Refrigerator and door thereof
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorChanju Pae
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Abstract
This present embodiment relates to a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes an exterior member which defines the appearance of the refrigerator and in which a transmissive part, through which light is passed, is formed; a decoration member provided at a rear side of the exterior member; and a light-emitting unit which emits light toward the decoration member.
Claims20
A refrigerator having a refrigerator main body in which a storage chamber is formed, and a door which opens or closes the storage chamber, the door comprising:
- an exterior member comprising a plurality of transmissive portions, and a non-transmissive portion;
- a light-emitting unit disposed between the exterior member and the storage chamber, the light-emitting unit configured to emit light, wherein at least some of the light emitted therefrom passes through the plurality of transmissive portions;
- a transparent plate provided between the exterior member and the light-emitting unit;
- and
- a plurality of decoration members installed on the transparent plate,
- wherein the plurality of transmissive portions and the plurality of decoration members define a specific pattern, wherein an appearance of the door is defined by transmitting the emitted light through the specific pattern, and
- wherein at least one of the plurality of transmissive portions, at least one of the plurality of decoration members and a portion of light-emitting unit are arranged to have a same shape.
A refrigerator having a main body in which a storage chamber is formed, and a door which opens or closes the storage chamber, the door comprises:
- a door main body;
- an exterior member provided at a front side of the door main body, the exterior member comprising a plurality of transmissive portions, and a non-transmissive portion;
- a plurality of decoration members provided at a rear side of the transmissive portions of the exterior member;
- and
- a light-emitting unit provided at a rear side of the decoration member, the light-emitting unit configured to emit light such that the decoration member and the plurality of transmissive portions define a specific pattern, and the specific pattern is illuminated to form an appearance of the door,
- wherein at least one of the plurality of transmissive portions, at least one of the plurality of decoration members and a portion of the light-emitting unit are arranged in a row.
A refrigerator door, comprising:
- an exterior member having a plurality of transmissive portions and a non-transmissive portion;
- a plate disposed at a rear side of the exterior member;
- a light-emitting unit installed on a front side of the plate and configured to emit light;
- a supporter disposed between the rear side of the exterior member and the front side of the plate;
- a plurality of decoration members installed on the supporter;
- and
- a mounting portion disposed at the rear side of the exterior member,
- wherein the plate is coupled to the supporter and the plate and the supporter are mounted on the mounting portion, and
- wherein the plurality of transmissive portions and the plurality of decoration members define a specific pattern;
- wherein at least one of the plurality of transmissive portions, a portion of the decoration member and a portion of light-emitting unit are arranged in a row.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.