US 12,215,918 B2
Refrigerator
Chanuk Kang, Seoul (KR); Hyuk Kwon, Seoul (KR); and Sangmyung Lee, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Aug. 10, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/884,830.
Application 17/884,830 is a continuation of application No. 17/531,496, filed on Nov. 19, 2021, granted, now 11,448,458.
Application 17/531,496 is a continuation of application No. 17/241,776, filed on Apr. 27, 2021, granted, now 11,248,836, issued on Feb. 15, 2022.
Application 17/241,776 is a continuation of application No. 16/856,665, filed on Apr. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,015,864, issued on May 25, 2021.
Application 16/856,665 is a continuation of application No. 15/838,642, filed on Dec. 12, 2017, granted, now 10,670,329, issued on Jun. 2, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2017-0037839 (KR), filed on Mar. 24, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2022/0381505 A1, Dec. 1, 2022
Int. Cl. F25D 27/00 (2006.01); A47F 3/04 (2006.01); F25D 11/00 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 27/005 (2013.01) [A47F 3/0434 (2013.01); F25D 11/00 (2013.01); F25D 23/02 (2013.01); F25D 23/025 (2013.01); F25D 23/028 (2013.01); F25D 2201/10 (2013.01); F25D 2201/12 (2013.01); F25D 2323/021 (2013.01); F25D 2323/023 (2013.01); F25D 2400/361 (2013.01); F25D 2400/40 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet that defines a storage space; and
a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage space, the door comprising:
an outer plate that defines a front surface of the door and has an opening,
a door liner that defines a rear surface of the door,
an insulator disposed in a space defined by the outer plate and the door liner, and
a panel assembly disposed in the opening, the panel assembly comprising:
a front panel and a rear panel,
a spacer disposed between the front panel and the rear panel,
a support frame that fixes the panel assembly to the outer plate and surrounds the panel assembly, the support frame including a flat surface and a plurality of convexo-concave portions that are defined in the flat surface, and
an adhesive that covers the plurality of convexo-concave portions.