US 12,345,464 B2
Refrigerator and home appliance
Euddeum Hong, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jan. 10, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/409,046.
Application 18/409,046 is a continuation of application No. 17/859,450, filed on Jul. 7, 2022, granted, now 11,913,709.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0089383 (KR), filed on Jul. 7, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0142162 A1, May 2, 2024
Int. Cl. F25D 23/02 (2006.01); F25D 23/10 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 23/028 (2013.01) [F25D 23/10 (2013.01); F25D 2400/18 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet that defines a storage space therein;
a door body configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage space, the door body including a body cover defining a front surface of the door body, a door liner defining a rear surface of the door body, a cap deco defining an upper and lower surface of the door body, an insulator provided inside of the door body, and a protrusion disposed at the cap deco; and
a door panel is detachably disposed at the front surface of the door body,
wherein the door panel comprises:
a front panel that defines a front appearance of the door panel, the front panel having a bending part that is disposed along upper and lower ends of the front panel and extends rearward toward the door body, and
a panel bracket that is disposed at a rear surface of the front panel,
wherein the panel bracket is a single body including:
a coupling part mounted on the rear surface of the front panel,
a first groove that is recessed from a front surface of the panel bracket and opened forward, the first groove being configured to receive the bending part,
a support that is formed at an upper and lower end of the panel bracket and protrudes forward to thereby define an upper and lower end of the door panel, the support being configured to support the bending part inserted in the first groove, and
a second groove that is recessed and configured to receive the protrusion to thereby mount the door panel to the door body,
wherein the support is configured to, in a state in which the door panel is coupled to the door body, cover a front side of an upper and lower end of the cap deco, and
wherein the bending part is configured to, in a state in which the door panel is separated from the door body, remain inserted in the first groove and to be supported by the support.