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Refrigerator

  • US 10,345,035 B2
  • Filed: 03/22/2018
  • Issued: 07/09/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A refrigerator comprising:

  • a cabinet having a storage chamber defined therein;

    a lighting device arranged inside the storage chamber and configured to illuminate an interior of the storage chamber;

    a door connected to the cabinet and configured to open and close the storage chamber, the door comprising;

    a door frame having an opening defined therethrough; and

    a panel assembly configured to cover the opening of the door frame, the panel assembly comprising;

    a front panel configured to cover at least a portion of the opening defined in the door frame, the front panel comprising;

    a masking layer configured to at least partially block transmission of light therethrough,a sensor arranged in the door and configured to detect a user input, the sensor positioned behind the front panel of the panel assembly of the door at a location that is covered by the masking layer of the front panel; and

    at least one processor configured to activate the lighting device based on a user input being detected by the sensor,wherein the masking layer is provided on a periphery of the front panel,wherein the front panel is divided as a first area and a second area by the masking layer,wherein the first area is an area on which the masking layer is provided, and the second area is positioned at an inner side of the first area,wherein in a state in which the lighting device is activated, light that is emitted from the lighting device is at least partially blocked by the first area of the front panel, and passes through the second area of the front panel.

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