Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSangmyung Lee, Chanuk Kang, Dongrim Woo
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door, an outer plate defining a plate opening, a door liner defining a liner opening, a frame disposed along a circumference of the plate opening, a transparent display assembly seated on the frame and configured to cover at least a portion of the plate opening and the liner opening, a decoration cap defining a top surface of the door, an insulation material filled in at least a portion of the door along a circumference of the transparent display assembly, a PCB configured to control operation of the transparent display assembly, and a barrier that contacts the outer plate and that defines a first space configured to receive the insulation material and a second space configured to accommodate the PCB.
Claims21
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet defining a storage space;
- a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the cabinet, the door including:
- an outer plate that defines a front surface of the door and a plate opening, and
- a door liner that defines a rear surface of the door and a liner opening;
- a transparent display assembly located between the plate opening and the liner opening, the transparent display assembly including:
- a front panel and a rear panel that are spaced apart from each other,
- an outer spacer disposed between the front panel and the rear panel, wherein the outer spacer, the front panel, and the rear panel define a sealing space, and
- a display disposed within the sealing space between the front panel and the rear panel, the storage space being configured to be visible through the transparent display assembly;
- an inner frame disposed along a circumference of the plate opening, the inner frame including:
- a plate support part configured to support the outer plate,
- a panel support part configured to support the transparent display assembly, and
- a barrier that extends upwards towards an upper portion of the door, the barrier being configured to partition a space between the outer plate and the door liner into a first space and a second space;
- an insulation material disposed at the upper portion of the door and disposed along a circumference of the transparent display assembly, the first space being filled with the insulation material;
- and
- a docking printed circuit board (PCB) disposed within the second space and configured to transfer an electric signal to the transparent display assembly,
- wherein the docking PCB and the second space are disposed above the transparent display assembly, and
- wherein the display is connected with the docking PCB by a cable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.