US 12,169,096 B2
Refrigerator
Yongrak Jung, Seoul (KR); Kihyun Park, Seoul (KR); and Seongjin Na, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Nov. 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/521,668.
Application 18/521,668 is a continuation of application No. 17/699,758, filed on Mar. 21, 2022, granted, now 11,867,459.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2021-0045785 (KR), filed on Apr. 8, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2024/0093934 A1, Mar. 21, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. F25D 29/00 (2006.01); F25D 23/06 (2006.01); F25D 25/02 (2006.01); F25D 27/00 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 29/005 (2013.01) [F25D 23/063 (2013.01); F25D 25/025 (2013.01); F25D 27/00 (2013.01); F25D 2400/40 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet having a storage space;
a drawer door located in the storage space, the drawer door including:
a door part having:
a door panel defining a rear surface of the door part, the door panel having an insulating material located therein;
an outer plate located in front of the door panel, the outer plate defining a front surface of the door part;
a panel coupling part connecting the outer plate to the door panel; and
a control panel accommodating part recessed downward from an upper surface of the door panel; and
a drawer part connected to the door part, the drawer part being configured to be slidable in and out of the storage space, the drawer part being configured to store foods therein;
a control panel located in the control panel accommodating part, the control panel being configured to display a manipulation button to manipulate a function of the refrigerator by a user and an operating status of the refrigerator; and
an electric wire guide module configured to connect the cabinet to the rear surface of the door part and to guide an electric wire connected to the control panel; and
a support frame located in the control panel accommodating part, the support frame being connected to the control panel, the support frame including:
a frame bottom connected to a bottom surface of the control panel accommodating part; and
a frame coupling part extending upward along a circumference of the frame bottom to contact a side surface of the control panel,
wherein the control panel accommodating part has a plurality of restraining grooves located in a front surface of the control panel accommodating part and a rear surface of the control panel accommodating part, and
wherein the support frame has a plurality of accommodating part coupling parts configured to be hook-coupled to the plurality of restraining grooves.