IP Library Granted Patent US 11,592,230
Granted Patent B2
US 11,592,230 · App. 16/929,523 · Granted Feb 28, 2023

Vacuum adiabatic body and refrigerator

Inventors: Wonyeong Jung (Seoul, KR); Deokhyun Youn (Seoul, KR); Daewoong Kim (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
F25D23/062F16L59/065F25D19/006F25D23/028F25D23/085F25D23/087F25D2201/14
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Patent No.
US 11,592,230
App. No.
16/929,523
Granted
Feb 28, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A vacuum adiabatic body includes a first plate; a second plate; a seal; a support; a heat resistance unit; and an exhaust port, wherein the heat resistance unit includes a conductive resistance sheet having one end connected to the first plate member, the conductive resistance sheet resisting heat conduction flowing along a wall for the third space, the heat resistance unit further includes a side frame connected to the conductive resistance sheet, the side frame defining at least one portion of the wall for the third space, the side frame includes a first mounting surface connected to the conductive resistance sheet and a second mounting surface connected to the second plate, and the second mounting surface is supported by the support.

Claims (37)

1. A vacuum adiabatic body comprising:

a first plate to have a first temperature;

a second plate to have a second temperature different from the first temperature;

a seal that seals the first plate and the second plate to provide an inner space, and the inner space is to be provided in a vacuum state;

a support provided in the inner space to support the first and second plates;

a conductive resistance sheet configured to resist heat transfer between the first plate and the second plate, and a portion of the conductive resistance sheet is in a curved shape; and

a side frame having a first mounting surface connected to the first plate, wherein when a thickness of the side frame is y and a length of the first mounting surface is x, then y>0.023×x+0.2 is satisfied.

2. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the side frame is less than a thickness of the first plate.

3. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 1 , wherein a thickness of the side frame is more than a thickness of the conductive resistance sheet.

4. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 1 , wherein a heat conduction distance of the side frame is longer than a heat conduction distance of the conductive resistance sheet.

5. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 1 , wherein the side frame includes a second mounting surface to lengthen a heat conduction distance.

6. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 1 , wherein a heat conduction distance of the conductive resistance sheet is provided longer than a linear distance of each plate.

7. A vacuum adiabatic body comprising:

a first plate configured to have a first temperature;

a second plate configured to have a second temperature different from the first temperature;

a vacuum space to be provided between the first plate and the second plate, and the vacuum space is configured to be provided in a vacuum state;

a conductive resistance sheet configured to resist heat transfer between the first plate and the second plate, and a portion of the conductive resistance sheet having a smaller thickness than at least one of the first and second plate; and

a side frame having a first mounting surface to connect to the first plate;

wherein when a thickness of the side frame is y and a length of the first mounting surface is x, then y>0.023×x+0.2 is satisfied.

8. The vacuum adiabatic body according to the claim 7 , when the thickness of the side frame is y and the length of the first mounting surface is x, then y>0.034×x+0.287 is satisfied.

9. The vacuum adiabatic body according to the claim 7 , when the thickness of the side frame is y and the length of the first mounting surface is x, then y>0.0238×x+0.12 is satisfied.

10. A vacuum adiabatic body comprising:

a first plate configured to have a first temperature;

a second plate configured to have a second temperature different from the first temperature;

a vacuum space to be provided between the first plate and the second plate, and the vacuum space is configured to be provided in a vacuum state;

a conductive resistance sheet configured to resist heat transfer between the first plate and the second plate, and a portion of the conductive resistance sheet being connected to at least one of the first and second plate; and

a side frame having a first mounting surface to connect to the first plate;

wherein the side frame includes a portion having a smaller thickness than at least one of the first and second plate, and the portion of the side frame has a greater thickness than the conductive resistance sheet.

11. A vacuum adiabatic body comprising:

a first plate configured to have a first temperature;

a second plate configured to have a second temperature different from the first temperature;

a vacuum space to be provided between the first plate and the second plate, and the vacuum space is configured to be provided in a vacuum state;

a conductive resistance sheet configured to resist heat transfer between the first plate and the second plate, and a portion of the conductive resistance sheet being connected to at least one of the first and second plate; and

a side frame having a first mounting surface to connect to the first plate,

wherein the side frame has a bent shape, and a heat conduction distance of the side frame is to be longer than a linear distance of each of the first and second plates, and

wherein the conductive resistance sheet has a curved shape, and a heat conduction distance of the conductive resistance sheet is to be longer than the linear distance of each of the first and second plates.

12. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 11 , wherein a heat conduction distance of the side frame is longer than the heat conduction distance of the conductive resistance sheet.

Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2015-0109625 · Aug 3, 2015 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 15749140
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