323/023 ,  F25D2323/024 ,  F25D2400/361 ,  F25D2400/40 ,  F25D2700/04

Abstract: Provided are a refrigerator and a control method thereof. The refrigerator is characterized by enabling at least a part of a refrigerator door to be selectively transparent by a user's operation, such that the user sees through an inside of the refrigerator while the refrigerator door is closed.

公开(公告)号：US10295249B2

公开(公告)日：2019-05-21

申请号：US15561640

申请日：2016-12-01

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Hyungkyu Park ,  Jongpil Kim ,  Cheoljun Park

IPC: F25D27/00 ,  F25D23/02 ,  H05B37/02

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door including a door frame with an opening, a panel assembly provided at the opening and configured to allow an inside of the refrigerator to be seen through the panel assembly from an outside of the refrigerator, a knock detection device configured to detect a user's knocking operation on the panel assembly, and a lighting unit provided inside the refrigerator and configured to turn on or off based on a signal of the knock detection device while the door is closed. The panel assembly includes a front panel, an insulation panel spaced apart from a rear surface of the front panel, and a spacer bar provided between the front panel and the insulation panel. An insulation space is defined between the front panel and the insulation panel, and the knock detection device is provided outside the insulation space.