Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsDaham Bae, Daekil Kang, Ohchul Kwon
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Abstract
A 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 at least a portion of the storage space,
- wherein the door comprises:
- a panel assembly comprising (i) a front panel and (ii) an insulating panel spaced apart from the front panel,
- a door frame connected to the panel assembly,
- a door liner coupled to the door frame, the door liner having a liner opening, and
- an insulator provided in an insulating space that is defined by the panel assembly, the door frame, and the door liner,
- wherein the door frame comprises:
- an injection portion configured to receive a foaming liquid therethrough to provide the insulator to the insulating space,
- a front wall facing the front panel,
- a rear wall spaced apart from the front wall, and
- a connection wall connecting an end portion of the front wall to an end portion of the rear wall, the connection wall including an inclined portion that is inclined with respect to the front wall,
- wherein the connection wall, the front wall, and the rear wall define an accommodation space that is partitioned from the insulating space, and
- wherein the injection portion comprises:
- a first portion that protrudes from the connection wall and is configured to guide the foaming liquid from an outside of the insulating space into the insulating space, and
- a second portion defined at the inclined portion of the connection wall and configured to guide the foaming liquid within the insulating space.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.