US 12,169,091 B2
Refrigerator and method for opening a refrigerator door
Minsub Kim, Seoul (KR); Hongsik Kwon, Seoul (KR); Dongjeong Kim, Seoul (KR); Jungjae Lee, Seoul (KR); and Jaehoon Shin, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Jul. 14, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/222,198.
Application 18/222,198 is a continuation of application No. 17/592,177, filed on Feb. 3, 2022, granted, now 11,740,007.
Application 17/592,177 is a continuation of application No. 16/938,568, filed on Jul. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,274,872, issued on Mar. 15, 2022.
Application 16/938,568 is a continuation of application No. 15/699,331, filed on Sep. 8, 2017, granted, now 10,746,457, issued on Aug. 18, 2020.
Application 15/699,331 is a continuation of application No. 15/532,806, granted, now 10,767,918, issued on Sep. 8, 2020, previously published as PCT/KR2016/004425, filed on Apr. 27, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2015-0058952 (KR), filed on Apr. 27, 2015; and application No. 10-2016-0001272 (KR), filed on Jan. 5, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0358463 A1, Nov. 9, 2023
Int. Cl. F25D 23/02 (2006.01); E05F 15/619 (2015.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01); E05F 15/75 (2015.01); F21V 5/00 (2018.01); F21V 5/04 (2006.01); F21V 14/06 (2006.01); F21V 17/12 (2006.01); F21V 19/00 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01); F25D 11/02 (2006.01); F25D 27/00 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01); H05B 47/16 (2020.01); F21W 131/305 (2006.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01)
CPC F25D 23/028 (2013.01) [E05F 15/619 (2015.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01); E05F 15/75 (2015.01); F21V 5/008 (2013.01); F21V 5/04 (2013.01); F21V 14/06 (2013.01); F21V 17/12 (2013.01); F21V 19/0015 (2013.01); F21V 23/0471 (2013.01); F21V 33/0044 (2013.01); F25D 11/02 (2013.01); F25D 23/02 (2013.01); F25D 27/005 (2013.01); F25D 29/00 (2013.01); F25D 29/003 (2013.01); F25D 29/005 (2013.01); H05B 47/16 (2020.01); E05F 2015/765 (2015.01); E05Y 2400/44 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/45 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/858 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/31 (2013.01); F21W 2131/305 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08); F25D 2323/021 (2013.01); F25D 2323/023 (2013.01); F25D 2600/02 (2013.01); F25D 2700/02 (2013.01); F25D 2700/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet defining a storage space;
a main controller mounted on the cabinet; and
a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage space,
wherein the door comprises:
a door plate providing a front surface of the door;
an upper decoration coupled to an upper portion of the door plate;
a lower decoration coupled to a lower portion of the door plate;
a door liner coupled to the upper decoration and the lower decoration and providing a rear surface of the door;
an insulation filled in a first space that is defined by the door plate, the door liner, the upper decoration and the lower decoration; and
a sensing assembly disposed to be inclined with respect to the front surface of the door,
wherein the lower decoration includes:
a sensing assembly installation part configured to be separate from the first space and providing a second space in which the sensing assembly is disposed; and
an electric wire guide hole through which an electric wire from the sensing assembly passes, and
wherein the sensing assembly installation part communicates with the first space through the electric wire guide hole and the electric wire connecting to the main controller.