Display apparatus and home appliances having the same
A display apparatus and a home appliance including the display apparatus are provided. The display apparatus includes a display unit, a transparent protection layer configured to be disposed on a front surface of the display unit and has a wider area than an area of the display unit, a half mirror layer configured to adhere onto a back surface of the transparent protection layer, reflect a portion of external light, and transmit light diffused from an image display area of the display unit, and a printing layer configured to be formed on a back surface of the half mirror layer and cover the display unit. A color of a background displayed in an image display area of the display unit in response to the display unit being turned on is equal to a color of the printing layer.
1. A home appliance comprising:
a main body including at least one object on a surface of the main body; and
a display apparatus installed on the surface of the main body,
wherein the display apparatus comprises
a display,
a transparent protection layer disposed on a front surface of the display and having a wider area than an area of the display,
a half mirror layer adhering onto a back surface of the transparent protection layer, and
a printing layer formed on a back surface of the half mirror layer and covering the display, and
wherein a side of the display apparatus and a side of the at least one object are on a virtual straight line so that the side of the display apparatus is aligned with the side of the at least one object.
2. The home appliance of claim 1 ,
wherein a color of the half mirror layer is equal or similar to a color of the main body.
3. The home appliance of claim 2 ,
wherein the half mirror layer has light transmissivity between 65% and 85%.
4. The home appliance of claim 1 ,
wherein a color of a graphical user interface (GUI) background displayed in an image display area of the display when the display is turned on, a color of the image display area of the display when the display is turned off, and a color of the printing layer are equal to one another.
5. The home appliance of claim 1 ,
wherein the half mirror layer is formed in a size equal to a size of the transparent protection layer.
6. The home appliance of claim 1 ,
wherein the printing layer includes
a first area configured to expose an image display area of the display, and
a second area configured to exclude the first area, and
the second area comprises a touch area where a capacitive touch key is disposed on a back surface of the printing layer.
7. The home appliance of claim 6 ,
wherein masking parts are formed in the touch area,
the masking parts indicate at least one image or symbol, and
a light source is disposed around the capacitive touch key so as to diffuse light to the masking parts.
8. The home appliance of claim 1 ,
wherein the half mirror layer is a nonconductive film, and
the home appliance further comprises:
a transparent electrode layer disposed between the half mirror layer and the display so as to receive a touch input of a user and transmit the touch input to a controller.
9. A home appliance comprising:
a main body including a refrigerator compartment, a freezer compartment, a door, and a grip, the door being configured to open and close the refrigerator compartment or the freezer compartment, and the grip being configured to open and close the door; and
a display apparatus installed on the door,
wherein a part of the display apparatus is arranged with a part of the grip,
the display apparatus comprises includes
a display,
a transparent protection layer disposed on a front surface of the display, the transparent protection layer having a wider area than an area of the display,
a half mirror layer adhering onto a back surface of the transparent protection layer, and
a printing layer formed on a back surface of the half mirror layer, the printing layer covering the display,
a color of the half mirror layer is equal or similar to a color of the main body, and
a color of a graphical user interface (GUI) background displayed in an image display area of the display when the display is turned on, a color of the image display area of the display when the display is turned off, and a color of the printing layer are equal to one another.
10. The home appliance of claim 9 ,
wherein the main body further comprises an additional door on which a dispenser is installed, and
another part of the display apparatus is arranged with a part of the dispenser.