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Patent No.:

US 11300352 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Apr. 12, 2022

Filed:

Apr. 14, 2020

External member for home appliances having light transmitting through-holes and manufacturing method therefor

Applicant:

Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Sung Gab Kim, Seoul, KR;

So Hee Bak, Seoul, KR;

Ja Hun Koo, Seoul, KR;

Youngwoo Kim, Seoul, KR;

Pojin Kim, Seoul, KR;

Byungchun Moon, Seoul, KR;

Kuhyeong Lee, Seoul, KR;

Hye Sun Jung, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:

LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;

Attorney:

Fish & Richardson P.C.

Primary Examiner:

David D Davis

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 23/02 (2006.01); F25D 23/00 (2006.01); H01L 33/00 (2010.01); H05B 33/12 (2006.01); F25D 23/06 (2006.01); F25D 27/00 (2006.01); H01L 25/075 (2006.01); H01L 33/48 (2010.01); H01L 33/58 (2010.01); H01L 33/60 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 23/028 (2013.01); F25D 23/00 (2013.01); F25D 23/02 (2013.01); F25D 23/06 (2013.01); F25D 27/00 (2013.01); H01L 33/00 (2013.01); H05B 33/12 (2013.01); F25D 2327/001 (2013.01); F25D 2400/36 (2013.01); F25D 2700/12 (2013.01); H01L 25/0753 (2013.01); H01L 33/486 (2013.01); H01L 33/58 (2013.01); H01L 33/60 (2013.01); H01L 2933/0091 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present disclosure relates to an external member for home appliances and a manufacturing method therefor. The external member has through-holes in a metal layer for transmitting light emitted from a light source, such as a light-emitting device mounted rear of the external member, are not exposed to the outside by a film layer attached to a front surface of the metal layer when the light-emitting device is turned off. The external member for home appliances can provides appearance of home appliances with improved luxuriousness and aesthetic sensibility.

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