US2022163163A1PendingUtilityA1

Vacuum adiabatic body and refrigerator

Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INCPriority: Aug 3, 2015Filed: Jan 24, 2022Published: May 26, 2022
Est. expiryAug 3, 2035(~9 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
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Abstract

A vacuum adiabatic body includes: a first plate member defining at least one portion of a wall for a first space; a second plate member defining at least one portion of a wall for a second space having a different temperature from the first space; a sealing part sealing the first plate member and the second plate member to provide a third space that has a temperature between the temperature of the first space and the temperature of the second space and is in a vacuum state; a supporting unit maintaining the third space; a heat resistance unit for decreasing a heat transfer amount between the first plate member and the second plate member; and an exhaust port through which a gas in the third space is exhausted, wherein the third space includes a first vacuum space part and a second vacuum space part having a lower height than the first vacuum space part, and an addition mounting part having parts mounted therein is provided at an outside of the second vacuum space part.

Claims

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A vacuum adiabatic body comprising:
 a first plate configured to have a first temperature;   a second plate configured to have a second temperature different than the first temperature; and   a seal that seals the first plate and the second plate to provide an inner space, the inner space to be provided in a vacuum state,   wherein the vacuum adiabatic body is configured to include a main portion, a side portion, a rear portion and a front portion,   wherein the inner space is provided to extend from the main portion of the vacuum adiabatic body to the side portion of the vacuum adiabatic body.   
     
     
         2 . The vacuum adiabatic body according to  claim 1 , wherein the second plate includes a front part and a side part, and the side portion of the vacuum adiabatic body includes the side part of the second plate. 
     
     
         3 . The vacuum adiabatic body according to  claim 2 , wherein the front portion of the vacuum adiabatic body includes the front part of the second plate. 
     
     
         4 . The vacuum adiabatic body according to  claim 2 , wherein the second plate includes an edge part at an end of the side part, and the inner space extends to the edge part to improve an adiabatic effect. 
     
     
         5 . The vacuum adiabatic body according to  claim 3 , wherein the inner space includes a first vacuum space and a second vacuum space, the first vacuum space being provided more distant from the side portion of the vacuum adiabatic body than the second vacuum space. 
     
     
         6 . The vacuum adiabatic body according to  claim 5 , wherein the first vacuum space is disposed to face the front portion of the vacuum adiabatic body, and the second vacuum space is disposed to face the front portion of the vacuum adiabatic body and to face the side portion of the vacuum adiabatic body. 
     
     
         7 . The vacuum adiabatic body according to  claim 5 , wherein a height of the first vacuum space is greater than a height of the second vacuum space. 
     
     
         8 . The vacuum adiabatic body according to  claim 5 , wherein the first vacuum space has a greater degree of insulation than the second vacuum space. 
     
     
         9 . The vacuum adiabatic body according to  claim 5 , comprising an addition mounting portion, the addition mounting portion is provided outside of the second vacuum space. 
     
     
         10 . The vacuum adiabatic body according to  claim 5 , comprising a side frame including a side portion extending from the rear portion of the vacuum adiabatic body toward the front portion of the vacuum adiabatic body. 
     
     
         11 . The vacuum adiabatic body according to  claim 5 , wherein the side frame has a first surface to face the inner space and a second surface to face an outside of the inner space. 
     
     
         12 . The vacuum adiabatic body according to  claim 5 , comprising a side frame including a first portion extending from the main portion of the vacuum adiabatic body toward the side portion of the vacuum adiabatic body. 
     
     
         13 . The vacuum adiabatic body according to  claim 12 , wherein the side frame includes a second portion to face the second vacuum space, and the first portion is to face the first vacuum space. 
     
     
         14 . A vacuum adiabatic body comprising:
 a first plate configured to have a first temperature;   a second plate configured to have a second temperature different than the first temperature;   a seal that seals the first plate and the second plate to provide an inner space, the inner space to be provided in a vacuum state; and   a side frame defining at least one portion of the wall for the inner space, the side frame including a first portion to face the second plate, wherein the vacuum adiabatic body has a heat transfer path between the first plate and second plate, the heat transfer path passes through the side frame, and   wherein the vacuum adiabatic body is configured to include a main portion, a side portion, a rear portion and a front portion, and the first portion of the side frame is spaced apart from the front portion of the vacuum adiabatic body.   
     
     
         15 . The vacuum adiabatic body according to  claim 14 , wherein the second plate include a front part and a side part, the front portion of the vacuum adiabatic body includes the front part of the second plate. 
     
     
         16 . The vacuum adiabatic body according to  claim 15 , wherein the side portion of the vacuum adiabatic body includes the side part of the second plate. 
     
     
         17 . The vacuum adiabatic body according to  claim 14 , wherein the side frame includes a second portion that extends from the rear portion of the vacuum adiabatic body toward the front portion of the vacuum adiabatic body, and configured such that a heat transfer via the side frame toward the front portion of the vacuum adiabatic body can be reduced. 
     
     
         18 . The vacuum adiabatic body according to  claim 14 , wherein the first portion of the side frame extends from the main portion of the vacuum adiabatic body toward the side portion of the vacuum adiabatic body, and configured such that a heat transfer via the side frame toward the front portion of the vacuum adiabatic body can be reduced. 
     
     
         19 . The vacuum adiabatic body according to  claim 18 , wherein both the first portion and the second portion is spaced apart from the front portion of the vacuum adiabatic body. 
     
     
         20 . A vacuum adiabatic body comprising:
 a first plate configured to have a first temperature;   a second plate configured to have a second temperature different than the first temperature;   a seal that seals the first plate and the second plate to provide an inner space, the inner space to be provided in a vacuum state; and   a side frame defining at least one portion of the inner space,   wherein the vacuum adiabatic body has a heat transfer path between the first plate and second plate, the heat transfer path is configured to pass through the side frame, and   wherein the vacuum adiabatic body is configured to include a main portion, a side portion, a rear portion and a front portion, and the side frame includes a portion configured to contact the side portion of the vacuum adiabatic body.   
     
     
         21 . The vacuum adiabatic body according to  claim 20 , wherein the second plate includes a front part and a side part, the front portion of the vacuum adiabatic body includes the front part of the second plate. 
     
     
         22 . The vacuum adiabatic body according to  claim 21 , wherein the side portion of the vacuum adiabatic body includes the side part of the second plate. 
     
     
         23 . The vacuum adiabatic body according to  claim 20 , wherein the portion of the side frame extends from the main portion of the vacuum adiabatic body toward the side portion of the vacuum adiabatic body, and is configured such that a heat transfer via the side frame toward the front portion of the vacuum adiabatic body can be reduced.

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