Lg Electronics Inc.

Younghun Son

Yunsu Chu

Joonghan Son

A refrigerator includes a cabinet that defines a storage chamber having an open front surface, a door assembly configured to open and close the open front surface of the cabinet, and a door opening device including a push member configured to push one side surface of the door assembly and disposed in an upper portion of the cabinet, the door opening device being configured to open the door assembly automatically. The door assembly includes a touch assembly including a touch sensor, a body assembly accommodating the touch assembly, and a panel assembly including a front panel and being detachably coupled to a front surface of the body assembly. The touch sensor faces a rear surface of the panel assembly, and recognizes a touch through the front surface of the panel assembly.

Refrigerator

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

Younghun Son