A refrigerator includes a door frame and a perimetric surface of an insulation door panel of a panel unit that are spaced apart from each other. A component receiving groove is provided between the door frame and the perimetric surface of the insulation door panel, so that an operation module is received in the component receiving groove. When the operation module is received in the component receiving groove, at least of a part of the operation module is arranged to face a front surface of the panel unit through a bezel portion constituting the front surface of the panel unit. Therefore, a space for installing the operation module such as a detection sensor or a touch sensor is provided to be sufficiently wide along an edge of a door.

An aspect of the present disclosure is to provide a refrigerator and a method of controlling the same that protects privacy by designating a user in each storage chamber and allowing only the designated user to use the storage chamber in order to protect the privacy of each user and preventing mishandling of items stored in the refrigerator in advance when the plurality of users share a refrigerator, and prevents mishandling of stored items by prohibiting the use of the storage chamber other than the designated storage chamber. The refrigerator includes a display; a storage chamber configured to allow use only by authorized users; and a controller configured to display information of the storage chamber through the display in response to the completion of user authentication of the storage chamber.

Refrigerator (1) comprising: a self-supporting cabinet (2) which has a thermal-insulating structure and is internally provided with at least one, thermal-insulated storage cavity (3) adapted to accommodate perishable foodstuff; and an electrically-operated cooling system (7) which is at least partially accommodated inside the self-supporting cabinet (2) and is adapted to cool down the inside of said at least one inner storage cavity (3); a platelike light-scattering member (20) that covers at least part of the rear wall (15) of said inner storage cavity (3), and has a light-conductive structure that allows the incident light to enter and travel by total internal reflection inside the same platelike light-scattering member (20); and an lighting assembly (21) which emits light on command, and is arranged within the inner storage cavity (3) so as illuminate at least part of the exposed front face of said platelike light-scattering member (20); the platelike light-scattering member (20) being additionally structured so as to scatter, from its exposed front face, the light travelling inside itself by total internal reflection.

A refrigerator includes a door frame and a perimetric surface of an insulation door panel of a panel unit that are spaced apart from each other. A component receiving groove is provided between the door frame and the perimetric surface of the insulation door panel, so that an operation module is received in the component receiving groove. When the operation module is received in the component receiving groove, at least of a part of the operation module is arranged to face a front surface of the panel unit through a bezel portion constituting the front surface of the panel unit. Therefore, a space for installing the operation module such as a detection sensor or a touch sensor is provided to be sufficiently wide along an edge of a door.

Disclosed is a refrigerator configured to perform artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms and/or machine learning algorithms, communicate with other electronic devices and external servers in a 5G communication environment, and provide information based on an image. The refrigerator includes a camera, a display, and a processor. Accordingly, various services can be provided to improve user convenience by accurately identifying a photographing target.

The invention discloses a freezer frame comprising a frame body, the frame body includes a low-temperature part and a heating part, and a panel installed in cooperation with the frame is provided on the heating part, characterized in that, a light source is provided on the low-temperature part, and a heat conduction channel is provided between the light source and the heating part. The freezer frame and the freezer of the present invention use the heat of the light source for lighting to heat the panel to prevent the panel from fogging and generating condensed water, prevent the freezer door and frame from freezing, and simplify the structure to reduce energy consumption and manufacturing costs.

A refrigerator includes a door frame and a perimetric surface of an insulation door panel of a panel unit that are spaced apart from each other. A component receiving groove is provided between the door frame and the perimetric surface of the insulation door panel, so that an operation module is received in the component receiving groove. When the operation module is received in the component receiving groove, at least of a part of the operation module is arranged to face a front surface of the panel unit through a bezel portion constituting the front surface of the panel unit. Therefore, a space for installing the operation module such as a detection sensor or a touch sensor is provided to be sufficiently wide along an edge of a door.

A refrigerated display case includes sidewalls, doors, shelves, a cooling system, a cooling coil defrost system, product defrost lights, and a controller. The sidewalls and doors may define an inner volume of the refrigerated display case. The shelves are positioned within the inner volume of the refrigerated display case, are fixedly coupled with at least one of the sidewalls, and are configured to support a product. The cooling system provides cooling to the inner volume of the refrigerated display case and may include a cooling coil. The cooling coil defrost system provides defrost heating to the cooling coil. Each of the product defrost lights are oriented towards a corresponding one of the shelves. The product defrost lights are configured to emit radiative heating for defrosting the product. The controller is operably coupled with the cooling system, the cooling coil defrost system, and the product defrost lights.

An appliance has an illuminated trim assembly that includes an appliance cabinet having first and second sidewalls and a top wall. The appliance cabinet defines a compartment. A trim breaker member extends along a forward edge of the first and second sidewalls and the top wall. A light housing is positioned rearward of the trim breaker member and defines a light source channel. The light source channel has an open end proximate the compartment. A lens extends between the trim breaker member and the light housing. The lens is positioned to separate the light source channel from the compartment. A light source is positioned within the light source channel and is configured to direct light through the lens into the compartment.

A refrigerator appliance includes a an insulated cabinet defining a chilled food storage chamber within an interior thereof. An illuminated chamber is defined within the cabinet and is optically separated from the chilled food storage chamber by a wall of the chilled food storage chamber. At least one light source is positioned to emit light into the illuminated chamber. A shelf is selectively mountable in one of a plurality of positions within the food storage chamber. The shelf includes a light-transmitting body. The light-transmitting body of the shelf is in optical communication with the illuminated chamber when the shelf is mounted within the food storage chamber, such that light from the light source of the illuminated chamber travels through the light-transmitting body. As a result, an edge of the shelf is illuminated by the light.