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Refrigerator and display unit of refrigerator

US9702621B2 · kind B2 · utility

73Cited by
5References
15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJan 5, 2016
Grant dateJul 11, 2017
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Expiry dateJan 5, 2036

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25D2400/361
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Disclosed herein are a refrigerator and a display unit of the refrigerator, in which a sealing member is disposed between a display installation part and a displaying part of a display unit, and thus moisture is prevented from penetrating into the display unit. The refrigerator includes a door assembly which opens and closes an opened front surface of a storage compartment and including an opening provided at a front surface thereof, and a display unit, wherein the display unit includes a display installation part that is inside the door assembly to correspond to the opening and at which a display is installed, a displaying part which is disposed at a front surface of the display installation part and exposed to an outside through the opening, and a sealing member which seals between the display installation part and the displaying part and prevents moisture from penetrating into the display unit.

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