Refrigerator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10955183-B2
Application number	US-201715855926-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 27, 2017
Priority date	Jan 3, 2017
Publication date	Mar 23, 2021
Grant date	Mar 23, 2021

Abstract

Disclosed herein is a refrigerator having an improved configuration of an inner wall forming a storage compartment and capable of improving an appearance of the storage compartment. The refrigerator includes a main body having a storage compartment, an inner case forming an inner space of the main body, and a cover plate installed inside the inner case to form an exterior of the storage compartment and formed of a ceramic material.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A refrigerator comprising:
a main body having a storage compartment;
an inner case forming an inner space of the main body;
a cover plate installed as an exterior of the inner case to form a surface of the storage compartment and formed of a ceramic material;
a cover panel disposed inside the inner case and configured to guide cold air to be supplied to the storage compartment;
a fixing member fixed to a rear surface of the cover plate by an adhesive applied between a front surface of the fixing member and the rear surface of the cover plate; and
a fastening member configured to connect to the fixing member through the cover panel while the fixing member is fixed to the cover plate to couple the cover panel to the cover plate.

2. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein the cover panel includes an accommodation groove configured to accommodate the fixing member.

3. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein the cover plate includes an outlet configured to discharge cold air to the storage compartment and further includes a protector disposed at the outlet to protect an edge of the outlet.

4. The refrigerator of claim 3 , wherein the protector includes a front side protective member formed to cover a front side edge of the outlet while being coupled to the outlet.

5. The refrigerator of claim 3 , wherein the protector includes a protective member passing through the outlet while the cover plate and the cover panel are coupled and extending forward from the cover panel to protrude further forward than the edge of the outlet.

6. A refrigerator comprising:
a main body having a storage compartment therein;
a cover panel having a cold air duct, which is configured to guide cold air to the storage compartment, formed at one side surface;
a cover plate coupled to an other side surface of the cover panel, forming an exterior of the storage compartment, and formed of a ceramic material;
a fixing member fixed to a rear surface of the cover plate; and
a fastening member configured to connect between the cover panel and the fixing member while the fixing member is fixed to the cover plate to couple the cover panel to the cover plate,
wherein the fixing member is fixed to the cover plate by an adhesive applied between a front surface of the fixing member and the rear surface of the cover plate.

7. The refrigerator of claim 6 , wherein:
the cover panel includes a rear cover panel forming a rear wall of the storage compartment and an upper cover panel forming an upper wall of the storage compartment; and
the cover plate includes a rear cover plate coupled to the rear cover panel and an upper cover plate coupled to the upper cover panel.

8. The refrigerator of claim 7 , wherein the rear cover panel and the rear cover plate include an outlet configured to discharge the cold air to the storage compartment and further include a front side protective member installed at the outlet to cover a front side edge of the outlet.

9. The refrigerator of claim 8 , wherein the rear cover panel includes a rear side protective member configured to cover a rear side edge of the outlet.

10. The refrigerator of claim 7 , wherein:
the rear cover panel and the rear cover plate include an outlet configured to discharge the cold air to the storage compartment; and
the rear cover panel includes a protective member configured to cover a rear side edge of the outlet and extending to protrude further than a front side edge of the outlet.

11. A refrigerator comprising:
an inner case forming an inner space;
a cover panel configured to cover at least one surface of the inner case;
a cover plate configured to cover one side surface of the cover panel and including an outer layer formed of a ceramic material;
at least one fixing member disposed at one side surface of the cover plate opposite the cover panel to allow coupling between the cover panel and the cover plate; and
at least one fastening member configured to connect between the cover panel and the at least one fixing member while the at least one fixing member is fixed to the cover plate to couple the cover panel to the cover plate,
wherein each of the at least one fixing member is fixed to the cover plate by an adhesive applied between a front surface of the at least one fixing member and a rear surface of the cover plate.

12. The refrigerator of claim 11 , wherein the cover panel includes an accommodation groove, which is configured to accommodate the at least one fixing member, disposed at one side surface.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Jung Moon Gyo

Classifications

• C04B33/36

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• F25D23/04

  with special compartments, e.g. butter conditioners · CPC title

• F25D2317/06

  with forced air circulation · CPC title

• F25D23/066 Primary

  Liners · CPC title

• F25D2400/18

  Aesthetic features · CPC title