Patent ID: 11971206
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC F  D  E  Y | IPC F

Claim 13:
14. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet having an inner space; and
a door configured to open and close at least a portion of the inner space, the door comprising (i) a frame having an opening and (ii) a panel assembly that covers the opening,
wherein the panel assembly comprises:
a first panel made of a glass material, the first panel defining a front surface of the door,
a second panel spaced apart from the first panel and made of a glass material,

wherein a size of the first panel is greater than a size of the second panel,
a heater mounted on a rear surface of the first panel,
a sealing member disposed between the first panel and the second panel and configured to seal a space between the first panel and the second panel,
an exhaust hole defined in at least one of the first panel or the second panel and configured to exhaust air from the space between the first panel and the second panel to define a vacuum insulation space,
a cover member configured to cover the exhaust hole, and
an insulation material provided in an insulation space defined by the frame and panel assembly,

wherein the insulation material overlaps with the second panel along a left-right direction, and
wherein an overlapping length between the insulation material and the second panel along the left-right direction is greater than a thickness of the panel assembly in a front-rear direction.