Lg Electronics Inc.

Joonghan Son

Soyoon Kim

Sangho Park

Eunsoo Yang

Yunsu Chu

Younghun Son

A home appliance includes a refrigerator including a panel assembly. The panel assembly includes: a first panel formed of a glass material; a second panel spaced apart from the first panel and formed of a glass material; a plurality of spacers provided between the first panel and the second panel so as to maintain a gap between the first panel and the second panel, and arranged to be spaced apart from each other; a sealing member disposed between the first panel and the second panel for sealing a space between the first panel and the second panel; an exhaust hole provided in at least one of the first panel and the second panel so as to discharge air such that the space between the first panel and the second panel becomes a vacuum insulation space; and a cover member covering the exhaust hole.

Panel assembly, refrigerator, and home appliances

The present invention provides a panel assembly, a refrigerator, and home appliances. The panel assembly of the present invention comprises: a first panel formed of a glass material; a second panel spaced apart from the first panel and formed of a glass material; a plurality of spacers provided between the first panel and the second panel so as to maintain a gap between the first panel and the second panel, and arranged to be spaced apart from each other; a sealing member disposed between the first panel and the second panel for sealing a space between the first panel and the second panel; an exhaust hole provided in at least one of the first panel and the second panel so as to discharge air such that the space between the first panel and the second panel becomes a vacuum insulation space; and a cover member covering the exhaust hole.

A refrigerator includes a cabinet and a door. The door includes an outer plate that includes a display part having through holes and a touch manipulation part positioned at a lower side of the display part. The display part and the touch manipulation part are integrally formed. A display cover is mounted on a rear surface of the outer plate. An inner case is mounted on the rear surface of the outer plate to surround the display cover and communicates with an opening formed in a peripheral surface of the door. A display assembly can be inserted into the display cover through the opening. A touch sensor assembly is mounted onto the display cover at a position corresponding to the touch manipulation part. Light emitting members of the display assembly can be positioned above the touch sensor assembly when the display assembly has been inserted into the display cover.

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Seoul, South Korea

Joonghan Son