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：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.

公开(公告)号：US11448458B2

公开(公告)日：2022-09-20

申请号：US17531496

申请日：2021-11-19

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Chanuk Kang ,  Hyuk Kwon ,  Sangmyung Lee

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

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：US11248836B2

公开(公告)日：2022-02-15

申请号：US17241776

申请日：2021-04-27

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

Inventor： Chanuk Kang ,  Hyuk Kwon ,  Sangmyung Lee

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

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：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：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：US11614268B2

公开(公告)日：2023-03-28

申请号：US16814046

申请日：2020-03-10

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Sangmyung Lee ,  Hyuk Kwon ,  Junghwan Kim

IPC: F25D23/02 ,  F25D29/00 ,  A47F3/00 ,  A47F3/04 ,  G02F1/133 ,  F25D11/00 ,  F25D27/00

Abstract: A refrigerator includes a door with a transparent display assembly that includes a front panel defining at least a portion of a front surface of the door, a touch sensor disposed on a rear surface of the front panel to recognize touch manipulation, a rear panel defining at least a portion of a rear surface of the door, an insulation coating layer provided on a surface of the rear panel by a metal oxide to block heat from the outside, an outer spacer disposed between the front panel and the rear panel to provide a sealed space between the front panel and the rear panel, a display disposed in the sealed space, a light guide plate spaced apart from the display to brighten up the display, and a spacer supporting the light guide plate and maintaining a distance between the display and the light guide plate.

公开(公告)号：US10808994B2

公开(公告)日：2020-10-20

申请号：US16420486

申请日：2019-05-23

Applicant: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

Inventor： Sangmyung Lee ,  Chanuk Kang ,  Hyuk Kwon ,  Sanghyun Cheon

IPC: F25D29/00 ,  F21V33/00 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D27/00 ,  F21V8/00 ,  F21W131/305

Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door configured to open and close the cabinet and having an opening, a panel assembly configured to shield the opening and including a see-through part, and a light provided further inward from the refrigerator than the panel assembly to illustrate a rear side of a door so that the inside of the refrigerator is visible through the see-through part. The wherein the panel assembly includes a transparent front panel defining a front surface thereof, a display disposed on a rear surface of the front panel, a light guide plate disposed to be spaced apart from the display, a backlight configured to emit light toward an end of the light guide plate, and a rear panel made of a transparent material, spaced apart from the front panel to define a heat insulation space in which the display, the light guide plate, and the backlight are accommodated. The light may emit light to a rear region of the light guide plate from the outside of the light guide plate and be disposed at an angle between a direction parallel to the light guide plate and a rear side crossing the light guide plate.

公开(公告)号：US10767917B2

公开(公告)日：2020-09-08

申请号：US15934390

申请日：2018-03-23

Applicant: LG Electronics Inc.

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

IPC: F25D21/04 ,  F25D23/02 ,  F25D27/00 ,  A47F3/04

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.

公开(公告)号：US10670329B2

公开(公告)日：2020-06-02

申请号：US15838642

申请日：2017-12-12

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.