Granted Patent B2

US 12,313,329 · App. 18/233,517 · Granted May 27, 2025

Inventors: Hyeunsik Nam (Seoul, KR); Daewoong Kim (Seoul, KR); Bongjin Kim (Seoul, KR)

Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

F25D21/14F25D23/065F16L59/065F25D2201/14F25D2321/146F25D2323/024

Abstract

Claims (39)

1. A vacuum adiabatic body comprising:

first and second bodies, each of the first and second bodies including a first plate, a second plate and a vacuum space provided between the first plate and the second plate;

a mullion provided between the first and second bodies;

a component provided in the mullion; and

a connection line that is connected to the component and extends towards at least one of an inside and an outside of the first and second bodies.

2. The vacuum adiabatic body of the claim 1 , wherein the component comprises at least one of a pipe, a controller, a heater and a tray.

3. The vacuum adiabatic body of the claim 1 , wherein the connection line comprises at least one of a power supply line, a signal line and a fluid line.

4. The vacuum adiabatic body of the claim 1 , wherein the component comprises a controller that supplies power to a part, or sends and receives signal to the part, and

wherein the part comprises at least one of a lamp, a sensor and a compressor.

5. The vacuum adiabatic body of the claim 4 , wherein the connection line comprises at least one of a power supply line and a signal line to electrically connect the controller with the part.

6. The vacuum adiabatic body of the claim 1 , wherein the component comprises a tray to store a fluid, and the connection line comprises a fluid line to transfer the fluid generated in at least one of the first and second bodies to the tray.

7. The vacuum adiabatic body of the claim 6 , wherein the first and second bodies comprises at least one evaporator, and the fluid line comprises a defrost water line fluidly connected to the tray and in which a defrost water generated in the at least one evaporator flows.

8. The vacuum adiabatic body of the claim 1 , wherein the component comprises a heater that supplies heat to a fluid.

9. The vacuum adiabatic body of the claim 1 , wherein the component comprises a pipe in which a fluid flows, and the connection line comprises a drain pipe to transfer the fluid generated in an evaporator to the pipe.

10. The vacuum adiabatic body of the claim 1 , wherein the component comprises a pipe in which a fluid flows, and the connection line comprises an air path to transfer the fluid provided in the first body to the second body.

11. The vacuum adiabatic body of the claim 1 , wherein the mullion comprises an opening through which the connection line passes, and

wherein the connection line passes through the opening and extends towards the vacuum space.

12. A vacuum adiabatic body comprising:

first and second bodies, each of the first and second bodies including a first plate, a second plate and a vacuum space provided between the first plate and the second plate;

a mullion provided between the first and second bodies; and

a component provided in the mullion,

wherein the component comprises a pipe into which a fluid stored in at least one of the first and second bodies is introduced.

13. The vacuum adiabatic body of the claim 12 , wherein the pipe comprises a connection pipe in which the fluid generated in an evaporator flows, the evaporator being provided in at least one of the first and second bodies.

14. The vacuum adiabatic body of the claim 13 , wherein the component further comprises a drain device to manage the fluid generated in the evaporator.

15. The vacuum adiabatic body of the claim 14 , wherein the drain device comprises at least one of a tray to store the fluid and a heater to supply heat the fluid.

16. The vacuum adiabatic body of the claim 12 , wherein the pipe comprises an air path in which the fluid stored in one of the first and second bodies flows, and

wherein the air path extends towards the other of the first and second bodies to supply the fluid to the other of the first and second bodies.

17. The vacuum adiabatic body of the claim 12 , further comprising a connection line that passes through at least one of the first plate and second plate and is fluidly connected to the pipe.

18. A vacuum adiabatic body comprising:

first and second bodies, each of the first and second bodies including a first plate, a second plate and a vacuum space provided between the first plate and the second plate;

a mullion provided between the first and second bodies; and

a component provided in the mullion,

wherein the component comprises a controller that is electrically connected to an electronic part.

19. The vacuum adiabatic body of the claim 18 , wherein the electronic part comprises at least one of:

a lamp provided inside at least one of the first and second bodies;

a sensor provided inside at least one of the first and second bodies;

a compressor provided outside the first and second bodies; and

a heater provided in the mullion.

20. The vacuum adiabatic body of the claim 18 , further comprising a connection line that passes through at least one of the first plate and second plate and connects the controller to the electronic part.

Priority Claims (1)

Continuity (2)

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