公开(公告)号：US20250052358A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-13

申请号：US18931667

申请日：2024-10-30

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Wonyeong Jung ,  Deokhyun Youn ,  Bongjin Kim ,  Minsu Ryu

IPC: F16L59/065 ,  F25D23/06

Abstract: A vacuum adiabatic body includes a first plate, a second plate, a seal configured to seal the first plate and the second plate to provide a vacuum space, and a support configured to maintain the vacuum space. The support may include a first support, and a plurality of spacer coupling portions. The support may include a second support, and a plurality of spacers. The support may include a radiation resistance sheet spaced apart from at least one of the first support plate and the second support plate. The plurality of spacer coupling portions may be arranged in a plurality of columns and a plurality of rows in the first support plate. Only a spacer coupling portion having the same shape may be provided in some columns of a plurality of columns, and spacer coupling portions having a different shape may be provided in some other columns.

公开(公告)号：US20250044020A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18899402

申请日：2024-09-27

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Daewoong KIM ,  Deokhyun Youn ,  Wonyeong Jung

IPC: F25D23/06 ,  F16L59/065 ,  F16L59/12 ,  F25D23/02

Abstract: A vacuum adiabatic module is provided. The vacuum adiabatic module include an inner cover corresponding to an inner space, an outer cover corresponding to an outer space, the outer cover being provided to be larger than the inner cover, a vacuum space which is defined as inner spaces of the outer cover and the inner cover and is in a vacuum state, and a conductive resistance sheet provided on a connection portion between the inner cover and the outer cover to resist to thermal conduction. According to this embodiment, the vacuum adiabatic module may be more conveniently applied to the refrigerator and easily handled to easily fabricate the refrigerator.

公开(公告)号：US12055263B2

公开(公告)日：2024-08-06

申请号：US18101748

申请日：2023-01-26

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Wonyeong Jung ,  Deokhyun Youn

IPC: F16L59/065 ,  F25D23/06 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/08

CPC classification number: F16L59/065 ,  F25D23/065 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/061 ,  F25D23/087 ,  F25D2201/14

Abstract: A vacuum adiabatic body includes a heat exchange pipeline including at least two pipelines which pass through a first plate and a second plate to allow a refrigerant to move between inner and outer spaces and a sealing plug which allows the heat exchange pipeline to pass through a first point of the first plate and a second point of the second plate without contacting a third space.

公开(公告)号：US12050046B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-30

申请号：US18091203

申请日：2022-12-29

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Wonyeong Jung ,  Deokhyun Youn ,  Sungsub Lee

IPC: F25D23/02 ,  F25D19/00 ,  F25D23/06 ,  F25D23/08

CPC classification number: F25D23/028 ,  F25D19/006 ,  F25D23/062 ,  F25D23/085 ,  F25D2201/14

Abstract: A vacuum adiabatic body may include: a first plate member; a second plate member; a sealing part sealing the first plate member and the second plate member to provide a third space; a supporting unit maintaining the third space; a heat resistance unit at least including a conductive resistance sheet capable of resisting heat conduction flowing along a wall for the third space to decrease a heat transfer amount between the first plate member and the second plate member; and an exhaust port through which a gas in the third space is exhausted. A side frame may be fastened to the conductive resistance sheet and the second plate member, and the side frame is fastened to an edge portion of the second plate member. Accordingly, the formation of dews may be prevented and an adiabatic effect may be improved.

公开(公告)号：US11927386B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-12

申请号：US17155430

申请日：2021-01-22

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Wonyeong Jung ,  Deokhyun Youn ,  Sora Kim

IPC: F25D23/06 ,  E06B3/663 ,  F16L59/065 ,  F25D19/00 ,  F25D23/08 ,  F25D23/02

CPC classification number: F25D23/063 ,  E06B3/66304 ,  F16L59/065 ,  F25D19/006 ,  F25D23/062 ,  F25D23/064 ,  F25D23/082 ,  F25D23/028 ,  F25D2201/14 ,  F25D2500/02

Abstract: A vacuum adiabatic body includes a first plate, a second plate, a seal to create a vacuum between the first and second plates, and a support to maintain a distance between the first and second plates. At least one of the first or second plates may have a predetermined thickness. The support includes a plurality of bars or posts interposed between the first and second plates and arranged in a grid having a predetermined pitch. A bending angle may be formed between points corresponding to where the plurality of bars are provided and points corresponding to positions that are furthest away from the bars.

