US 12,235,039 B2
Refrigerator
Hyun Joo Kim, Suwon-si (KR); Yong Man Seo, Suwon-si (KR); In-Sung Hwang, Suwon-si (KR); Bok Hyun Jang, Suwon-si (KR); Tae Youl Lee, Suwon-si (KR); and Jeong Won Choi, Suwon-si (KR)
Assigned to SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed by SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si (KR)
Filed on Dec. 6, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/531,160.
Application 18/531,160 is a continuation of application No. 17/900,286, filed on Aug. 31, 2022, granted, now 11,885,559.
Application 17/900,286 is a continuation of application No. 17/238,988, filed on Apr. 23, 2021, granted, now 11,460,243, issued on Oct. 4, 2022.
Application 17/238,988 is a continuation of application No. 16/569,259, filed on Sep. 12, 2019, granted, now 11,022,368, issued on Jun. 1, 2021.
Application 16/569,259 is a continuation of application No. 16/202,711, filed on Nov. 28, 2018, granted, now 10,451,342, issued on Oct. 22, 2019.
Application 16/202,711 is a continuation of application No. 15/204,530, filed on Jul. 7, 2016, granted, now 10,174,994, issued on Jan. 8, 2019.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2015-0097318 (KR), filed on Jul. 8, 2015.
Prior Publication US 2024/0102727 A1, Mar. 28, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F25D 23/02 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 29/005 (2013.01) [F25D 23/02 (2013.01); F25D 23/025 (2013.01); F25D 2323/023 (2013.01); F25D 2400/06 (2013.01); F25D 2400/361 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a body;
a storage compartment formed in the body;
a first door pivotably coupled with the body, the first door including:
a frame forming an opening,
a mounting portion on the frame, and
a supporting protrusion on the first door to a rear of the mounting portion;
a door bin supported on the first door by the supporting protrusion, and on which food is storable;
a control unit on the mounting portion, and including a display portion to display information of the storage compartment; and
a second door pivotable with respect to the first door and including a transparent or translucent portion,
wherein the first door and the second door are configured so that, while the first door and the second door are closed,
the door bin is visible from an outside of the refrigerator through the transparent or translucent portion and the opening, and
the display portion is visible from the outside of the refrigerator through the transparent or translucent portion.