US 12,235,035 B2
Refrigerator and home appliance
Seongmin Song, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jul. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/863,722.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0091829 (KR), filed on Jul. 13, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0014764 A1, Jan. 19, 2023
Int. Cl. F25D 23/02 (2006.01); F25D 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 23/028 (2013.01) [F25D 27/00 (2013.01); F25D 2400/18 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet having a storage space; and
a door configured to open and close the storage space, the door including a door body in which an insulating material is filled, and a panel assembly detachably mounted on the door body,
wherein the panel assembly comprises:
a panel that defines a front surface of the door and that is configured to transmit light,
a back cover that defines a rear surface of the panel assembly,
a lower bracket that defines a bottom surface of the panel assembly, and
a lighting device mounted on the lower bracket and configured to emit light to the panel,
wherein the lower bracket defines a bracket opening through which the lighting device is accessible, and
wherein the lower bracket protrudes below the panel, and the lighting device is disposed below a lower end of the panel.