Refrigerator and refrigerator door
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorChanju Pae
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Abstract
There is provided a door of a refrigerator including: a door assembly which defines the appearance of the refrigerator door; an exterior member which is provided ahead of the door assembly to emit light; a connection member which connects the exterior member to the door assembly; a connection space which is formed between the door assembly and connection member; and a light-emitting means which is disposed at the connection space and emits light to the exterior member. There is an advantage in that it is possible to prevent dazzling of users, since the exterior member is not exposed to the outside and light is emitted via an end of the exterior member.
Claims14
A door of a refrigerator, comprising:
- a door assembly;
- a glass member which is provided ahead of the door assembly, the glass member made of material which is transparent to emit light, the length of the glass member in a longitudinal direction being longer than that of the door assembly;
- a patterned part having a pattern printed on a rear surface of the glass member;
- a printed sheet provided to the patterned part and causing the patterned part to appear three-dimensional;
- a decoration member attached to the printed sheet, the decoration member being crystal or cubic;
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- a connection member provided at a top portion of the door assembly and configured to connect the glass member to the door assembly, the connection member comprising:
- a door fixing portion coupled to a top of the door assembly;
- a module fixing portion configured to support an upper part of the glass member, the module fixing portion having a recess;
- a light emitting diode (LED) module located across from an edge of the glass member in the recess of the module fixing portion, the LED module comprising a board installed in the recess and a plurality of light-emitting diodes that are mounted on the board and that are configured to emit light to the glass member;
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- a connection part extending upward from the door fixing portion to the recess of the module fixing portion such that the LED module is disposed at an upper side of the door assembly,
- wherein the glass member is configured to diffuse light to allow the pattern to stand out.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.