Display assembly for refrigerator

• US 7,889,482 B2
• Filed: 06/20/2007
• Issued: 02/15/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/2006
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Sung-Ae
• Primary Examiner(s): Gandhi; Jayprakash N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Edwards; Anthony Q
• Application Number:
  US11/766,011
• Publication Number:
  US 20070295020A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,336 Days
• Field of Search: 361/679.21, 248/923
• US Class Current: 361/679.07
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/08 around a vertical axis , e.g. panoramic heads F16M11/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/10 around a horizontal axis F16M11/12 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 11/14 with ball-joint ball-jointed hinges F16C11/06 ; adjustable mountings employing universal joints for lighting devices F21V21/26 - F21V21/30
• CPC Class Codes: F16M 13/02 for supporting on, or attaching to, an object, e.g. tree, gate, window-frame, cycle
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 23/12 Arrangements of compartments additional to cooling compartments; Combinations of refrigerators with other equipment, e.g. stove
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2400/06 Refrigerators with a vertical mullion
• CPC Class Codes: F25D 2400/36 Visual displays
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 248/917 Video display screen support

Abstract

A display assembly for a refrigerator includes: a display; a frame having a mounting part for mounting the display and provided on an outer wall surface of a refrigerator; and a tilting unit fixed to the display and the mounting part and allowing the display to be tilted. A direction of a screen of a display unit can be controlled, and thus, restrictions of a viewing angle of the display can be overcome.

Claims

1. A display assembly for a refrigerator comprising:

a display;

a frame having a mounting part for mounting the display and provided on an outer wall surface of a refrigerator; and

a tilting unit fixed to the display and the mounting part and allowing the display to be tilted,

wherein the tilting unit comprises;

a shaft having a polygonal section; and

one or more collars inserted in the shaft, the collar including a stopper provided on its inner circumferential surface and restraining rotation of the shaft by stages.

2. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the shaft is fixed to one of the mounting part and a rear surface of the display in a direction perpendicular to the display, and the collar is fixed to the other remaining one.

3. The assembly of claim 2, wherein the mounting part is formed as a vertical central portion of the frame and is protruded with a pre-set height.

4. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the stopper is formed as an elastic member.

5. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the shaft is fixed to one of the mounting part and a rear surface of the display in a direction horizontal to the display, and the collar is fixed to the other remaining one.

6. The assembly of claim 5, wherein the mounting part is formed as a horizontal central portion of the frame and is protruded with a pre-set height.

7. The assembly of claim 1, wherein the frame is provided on a front surface of a refrigerator door.

8. The assembly of claim 1, wherein a heat releasing unit is provided on a rear surface of the display.