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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2022
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Kyeonghun Kim, Seoul, KR;
Seok Heo, Seoul, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
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.