公开(公告)号：US12215918B2

公开(公告)日：2025-02-04

申请号：US17884830

申请日：2022-08-10

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Chanuk Kang ,  Hyuk Kwon ,  Sangmyung Lee

IPC: F25D27/00 ,  A47F3/04 ,  F25D11/00 ,  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：US12007161B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US18137161

申请日：2023-04-20

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Kyutae Park ,  Minsub Kim ,  Kyongsok Oh ,  Sangmyung Lee ,  Hangbok Lee

IPC: F25D23/02 ,  E06B3/70 ,  E06B7/30 ,  F25D27/00 ,  F25D29/00 ,  H04L12/28

CPC classification number: F25D23/028 ,  E06B3/70 ,  E06B7/30 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D27/00 ,  F25D29/00 ,  H04L12/28

Abstract: A refrigerator includes: a cabinet forming a storage space; a door for opening and closing the storage space and provided with a receiving space; a see-through portion extending through the door and communicating with the receiving space; a door light for illuminating a rear space of the door; a transparent panel assembly for shielding the see-through portion and becoming transparent or opaque so as to selectively visualize the see-through portion according to On/Off states of the door light; and a heat insulating member, formed along a perimeter of the transparent panel assembly, for insulating a perimeter portion of the transparent panel assembly.

公开(公告)号：US11674742B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-13

申请号：US16329457

申请日：2017-08-04

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Kyutae Park ,  Minsub Kim ,  Kyongsok Oh ,  Sangmyung Lee ,  Hangbok Lee

IPC: F25D23/02 ,  E06B7/30 ,  H04L12/28 ,  F25D27/00 ,  F25D29/00 ,  E06B3/70

CPC classification number: F25D23/028 ,  E06B3/70 ,  E06B7/30 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D27/00 ,  F25D29/00 ,  H04L12/28

Abstract: The present embodiment relates to a refrigerator comprising: a cabinet forming a storage space; a door for opening and closing the storage space and provided with a receiving space; a see-through portion extending through the door and communicating with the receiving space; a door light for illuminating a rear space of the door; a transparent panel assembly for shielding the see-through portion and becoming transparent or opaque so as to selectively visualize the see-through portion according to On/Off states of the door light; and a heat insulating member, formed along a perimeter of the transparent panel assembly, for insulating a perimeter portion of the transparent panel assembly.

公开(公告)号：US11668520B2

公开(公告)日：2023-06-06

申请号：US17530929

申请日：2021-11-19

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：US11464347B2

公开(公告)日：2022-10-11

申请号：US17018321

申请日：2020-09-11

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Changseok Oh ,  Sangmyung Lee

IPC: A47F3/04 ,  E05D11/00 ,  F25D23/02 ,  G02F1/1333 ,  G06F3/16 ,  G06F3/041

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 that is 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：US11209209B2

公开(公告)日：2021-12-28

申请号：US17162953

申请日：2021-01-29

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Sangmyung Lee

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

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：US11015864B2

公开(公告)日：2021-05-25

申请号：US16856665

申请日：2020-04-23

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Chanuk Kang ,  Hyuk Kwon ,  Sangmyung Lee

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

Abstract: A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present disclosure 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：US12203698B2

公开(公告)日：2025-01-21

申请号：US18237116

申请日：2023-08-23

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Chanuk Kang ,  Hyuk Kwon ,  Sangmyung Lee

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

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.

公开(公告)号：US12111096B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-08

申请号：US18378516

申请日：2023-10-10

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Kyutae Park ,  Minsub Kim ,  Kyongsok Oh ,  Sangmyung Lee ,  Hangbok Lee

IPC: H05K5/00 ,  E06B3/70 ,  E06B7/30 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D27/00 ,  F25D29/00 ,  H04L12/28

CPC classification number: F25D23/028 ,  E06B3/70 ,  E06B7/30 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D27/00 ,  F25D29/00 ,  H04L12/28

Abstract: A refrigerator includes: a cabinet forming a storage space; a door for opening and closing the storage space and provided with a receiving space; a see-through portion extending through the door and communicating with the receiving space; a door light for illuminating a rear space of the door; a transparent panel assembly for shielding the see-through portion and becoming transparent or opaque so as to selectively visualize the see-through portion according to On/Off states of the door light; and a heat insulating member, formed along a perimeter of the transparent panel assembly, for insulating a perimeter portion of the transparent panel assembly.

公开(公告)号：US11846464B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-19

申请号：US16985964

申请日：2020-08-05

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Junghwan Kim ,  Chanuk Kang ,  Hyuk Kwon ,  Sangmyung Lee ,  Ikkyu Lee

IPC: F25D21/04 ,  F25D23/02 ,  A47F3/04 ,  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.