US 12,259,175 B2
Refrigerator
Euddeum Hong, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 17/909,266
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Mar. 10, 2020, PCT No. PCT/KR2020/003309
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Sep. 2, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/182653, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 16, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0087904 A1, Mar. 23, 2023
Int. Cl. F25D 23/02 (2006.01); F25D 23/10 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 23/02 (2013.01) [F25D 23/10 (2013.01); F25D 2201/126 (2013.01)] 28 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet having a storage space; and
a refrigerator door configured to open and close at least a portion of the cabinet,
wherein the refrigerator door comprises:
a frame assembly that is disposed at sides of the refrigerator door and that defines an edge of the refrigerator door, the frame assembly having a hollow portion that extends in a longitudinal direction,
a front panel that is coupled to a first side of the frame assembly and that defines a front surface of the refrigerator door,
a rear panel that is coupled to a second side of the frame assembly and that defines a rear surface of the refrigerator door, and
a coupling member configured to fix the front panel to the frame assembly,
wherein the frame assembly has coupling holes that are in fluid communication with the hollow portion and an outside of the frame assembly and that face the front panel, the coupling holes being spaced apart from one another in the longitudinal direction,
wherein the coupling member comprises:
a first fixing part configured to pass through one of the coupling holes and to be accommodated in the hollow portion of the frame assembly,
a second fixing part fixed to the rear surface of the front panel, and
a connection portion that connects the second fixing part to the first fixing part, and
wherein the connection portion is disposed at a position spaced downward from upper ends of the second fixing part and the first fixing part.