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US 12,185,849 B2Granted
Refrigerator having panel assembly covering opening of outer plate of door
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJisu Park, Taehoon Choi
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Abstract
Provided is a refrigerator. 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.
Claims24
A refrigerator, comprising:
- a main controller;
- a cabinet configured to define a storage space;
- a main door rotatably coupled to the cabinet by a main door hinge and configured to open and close the storage space, and having an opening part;
- a main hinge cover configured to cover the main door hinge;
- a sub door rotatably coupled to the main door by a sub door hinge and configured to open and close the opening part;
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- a sub hinge cover configured to cover the sub door hinge, wherein the sub door comprises:
- a door frame including an opening;
- a panel assembly configured to cover the opening and having a front panel through which light is transmitted;
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- a heater in contact with the panel assembly, wherein a wire connects from the heater to the main controller, and wherein the wire passes through the sub hinge cover and the main hinge cover.
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A refrigerator, comprising:
- a main controller;
- a cabinet configured to define a storage space;
- a main door hinge mounted on the cabinet and having a first rotational axis;
- a main door configured to open and close the storage space by rotating about the first rotational axis, wherein the main door comprises:
- a main door installation portion recessed downwardly from an upper surface of the main door;
- an opening part that communicates with the storage space;
- a main hinge cover mounted on the cabinet to cover the main door hinge;
- a sub door hinge mounted on the main door installation portion and having a second rotational axis;
- a sub door configured to open and close the opening part by rotating about the second rotational axis and having a sub door installation portion recessed forwardly from a rear surface of the sub door corresponding to the main door installation portion;
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- a sub hinge cover provided in a space defined by the main door installation portion and the sub door installation portion and configured to cover the sub door hinge, wherein the sub door comprises:
- a door frame including an opening;
- a panel assembly having a front panel configured to cover the opening;
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- a detector configured to detect a user's motion, wherein a wire connects to the detector and the main controller, and wherein the wire is received in a space defined by the sub hinge cover and the main hinge cover and passes through the second rotational axis of the sub door hinge and the first rotational axis of the main door hinge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.