Patent ID: 8608330
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: F25D

Abstract:
1. An appliance door comprising: an outer door panel formed of a metal sheet; a door liner disposed at a rear side of the outer door panel; a coupling panel provided at both sides of the outer door panel to couple the outer door panel to the door liner; a pair of supporters mounted on the outer door panel; a transparent member mounted on the outer door panel between the pair of supports, the transparent member having a diffusing portion projected or recessed from a surface thereof to form a pattern; a substrate located at an end of the transparent member; a light emitting member mounted on the substrate to emit light to the transparent member; a crystal mounted on a side of the transparent member to allow light emitted from the light emitting member to diffuse frontward; and an exterior member disposed at a front side of the crystal and formed of tempered glass or plastic material, the exterior member including: wherein the diffusing portion includes a main part on which the crystal is received to form an inner portion of the pattern and a secondary part to form one or more contour lines of the pattern.