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Refrigerator and method for controlling the same

  • US 10,575,661 B2
  • Filed: 03/11/2019
  • Issued: 03/03/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A refrigerator comprising:

  • a cabinet defining a first storage area and a second storage area therein, the first storage area provided at a lateral side of the second storage area;

    a first door configured to open and close the first storage area;

    a second door configured to open and close the second storage area, and having an opening formed therein, the second door including a handle with a recessed part;

    a door storage provided behind a rear surface of the second door and disposed to horizontally traverse and overlap the opening of the second door to be visible through the opening from an outside of the refrigerator;

    a light unit provided on an inner side of the cabinet and configured to emit light toward the door storage of the second door;

    a glass assembly configured to cover the opening of the second door and through which the door storage is viewable;

    wherein the glass assembly comprises a front panel formed of a transparent material and forms an entirety of a front appearance of the second door;

    wherein the front panel is provided in front of the recessed part and includes a first region configured to cover an entirety of a viewing region of the glass assembly, the first region has a first color and a first opacity to partially block the light emitted from the light unit and to transmit a reduced intensity of the light to the outside of the refrigerator;

    wherein, in a first state in which the light unit is turned on, the light from the light unit is emitted through the first region, and the door storage is visible through the viewing region, and wherein, in a second state in which the light unit is turned off, the door storage is less visible through the viewing region as compared to the first state.

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