US 12,259,176 B2
Refrigerator
Euddeum Hong, Seoul (KR); Sangho Jung, Seoul (KR); Daekil Kang, Seoul (KR); Jiwook Moon, Seoul (KR); and Gyunghyun Park, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 17/802,624
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Feb. 26, 2021, PCT No. PCT/KR2021/002481
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Aug. 26, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/172948, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 2, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0023351 (KR), filed on Feb. 26, 2020; application No. 10-2020-0073939 (KR), filed on Jun. 17, 2020; and application No. 10-2020-0111954 (KR), filed on Sep. 2, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0108392 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F25D 23/02 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 23/028 (2013.01) [F25D 2400/18 (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,
wherein the door comprises:
a frame assembly in which an insulator is provided, and
a panel assembly detachably coupled to the frame assembly and configured to define an outer appearance of a front surface of the door,
wherein the panel assembly comprises:
a panel, and
a lower bent portion that is bent from a lower end of the panel and that defines an opening, at least a portion of the lower bent portion extending rearward from the lower end of the panel,
wherein the frame assembly comprises:
a front frame,
an upper frame connected to an upper portion of the front frame,
a lower frame connected to a lower portion of the front frame,
a support end that extends forward from a front surface of the lower frame, and
a protrusion that extends upward from the support end and that is configured to pass through the opening of the lower bent portion in a state in which the lower bent portion is supported on the support end,
wherein, in the state in which the lower bent portion is supported on the support end, an upper portion of the panel assembly is configured to be fixed to the upper frame of the frame assembly,
wherein the protrusion is configured to be taken out from the opening of the lower bent portion while the panel assembly is detached from the frame assembly,
wherein the opening of the lower bent portion includes a first end and a second end, the first end being positioned closer to a rear surface of the panel than the second end, and
wherein a distance from the second end to an end of the lower bent portion is greater than a distance from the first end to the rear surface of the panel.