IP Library Granted Patent US 11,280,542
Granted Patent B2
US 11,280,542 · App. 17/185,384 · Granted Mar 22, 2022

Refrigerator

Inventors: Sungdeuk Park (Suwon-si, KR); Youngmin Kwon (Suwon-si, KR); Jeongman Nam (Suwon-si, KR); Seongwoo Kim (Suwon-si, KR); Seungho Yoon (Suwon-si, KR); Hojun Jeong (Suwon-si, KR)
Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
F25D23/028A47B96/201A47B2096/208A47L15/4265F25D2323/02F25D2323/021F25D2400/18
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Patent No.
US 11,280,542
App. No.
17/185,384
Granted
Mar 22, 2022
Kind
B2
Abstract

Provided is a refrigerator including a main body including a storeroom, a door body arranged to open or close the storeroom, a decoration panel coupled to a front side of the door body, and a holder mounted on the front side of the door body to be coupled to the decoration panel. The door body includes a rear case defining a rear side of the door body, and a main case defining front and sides of the door body. The main case includes a front part defining the front side of the door body and having an installation groove in which to install the holder, side parts defining sides of the door body, and a rear coupler coupled to the rear case. The main case is formed by bending a single metal board.

Claims (27)

1. A refrigerator comprising:

a main body;

a first door arranged to open or close an upper front side of the main body; and

a second door arranged to open or close a lower front side of the main body, and including:

a door body including an upper cap and a lower cap,

a door panel detachably coupled to a front side of the door body, and including a panel body, an upper trim coupled to an upper portion of a rear side of the panel body, and a lower trim coupled to a lower portion of the rear side of the panel body, and

a fixer, wherein

the upper cap includes an upper cap projection protruding downward,

the upper cap protrusion is inserted into the upper trim so that the upper trim is coupled to the upper cap, and

the fixer is inserted into the lower cap and the lower trim in an upward direction so that the lower trim is coupled to the lower cap.

2. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein the fixer includes a first fixer and a second fixer spaced apart from the first fixer along the lower trim.

3. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein

the upper trim longitudinally extends along an upper portion of the panel body, and

the upper trim includes an upper trim groove into which the upper cap projection is inserted to couple the upper trim to the upper cap.

4. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein the upper cap includes a recess handle formed on an upper side of the upper cap to open or close the second door.

5. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein the lower cap includes a lower cap hole through which the fixer is inserted to be inserted into the lower cap to couple the lower trim to the lower cap.

6. The refrigerator of claim 5 , wherein

the lower trim includes a lower trim body longitudinally extending along a lower portion of the panel body, and

the lower trim body includes a lower trim hole through which the fixer is inserted to couple the lower trim to the lower cap.

7. The refrigerator of claim 6 , wherein the lower cap hole and the lower trim hole are vertically aligned with each other.

8. The refrigerator of claim 7 , wherein

the fixer includes a first portion and a second portion,

the first portion of the fixer is inserted into the lower cap hole and the lower trim hole, and

the second portion of the fixer is supported on an outer surface of the lower cap.

9. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein

the door panel includes a buffering member coupled to the rear side of the panel body between the upper trim and the lower trim, and magnet bodies coupled to both left and right end portions of the rear side of the panel body, and

the magnetic bodies generate an attractive force coupling the door panel to the door body.

Priority Claims (2)
KR 10-2020-0043017 · Apr 8, 2020 · national
KR 10-2020-0152722 · Nov 16, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Continuation 16950773 · Nov 17, 2020
Related Publication 20210318057A1 · Oct 14, 2021
Cited By (1)
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