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US 11,892,232 B2Granted
Refrigerator having panel assembly
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsHyungkyu Park, Jongpil Kim, Cheoljun Park
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Abstract
Provided are a refrigerator and a control method thereof. The refrigerator is characterized by enabling at least a part of a refrigerator door to be selectively transparent by a user's operation, such that the user sees through an inside of the refrigerator while the refrigerator door is closed.
Claims20
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet configured to form a storage space;
- a first door configured to open and close the cabinet and having a first opening which is in communication with the storage space, the first door including:
- an outer plate configured to form at least a portion of a front surface of the first door,
- a door liner configured to from at least a portion of a rear surface of the first door,
- a cap decoration provided at an upper or lower region of the door,
- a door frame provided between the outer plate and the door liner and configured to at least partially form the first opening,
- an insulation provided in an internal space which is at least partially defined by at least one of the outer plate, the door liner, the cap decoration, or the door frame,
- a lamp case provided within the internal space and mounted on the door liner,
- a lamp cover coupled to the lamp case,
- a lamp printed circuit board (PCB) mounted on the lamp case, and
- a light emitting diode (LED) mounted on the lamp PCB;
- a second door configured to open and close the first opening and having a second opening;
- and
- a panel assembly provided at the second opening and configured to allow at least a portion of the storage space to be seen through the panel assembly from outside of the refrigerator when the LED emits light.
11 more elements
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet;
- a first door connected to a cabinet and including:
- an outer plate configured to form at least a portion of a front surface of the first door,
- a door liner configured to from at least a portion of a rear surface of the first door,
- a door frame provided between the outer plate and the door liner and configured to form at least a portion of a first opening between the front and rears surfaces of the front door,
- a lamp case recessed from the door liner and including a reflective surface;
- a lamp cover coupled to the lamp case, and
- a lamp mounted on the lamp case and outputting light in a first direction toward the reflective surface, the reflective surface reflecting the light in a second direction toward the lamp cover;
- and
- a second door configured to open and close the first opening of the first door, the second door including:
- at least one transparent panel configured to form at least a portion of a front surface of the second door and configured to transmit the light from the lamp to an outside of the refrigerator.
8 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.