US 12,215,850 B2
Home appliance
Junggyu Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Nov. 23, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/993,685.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0162152 (KR), filed on Nov. 23, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0160568 A1, May 25, 2023
Int. Cl. F21V 33/00 (2006.01); F21V 8/00 (2006.01); F25D 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC F21V 33/0044 (2013.01) [F25D 27/00 (2013.01); G02B 6/0091 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A home appliance comprising:
a cabinet in which a storage space is defined; and
a door including a door body configured to open and close the storage space, and a panel assembly mounted on a front surface of the door body,
wherein the panel assembly includes:
a panel configured to define an outer appearance of a portion of a front surface of the door and through which light is transmitted;
a light guide plate provided behind the panel and configured to guide the light toward the panel;
a lighting device including a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) configured to irradiate the light toward the light guide plate, and a substrate on which the LEDs are mounted; and
a bracket on which the lighting device is mounted, and
wherein:
the substrate incudes a substrate protrusion configured to be electrically connected to a wire, and
the bracket includes at least one support configured to support the substrate protrusion.