Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSeonil Yu, Daesung Lee, Kyutae Park
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes first storage for defining a first storage space therein, a door for opening and closing the first storage space, and a plurality of shelves installed in the first storage space for placing food thereon. The door includes a door frame having an opening defined therein, and mounted pivotable to the first storage, a panel assembly inserted into the opening, and disposed to allow the first storage space to be seen through, and a flow path blocking portion mounted on the door frame, wherein the flow path blocking portion shields a gap defined between the panel assembly and the shelf as the door closes the first storage space.
Claims15
A refrigerator comprising:
- a storage defining a storage space therein;
- a door having an opening defined therein for opening and closing the storage space and mounted pivotable to the storage;
- a plurality of shelves disposed in the storage space;
- and
- a flow path blocking portion mounted on the door, wherein the flow path blocking portion shields a gap between the door and a shelf among the plurality of shelves when the door closes the storage space,
- wherein the door includes:
- a door frame having the opening defined therein, and mounted pivotable to the storage;
- and
- a panel assembly inserted into the opening, and disposed to allow the storage space to be seen through the panel assembly,
- wherein each of opposing inner side faces of the door frame defining the opening is inclined inwardly of the door such that the panel assembly is inserted and installed into the door frame, and
- wherein the flow path blocking portion is mounted between the inner side faces of the door frame.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.