Door for home appliance, home appliance, and method for manufacturing the same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsKwanghyun Choi, Hyungkyu Park, Myeongha Yi
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Abstract
A door for a home appliance, a home appliance, and a method for manufacturing the same, are disclosed. The door for a home appliance comprises a panel assembly; and a frame assembly defining a predetermined space having an opening connected with an edge of the panel assembly, and making a foaming space for receiving a thermal insulator by means of the predetermined space of the frame assembly and the edge of the panel assembly, wherein a foaming injection hole through which the thermal insulator is injected is provided on at least one of ends of an upper surface, a lower surface, a left side and a right side of the frame assembly.
Claims30
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet having a storage chamber;
- and
- a door configured to be rotatable with respect to the cabinet;
- wherein the door comprises:
- a frame configured to provide a space to receive a foaming agent,
- the frame including:
- an upper frame, a lower frame, a first side frame, a second side frame, and a rear frame;
- a first hole disposed on the lower frame, and configured to guide the foaming agent into the space;
- and
- a second hole disposed on the lower frame, and configured to guide the foaming agent into the space, and the second hole being spaced apart from the first hole;
- wherein the first side frame is configured to provide a first vertical path,
- the second side frame is configured to provide a second vertical path,
- the upper frame is configured to provide an upper horizontal path, and the lower frame is configured to provide a lower horizontal path,
- wherein the first hole disposed on the lower frame is to face the first vertical path provided at the first side frame, and the second hole disposed on the lower frame is to face the lower horizontal path provided at the lower frame,
- wherein the space to receive the foaming agent includes the first vertical path, the upper horizontal path, the second vertical path, and the lower horizontal path.
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet having a storage chamber;
- and
- a door configured to be rotatable with respect to the cabinet;
- wherein the door comprises:
- a frame configured to provide a space to receive a foaming agent,
- the frame including:
- an upper frame, a lower frame, a first side frame, a second side frame, and a rear frame;
- a first hole disposed on the upper frame, and configured to guide the foaming agent into the space;
- a second hole disposed on the upper frame, and configured to guide the foaming agent into the space, and the second hole being spaced apart from the first hole;
- wherein the first side frame is configured to provide a first vertical path, and the second side frame is configured to provide a second vertical path,
- the upper frame is configured to provide an upper horizontal path, and the lower frame is configured to provide a lower horizontal path,
- wherein the first hole disposed on the upper frame is to face the first vertical path provided at the first side frame, and the second hole disposed on the upper frame is to face the upper horizontal path provided at the upper frame,
- wherein the space to receive the foaming agent includes the first vertical path, the upper horizontal path, the second vertical path, and the lower horizontal path.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.