Patent ID: 11859900
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Electrical machinery, apparatus, energy (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  A  B  G  H  Y | IPC B  F  G  H

Claim 0:
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a controller;
a cabinet defining a storage chamber therein;
a lighting device provided at the storage chamber and configured to illuminate an interior of the storage chamber; and
a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the storage chamber, the door comprising:
a door frame that at least partially defines an exterior of the door,
a door liner coupled to the door frame and defining an opening part,
an insulation provided around the opening part in a space defined between the door frame and the door liner,
a plurality of display installing protrusions provided at opposing inner side surface of the opening part, and
a display assembly mounted in the opening part,

wherein the display assembly includes:
an outer case that defines an interior space,
a printed circuit board (PCB) that is provided in the interior space of the outer case,
a plurality of display guides provided at both left and right side surface of the outer case, the plurality of display guides being detachably coupled to the plurality of the display installing protrusions,
a display that is connected to the PCB and is oriented toward an outside of the refrigerator, and
one or more operating buttons that are connected to the PCB and are configured to be operated by a user, and

wherein the controller is configured, based on the door being closed, to activate the display assembly and the lighting device to thereby allow the user to see the display assembly and the lighting device from the outside through the opening part.