US 11,988,436 B2
Refrigerator with a hidden display
Jongkwon Park, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jun. 3, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/337,843.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0067098 (KR), filed on Jun. 3, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0381751 A1, Dec. 9, 2021
Int. Cl. F25D 23/02 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 23/028 (2013.01) [F25D 29/005 (2013.01); F25D 2327/00 (2013.01); F25D 2400/361 (2013.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet defining a storage space;
a door configured to open or close the storage space, the door including an inner case and a display cover;
a display assembly detachably coupled to the door, the display assembly being received in the inner case and mounted on the display cover; and
a display window disposed at a front surface of the door, the display window including a transmission part configured to transmit light therethrough,
wherein the display assembly comprises (i) a first display disposed at a first position that corresponds to the transmission part and (ii) a second display disposed at a second position that is different from the first position,
wherein each of the first display and the second display includes a plurality of light emitting parts,
wherein the door further comprises a display frame including:
a first light guide configured to guide light of the plurality of light emitting parts of the first display, and
a second light guide configured to guide light of the plurality of light emitting parts of the second display,
wherein the display cover comprises a cover light guide that corresponds to the first light guide, and
wherein, based on the display assembly being mounted at the display cover, the first light guide is aligned with the cover light guide and the second light guide is covered by and hidden behind a cover front surface of the display cover.