Granted Patent B2

US 12,320,464 · App. 18/508,279 · Granted Jun 3, 2025

Inventors: Wonyeong Jung (Seoul, KR); Deokhyun Youn (Seoul, KR); Daewoong Kim (Seoul, KR)

Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.

F16L59/065F25D19/006F25D23/028F25D23/062F25D23/063F25D23/087F25D23/085F25D2201/14Y02B40/00

Abstract

Claims (44)

1. A vacuum adiabatic body comprising:

a first plate to define a first portion of a wall;

a second plate to define a second portion of the wall;

a vacuum space provided between the first plate and the second plate, the vacuum space having a thickness in a first direction; and

a side frame having a portion that extends in the first direction;

wherein a first end of the side frame is disposed at a same height as the first plate, and a second end of the side frame is disposed at a different height than the first plate,

wherein the side frame is formed in a bent shape and provided such that the height of the side frame is lowered at an edge portion of the vacuum adiabatic body.

2. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 1 , comprising a support to maintain the vacuum space between the first plate and the second plate.

3. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 2 , wherein the support includes a rib having a portion that extends in the first direction.

4. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 3 , wherein the rib contacts the first plate.

5. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 2 , wherein the first plate includes a mounting end part that extends in the first direction.

6. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 5 , wherein the second plate includes a front part and a side part bent with respect to the front part, and

wherein a contact point is provided between the side frame and the side part.

7. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 2 , wherein the side frame extends in the direction of the end portion of the vacuum adiabatic body.

8. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 2 , wherein the side frame is connected to at least one of the first and second plate at an edge portion of the vacuum adiabatic body.

9. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 2 , wherein the support includes a porous material disposed in the vacuum space.

10. A vacuum adiabatic body comprising:

a first plate to define a first portion of a wall;

a second plate to define a second portion of the wall;

a vacuum space provided between the first plate and the second plate, the vacuum space having a thickness in a first direction; and

a side frame having a portion that extends in the first direction;

wherein a thickness of the side frame is less than a thickness of the first plate.

11. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 10 , wherein the side frame is made of at least one stainless material.

12. A vacuum adiabatic body comprising:

a first plate to define a first portion of a wall;

a second plate to define a second portion of the wall;

a vacuum space provided between the first plate and the second plate, the vacuum space having a thickness in a first direction;

a side frame having a portion that extends in the first direction; and

a support having a portion that contacts the first plate;

wherein the support includes a material selected from the group consisting of glass fiber PC, low outgassing PC, PPS, and LCP.

13. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 12 , wherein the side frame has higher stiffness than the support.

14. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 12 , wherein the support includes adjacent bars, a temperature difference ΔT 1 between a geometric center formed by the adjacent bars and a point at which each of the adjacent bars is located being provided to be less than 0.5° C.

15. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 12 , wherein the support includes adjacent bars, wherein a temperature difference ΔT 2 between a geometric center formed by the adjacent bars and an edge portion of the vacuum adiabatic body being provided to be less than 0.5° C.

16. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 12 , wherein a vacuum pressure V in the vacuum space is 1.0×10{circumflex over ( )}(−3) Torr<V≤2.65×10{circumflex over ( )}(−1) Torr.

17. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 12 , wherein a vacuum pressure V in the vacuum space is 4.5×10{circumflex over ( )}(−3) Torr<V≤2.65×10{circumflex over ( )}(−1) Torr.

18. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 12 , wherein a vacuum pressure V in the vacuum space is 1.2×10{circumflex over ( )}(−2) Torr≤V≤2.65×10{circumflex over ( )}(−1) Torr.

19. The vacuum adiabatic body according to claim 12 , wherein the support includes a rib having a portion that extends in the first direction, and the first plate includes a mounting end part that extends in the first direction, and the portion of the rib contacts the mounting end part of the first plate on the outside of the first plate.

20. A vacuum adiabatic body comprising:

a first plate to define a first portion of a wall;

a second plate to define a second portion of the wall;

a vacuum space provided between the first plate and the second plate, the vacuum space having a thickness in a first direction;

a side frame having a portion that extends in the first direction; and

a support having a portion that contacts the first plate, and

wherein the first plate, the second plate and the side frame are made of stainless materials having a same strength.

Priority Claims (1)

Continuity (3)

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