公开(公告)号：US11920857B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US16942213

申请日：2020-07-29

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Wonyeong Jung ,  Deokhyun Youn ,  Sungsub Lee

IPC: F25D23/06 ,  F16L59/065 ,  F25D19/00 ,  F25D23/08 ,  F25D23/02

CPC classification number: F25D23/063 ,  F16L59/065 ,  F25D19/006 ,  F25D23/062 ,  F25D23/064 ,  F25D23/082 ,  F25D23/028 ,  F25D23/085 ,  F25D2201/14

Abstract: A vacuum adiabatic body includes: a first plate member; a second plate member; a sealing part sealing the first plate member and the second plate member to provide a third space; a supporting unit maintaining the third space; a heat resistance unit for decreasing a heat transfer amount between the first plate member and the second plate member; and an exhaust port through which a gas in the third space is exhausted. The vacuum adiabatic body further includes a peripheral adiabatic part provided to an outer wall of an edge portion of the third space to improve the adiabatic performance of the edge portion of the third space, and the peripheral adiabatic part is provided as a separate adiabatic member. Accordingly, an adiabatic effect may be improved and volume of an outer door in a door-in-door refrigerator may be increased.

公开(公告)号：US11913706B2

公开(公告)日：2024-02-27

申请号：US17879446

申请日：2022-08-02

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Wonyeong Jung ,  Daewoong Kim ,  Hyeunsik Nam ,  Deokhyun Youn

IPC: F25D23/00 ,  F25D23/06 ,  F16L59/065 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/08

CPC classification number: F25D23/006 ,  F25D23/065 ,  F16L59/065 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/087 ,  F25D2201/14

Abstract: A vacuum adiabatic body includes a heat exchange pipeline and a sealing assembly. The heat exchange pipeline includes at least two pipelines which pass through a first plate and a second plate to allow a refrigerant to move between inner and outer spaces. The sealing assembly allows the heat exchange pipeline to pass through the first plate and the second plate without contacting a vacuum space provided between the first and second plates.

公开(公告)号：US11788785B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US17620097

申请日：2020-07-09

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Bongjin Kim ,  Hyeunsik Nam ,  Deokhyun Youn ,  Jaehyun Bae ,  Jangseok Lee

IPC: F25D23/08 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/06 ,  F25D17/08

CPC classification number: F25D23/087 ,  F25D17/08 ,  F25D23/021 ,  F25D23/028 ,  F25D23/065 ,  F25D23/08 ,  F25D23/085 ,  F25D2201/14 ,  F25D2317/062

Abstract: Provided is a vacuum adiabatic body. The vacuum adiabatic body includes a mullion configured to divide a space within the refrigerator into a refrigerating compartment and a freezing compartment, an ice maker placed in the freezing compartment, and an ice-making cool air passage passing through the mullion to connect the freezing compartment to the ice maker. Therefore, cool air may be supplied in an adiabatic state to the ice maker disposed in the refrigerating compartment.

公开(公告)号：US20230304727A1

公开(公告)日：2023-09-28

申请号：US18143378

申请日：2023-05-04

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Myoungju KANG ,  Deokhyun Youn ,  Jangseok Lee

IPC: F25D23/06 ,  F16L59/065 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25D17/06 ,  F25D17/08 ,  F25D23/02

CPC classification number: F25D23/066 ,  F16L59/065 ,  F25D11/02 ,  F25D17/062 ,  F25D17/08 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D23/069 ,  F25D2201/1282 ,  F25D2317/043 ,  F25D2600/04

Abstract: Provided is a vacuum adiabatic body. To reduce a heat transfer amount between two plates, the vacuum adiabatic body includes: a conductive resistance sheet connecting plate members to each other, an exhaust port through which a gas of a third space is exhausted, and a sealing frame covering a conductive resistance sheet. A virtual line connecting both end portions of the conductive resistance sheet to each other is installed to be obliquely inclined when at least one extension direction of a first plate member or a second plate member is viewed in a horizontal direction.

公开(公告)号：US11732953B2

公开(公告)日：2023-08-22

申请号：US17684749

申请日：2022-03-02

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Wonyeong Jung ,  Deokhyun Youn

IPC: F25D23/06

CPC classification number: F25D23/062 ,  F25D2201/1282 ,  F25D2201/14

Abstract: There is disclosed a refrigerator including a vacuum space formed between an outer case and an inner case to improve an insulation function thereof, which includes an inner case that defines an exterior appearance of a storage space, an outer case spaced apart a predetermined distance from the inner case, a vacuum space provided between the inner case and the outer case, with being maintained vacuum, to insulate the inner case from the outer case, a plurality of spacers for supporting the inner case and the outer case space that are spaced apart from each other, and a radiation blocking film provided in the vacuum space, spaced apart from the inner case and the outer case.