REFRIGERATOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF

摘要

A door of a refrigerator includes a front plate formed of a metallic material, a display unit having a display part disposed at a rear surface of the front plate to brighten and darken and thus to display operation information of the refrigerator, and a plurality of through-holes formed in an area of the front plate corresponding to the display part. The display unit is hidden in the door, but a user may see the information displayed on the display unit through the through-holes of the front plate.

主权项

1. A refrigerator comprising:
a main body; a storage chamber formed in the main body; and a door configured to open and close the storage chamber, wherein the door comprises:
a front plate configured to form a front surface and side surfaces of the door;a rear plate coupled to a rear portion of the front plate;an upper cap coupled to an upper portion of the front plate;a lower cap coupled to a lower portion of the front plate;a foaming space defined by the front plate, the rear plate, the upper cap, and the lower cap;an insulation material foamed into the foaming space; anda display unit including a display part having a desired shape to be turned on and off, and disposed at a rear side of the front plate, and a through-hole having a diameter larger than half of a thickness of the front plate is formed in the front plate.