Doors for home appliance and home appliance including the same
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJaebong Jang, Jinseok Choi, DongWoo Kim
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Abstract
A door for a home appliance includes a door body disposed in front of a storage space of the home appliance. A lighting device may be disposed at the door body. The lighting device includes a lighting housing with an installation space provided therein, a light source emitting light to the storage space, and a cover plate transmitting light from the light source. Since the lighting device is installed in the door, the lighting device is less affected by the internal environment of the home appliance, and the durability of the lighting device may be improved.
Claims20
A door for an appliance, the door comprising:
- a door body configured to be disposed at a front of a storage space of the appliance;
- and
- a lighting device disposed in the door body,
- wherein the lighting device comprises:
- a lighting housing that defines an installation space therein,
- a light source disposed in the installation space and configured to emit light toward the storage space, and
- a cover plate disposed in the lighting housing and configured to transmit the light from the light source,
- wherein the lighting device comprises a plurality of lighting parts that are configured to be disposed at a same height in the door based on the door being closed, and
- wherein the cover plate is one of a plurality of cover plates that are disposed at the plurality of lighting parts, respectively, the plurality of cover plates being directed in a plurality of directions that are different from one another.
An appliance comprising:
- a cabinet that defines a storage space therein;
- a door connected to the cabinet and configured to open and close the storage space;
- and
- a lighting device disposed in the door,
- wherein the lighting device comprises:
- a lighting housing that defines an installation space therein,
- a light source disposed in the installation space and configured to emit light toward the storage space, and
- a cover plate disposed in the lighting housing and configured to transmit the light from the light source,
- wherein the lighting device comprises a plurality of lighting parts that are configured to be disposed at a same height in the door based on the door being closed, and
- wherein the cover plate is one of a plurality of cover plates that are disposed at the plurality of lighting parts, respectively, the plurality of cover plates being directed in a plurality of directions that are different from one another.
A door for an appliance, the door comprising:
- a door body configured to be disposed at a front of a storage space of the appliance;
- and
- a lighting device disposed in the door body,
- wherein the lighting device comprises:
- a lighting housing that defines an installation space therein,
- a light source disposed in the installation space and configured to emit light toward the storage space, and
- a cover plate disposed in the lighting housing and configured to transmit the light from the light source,
- wherein the cover plate has:
- a first surface that faces an outside of the lighting housing, the first surface having a first roughness, and
- a second surface that is located opposite to the first surface and faces the light source, the second surface having a second roughness different from the first roughness, and
- wherein the first roughness of the first surface is greater than the second roughness of the second surface.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.