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Refrigerator

US12270594B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 18, 2022
Grant dateApr 8, 2025
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 22, 2043

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25D2400/36
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

The present disclosure relates a refrigerator including cabinet forming a storage space; and a door configured to open and close the storage space; in which the door includes an outer plate forming a front surface of the door and having an opening; a panel assembly mounted to the opening; a door liner forming a rear surface of the door; and a support frame configured to support a rear surface of the panel assembly; in which the panel assembly includes a front panel forming a front surface; an adiabatic panel disposed at the rear spaced apart from the front panel; a rear panel forming a rear surface; and an interstitial rod disposed between the front panel and the adiabatic panel, and in which the support frame includes a panel support portion formed along the circumference of the front panel; a heater accommodation groove recessed from a front surface to a rear surface of the panel support portion to accommodate a heater configured to heat the front panel; and a heater restraint portion protruding from one surface of the heater accommodation groove to be in contact with at least a portion of the heater.

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