Refrigerator

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11287174-B2
Application number	US-202017099661-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 16, 2020
Priority date	Apr 15, 2019
Publication date	Mar 29, 2022
Grant date	Mar 29, 2022

Abstract

A refrigerator including: a main body forming a storage compartment and a door provided to open and close the storage compartment, wherein the door includes a door frame, a cover arranged in front of the door frame and including a cover fixer, and a door panel arranged in front of the cover, the door panel including a first fixer and a second fixer on a rear surface of the door panel. When the door panel is coupled to a front side of the cover, the first fixer is coupled to the door frame and the second fixer is coupled to the cover.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A refrigerator comprising:
a main body; and
a door configured to open and close a front side of the main body, the door including:
a door body including:
an upper door cap having a coupling groove with an open front side, and a through hole formed at an upper side of the coupling groove,
a first chassis forming a right side of the door body and including a right edge accommodation groove, and
a second chassis forming a left side of the door body and including a left edge accommodation groove,

a door panel separably mountable on the door body, and including:
a panel body including a right bent portion and a left bent portion on opposite sides of the panel body, respectively, and
a fixer on a rear surface of the panel body,

a fastening member, and
a cap cover,
wherein the door is configured so that, to mount the door panel on the door body,
the right bent portion and the left bent portion are accommodatable in the right edge accommodation groove and the left edge accommodation groove, respectively,
a portion of the fixer is accommodatable in the open front side of the coupling groove,
with the portion of the fixer accommodated in the open front side of the coupling groove, the fastening member is screw coupleable to the portion of the fixer, to fix the fixer to the upper door cap, and
with the fastening member screw coupled to the portion of the fixer, the cap cover is coupleable to the upper door cap to cover the through hole.

2. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the fixer includes a fixing hole to which the fastening member is screw coupleable to screw couple the fastening member to the portion of the fixer.

3. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein, when the cap cover is coupled to the upper door cap, the cap cover forms a portion of an upper surface of the upper door cap.

4. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein the door body includes a cover forming a front surface of the door body and that is configured so that the open front side of the coupling groove is exposed while the door panel is separated from the door body.

5. The refrigerator of claim 4 , wherein
the door panel includes a fixing member extending along at least one edge of the door panel and including a magnetic body, and,
when the door panel is mounted on the door body, the cover and the magnetic body generate an attractive magnetic force.

6. The refrigerator of claim 4 , wherein
the door body includes a cover fastening member,
the cover includes a cover hole, and
the cover fastening member passes through the cover hole to fix the cover to one of the first chassis and the second chassis.

7. The refrigerator of claim 4 , wherein the first chassis and the second chassis extend on opposite sides of the cover, respectively, and, when the door panel is mounted on the door body, protrude forward further than the cover to form a space in which the door panel is seated.

8. The refrigerator of claim 7 , wherein the first chassis and the second chassis support opposite sides of the door panel, respectively.

9. The refrigerator of claim 7 , wherein the door panel, while mounted on the door body, protrudes forward further than the first chassis and the second chassis.

10. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein the fixer includes a first fixer and a second fixer spaced apart from the first fixer.

11. The refrigerator of claim 1 , further comprising:
a buffer member that, when the door panel is mounted on the door body, is between the door panel and the door body, and that includes a shock absorbing material and/or a sound absorbing material.

12. The refrigerator of claim 11 , wherein the buffer member is on the rear surface of the panel body, and the fixer is at an upper side of the buffer member.

13. The refrigerator of claim 1 , wherein the fixer includes a material different from a material forming the panel body.

14. The refrigerator of claim 13 , wherein the fixer is attached to the panel body by an adhesive.

15. The refrigerator of claim 13 , wherein the panel body includes glass or metal.

Assignees

• Samsung Electronics Co Ltd

Inventors

• Lee Chomin
• Kim Byoungmok
• Lee Oungu
• Lee Jeonghyun
• Kim Dongyeong
• Choi Minseok
• Gu Yang-Yeol
• Kim Ae-Ryun
• Shin Yountae
• Lee Donghyun
• Lee Seonju
• Lee Jaemin

Classifications

• F25D23/02 Primary

  Doors; Covers (F25D23/08 takes precedence {locks or fastenings E05B65/0042}) · CPC title

• F25D2400/18

  Aesthetic features · CPC title

• F25D23/028 Primary

  Details · CPC title

• F25D23/006

  for mounting refrigerating machinery components · CPC title

• F25D23/066

  Liners · CPC title