Title:
COOLER HAVING A TRANSPARENT DISPLAY
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2016/125963
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A cooler having a transparent display is provided. The cooler may include a body forming a predetermined space configured to receive products therein; a cooling unit or device installed in the body and configured to supply cooled air into the space; a door installed in or on the body to open and close the space; and a transparent display assembly installed in the door and configured to provide predetermined information related to the products to a user. The transparent display assembly may include a transparent display panel, a dispersion panel arranged at a rear of the transparent display panel and configured to scatter light, which is incident upon a side of the dispersion panel, and a light source that irradiates light from the side of the dispersion panel to an inside of the dispersion panel. A transparency of the dispersion panel may be controlled depending on a distance between a user and the cooler to allow the user to selectively see the products.
Inventors:
CHANG MYUNGWHUN (KR)
HAN SUNGWOOK (KR)
KIM DONGHYUN (KR)
BAE KUKHO (KR)
HAN SUNGWOOK (KR)
KIM DONGHYUN (KR)
BAE KUKHO (KR)
Application Number:
PCT/KR2015/006824
Publication Date:
August 11, 2016
Filing Date:
July 02, 2015
Export Citation:
Assignee:
LG ELECTRONICS INC (KR)
International Classes:
F25D23/02
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2013123592A1 | 2013-08-29 |
Foreign References:
| US20140232958A1 | 2014-08-21 | |||
| US20140144083A1 | 2014-05-29 | |||
| US7356969B1 | 2008-04-15 | |||
| US20120105424A1 | 2012-05-03 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
KIM, Yong In et al. (82 Olympic-ro Songpa-ku, Seoul 138-861, KR)
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