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REFRIGERATOR AND HOME APPLIANCE

A refrigerator including a main body having a storage room, and a door to open and close the storage room, wherein the door includes a door body and a door panel detachably mountable on the door body. The door panel may be installed on the door body by coupling a lower fixing portion with a lower cap protrusion, accommodating an upper fixing portion in an accommodating space through a panel passing portion, and accommodating a fixing cover in the accommodating space through a cover passing portion to be coupled with the upper fixing portion.

PANEL ASSEMBLY FOR A HOME APPLIANCE AND HOME APPLIANCE THEREWITH
20230018403 · 2023-01-19 ·

A home appliance, e.g. a refrigerator, includes a cabinet forming a space and a door for opening and closing the space, the door including a door body with an insulator filled therein, and a panel assembly mounted in front of the door body, wherein the panel assembly includes a lighting device configured to emit light, a panel forming a front surface of the door and configured to transmit light therethrough, a light guide plate disposed behind the panel and configured to guide light emitted from the lighting device to the panel, and a member disposed between the panel and the light guide plate, including the panel and the light guide plate mounted thereon, and configured to transmit light of the light guide plate through an entire part of the panel.

PANEL ASSEMBLY FOR A HOME APPLIANCE AND HOME APPLIANCE THEREWITH
20230015832 · 2023-01-19 ·

A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage chamber therein, and a door for opening and closing the cabinet, the door includes a door body and a panel assembly coupled to a front face of the door body, the panel assembly includes a front plate forming an outer appearance of a front face of the panel assembly, a light guide plate disposed to be spaced apart from a rear face of the front plate, a lighting device including a light source for irradiating light to the light guide plate and a substrate where the light source is disposed, wherein the lighting device is disposed to be spaced apart from one surface of the light guide plate, and a bracket having a receiving space for accommodating the lighting device therein, and the bracket includes a support for supporting the light guide plate or for determining the position of the light source.

REFRIGERATOR AND HOME APPLIANCE
20230014764 · 2023-01-19 ·

Provided is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a cabinet and a door. The door includes a door body in which an insulating material is filled and a panel assembly detachably mounted on the door body. The panel assembly includes a panel which is configured to define a front surface of the door and through which light is transmitted, a back cover configured to define a rear surface of the panel assembly, a lower bracket configured to define a bottom surface of the panel assembly, and a lighting device mounted on the lower bracket to emit light to the panel. A bracket opening through which the lighting device is accessible is defined in the lower bracket.

REFRIGERATOR
20230221058 · 2023-07-13 ·

A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage space and a door configured to open and close the storage space. The door includes comprises: a panel assembly comprising a front panel, a door frame connected to the panel assembly, a door liner defining, with the door frame, an insulating space that accommodates an insulator, and a basket installed on the door liner. The door liner includes: an outer body, a liner extension portion extending from the outer body in a direction crossing the outer body, and a plurality of ribs that are disposed at the outer body and that are spaced apart from the liner extension portion. The door frame comprises a frame extension portion that is disposed between the plurality of ribs and the liner extension portion.

REFRIGERATOR
20230221057 · 2023-07-13 ·

A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage space, a hinge bracket configured to be installed on an upper wall of the cabinet and having a hinge shaft, a door configured to be connected to the hinge shaft and to open and close the storage space while rotating, and a hinge cover configured to be installed on the upper wall of the cabinet and to cover the hinge bracket, in which the hinge cover includes a first mounting part and a second mounting part disposed to be spaced apart in a horizontal direction, a bracket cover detachably mounted on one mounting part of the first mounting part and the second mounting part disposed at a position corresponding to the hinge bracket and configured to cover the hinge bracket, and a shielding member detachably mounted on another mounting part of the first mounting part and the second mounting part.

REFRIGERATOR
20230012438 · 2023-01-12 ·

A refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention may comprise: a cabinet which forms a storage space; and a door which opens/closes the storage space, wherein the door comprises: a frame assembly in which a heat-insulating material is filled; and a panel assembly which is mounted to the front surface of the frame assembly and forms the front exterior of the door. The panel assembly may comprise: a front panel; a panel fixing member which is provided at the rear surface of the front panel; and a bracket for coupling to the frame assembly, the bracket being spaced apart from the panel fixing member in the vertical direction, wherein the panel fixing member passes through the frame assembly and is locked and coupled to one surface of the frame assembly inside the frame assembly.

REFRIGERATOR AND HOME APPLIANCE
20230010034 · 2023-01-12 ·

A refrigerator includes a cabinet and a door. The door includes a door body filled with an insulator and a door panel detachably mounted on the door body. The door panel includes a panel defining a front appearance of the door, and a panel bracket disposed on a rear surface of the panel and including a mounting protrusion protruding rearward. The door body includes a cap deco that defines a portion of a perimeter surface of the door body and includes a protrusion accommodating part receiving the mounting protrusion, and a deco cover that shields an opening of the cap deco and includes a restraining protrusion protruding into the cap deco. The restraining protrusion is in contact with the protrusion accommodating part when the deco cover is mounted and maintains a restrained state of the mounting protrusion and the protrusion accommodating part.

REFRIGERATOR AND HOME APPLIANCE
20230009434 · 2023-01-12 ·

A refrigerator and a home appliance include a cabinet with a storage space formed therein, and a door configured to open and close the storage space, and including a door body filled with an insulator and a door panel detachably mounted on a front surface of the door body, where the door panel includes a panel defining a front appearance of the door, and a panel bracket extending along at least one end of a perimeter of a rear surface of the panel and coupled to the door body, and the panel bracket includes a coupling part coupled to the rear surface of the panel, a support part formed along an end of the coupling part and configured to support an end of the panel, and a mounting part protruding rearward from a rear surface of the coupling part and coupled to the door body.

Shelf support bracket system for glass refrigerator shelf and refrigerator shelf assembly using same

A shelf support bracket system for a transparent refrigerator shelf of a refrigerator, including: an unfinished metal, load-bearing support bracket having mounting hooks at one end for mounting to an inside wall of the refrigerator; and a decorative cover sleeve slidably disposed over the unfinished metal, load-bearing support bracket so as to cover a substantial portion thereof. The decorative cover sleeve has an upper surface serving as an attachment surface that is configured to receive the transparent refrigerator shelf.