Patent ID: 11859901
Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC F | IPC F

Claim 0:
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet defining a storage space; and
a door configured to open and close the storage space, and
wherein the door comprises:
a panel assembly defining a front surface of the door,
a first display positioned at the panel assembly and providing a screen, the first display being transparent for a user to see an inside of the refrigerator from an outside of the panel assembly,
a door liner defining a rear surface of the door and having a door liner opening, the door liner covering a portion of the panel assembly,
cap decorations defining upper and lower surfaces of the door,
a frame having a frame opening, the frame opening receiving a portion of the panel assembly, and
a second display being spaced apart from the first display,

wherein the panel assembly comprises:
a see-through part disposed at a position corresponding to the first display and the door liner opening, the see-through part being configured to permit the inside of the refrigerator to be visible through the first display and the door liner opening,
a transmission part disposed at a position corresponding to the second display and configured to transmit light of the second display, and
an opaque bezel surrounding the see-through part and the transmission part, and

wherein the transmission part is arranged apart from the see-through part and extends along a side of the see-through part,
wherein the second display includes a plurality of LEDs linearly arranged along a longitudinal direction of the transmission part, all of the plurality of LEDs being disposed within the transmission part, and
wherein the second display is configured to turn on based on the first display being turned off and configured to display information by light transmitted from the plurality of LEDs.