Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsDaham Bae, Daekil Kang, Ohchul Kwon
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Abstract
Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage space and a door configured to open and close the storage space. The door includes a panel assembly including a front panel and an insulating panel spaced apart from the front panel, a door frame that is in contact with the front panel, and a door liner which is connected to the door frame and is in contact with the insulating panel, the door liner being configured to define an insulating space, in which an insulator is disposed, together with the panel assembly and the door frame. The door liner includes a contact surface that is in contact with the insulating panel, and a recessed space is defined on the contact surface.
Claims20
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet defining a storage space;
- and
- a door configured to open and close the storage space,
- wherein the door comprises:
- a panel assembly comprising a front panel and an insulating panel spaced apart from the front panel,
- a door frame that contacts the front panel, and
- a door liner that is connected to the door frame and contacts the insulating panel, the door liner, the panel assembly, and the door frame defining an insulating space that is configured to receive a foaming liquid that is configured to form an insulator in the insulating space, and
- wherein the door liner comprises:
- a contact surface that contacts the insulating panel, and
- a recessed space defined at the contact surface and configured to accommodate a portion of the foaming liquid that leaks from the insulating space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.