Patent ID: 8336974
Filing Date: 2012-12-25
Classification: B29C,F25D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A door of a refrigerator comprising: a door frame including a front side and a rear side; a home bar door mounted to a central portion of the door frame; a first front panel fixed to the front side of the door frame at an upper portion of the door frame; a second front panel fixed to the front side of the door frame at a lower portion of the door frame; a rear panel mounted to the rear side of the door frame; a first front panel mounting part formed on the front side of the door frame at the upper portion of the door frame, to support the first front panel; a second front panel mounting part formed on the front side of the door frame at the lower portion of the door frame, to support the second front panel; an upper opening defined by the first front panel mounting part, the upper opening being closed by the first front panel; a lower opening defined by the second front panel mounting part, the lower opening being closed by the second front panel; a position fixing projection formed at the front side of the door frame along a periphery of the door frame, to guide mounting positions of the first and second front panels, wherein the position fixing projection includes gaps formed at every corner of the position fixing projection for contraction and expansion of the position fixing projection; and a foam material filling a space defined by the door frame, the first and second front panels, and the rear panel, wherein the first and second front panels are permanently fixed to the door frame by the foam material, which directly comes into contact with rear surface portions of the first and second front panels through the upper and lower openings, when the foam material cures, such that the first and second front panels are attached to the door frame without engaging any portion of the door frame with front surfaces of the first and second front panels, enabling the entire front surfaces of the first and second front panels to be visible from a front of the refrigerator.