EP1872070A4 - Door for refrigerator - Google Patents

Door for refrigerator

Info

Publication number: EP1872070A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: refrigerator; door
Prior art date: 2005-04-20
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP06757442.6A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP1872070B1 (en

EP1872070A1 (en

Inventor

Ung-Su Kim

Jae-Yung Kim

O-Bong Choi

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

LG Electronics Inc

Original Assignee

LG Electronics Inc

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2005-04-20

Filing date

2006-04-13

Publication date

2015-08-05

2005-04-20 Priority claimed from KR1020050032913A external-priority patent/KR101156286B1/en

2005-05-02 Priority claimed from KR1020050036856A external-priority patent/KR101262370B1/en

2005-05-02 Priority claimed from KR1020050036855A external-priority patent/KR20060114584A/en

2005-05-04 Priority claimed from KR1020050037619A external-priority patent/KR100678674B1/en

2005-06-02 Priority claimed from KR1020050047439A external-priority patent/KR20060125408A/en

2006-04-13 Application filed by LG Electronics Inc filed Critical LG Electronics Inc

2008-01-02 Publication of EP1872070A1 publication Critical patent/EP1872070A1/en

2015-08-05 Publication of EP1872070A4 publication Critical patent/EP1872070A4/en

2017-03-08 Application granted granted Critical

2017-03-08 Publication of EP1872070B1 publication Critical patent/EP1872070B1/en

Status Active legal-status Critical Current

2026-04-13 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Classifications

- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D23/00—General constructional features
- F25D23/08—Parts formed wholly or mainly of plastics materials
- F25D23/082—Strips
- F25D23/085—Breaking strips
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D23/00—General constructional features
- F25D23/02—Doors; Covers
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
- F25D2400/06—Refrigerators with a vertical mullion
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D2400/00—General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
- F25D2400/18—Aesthetic features
- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25D—REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
- F25D29/00—Arrangement or mounting of control or safety devices
- F25D29/005—Mounting of control devices

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Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
Combustion & Propulsion (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
Thermal Sciences (AREA)
General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
Refrigerator Housings (AREA)

EP06757442.6A 2005-04-20 2006-04-13 Door for refrigerator Active EP1872070B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (6)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
KR1020050032913A KR101156286B1 (en)	2005-04-20	2005-04-20	Door for refrigerator
KR1020050036856A KR101262370B1 (en)	2005-05-02	2005-05-02	Door of refrigerator
KR1020050036855A KR20060114584A (en)	2005-05-02	2005-05-02	Door for refrigerator
KR1020050037619A KR100678674B1 (en)	2005-05-04	2005-05-04	Front panel mounting structure for door of refrigerator
KR1020050047439A KR20060125408A (en)	2005-06-02	2005-06-02	Decoration cap mounting structure for door of refrigerator
PCT/KR2006/001373 WO2006112633A1 (en)	2005-04-20	2006-04-13	Door for refrigerator

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP1872070A1 EP1872070A1 (en)	2008-01-02
EP1872070A4 true EP1872070A4 (en)	2015-08-05
EP1872070B1 EP1872070B1 (en)	2017-03-08

Family

ID=37115320

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP06757442.6A Active EP1872070B1 (en)	2005-04-20	2006-04-13	Door for refrigerator

Country Status (5)

Country	Link
US (1)	US20080042537A1 (en)
EP (1)	EP1872070B1 (en)
AU (1)	AU2006237838B2 (en)
MX (1)	MXPA06014549A (en)
WO (1)	WO2006112633A1 (en)

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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
EP1872070B1 (en)	2017-03-08
US20080042537A1 (en)	2008-02-21
AU2006237838A1 (en)	2006-10-26
AU2006237838B2 (en)	2011-07-21
WO2006112633A1 (en)	2006-10-26
EP1872070A1 (en)	2008-01-02
MXPA06014549A (en)	2007-03-23

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