US20130099650A1 - Refrigerator and door for the same - Google Patents
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Abstract
A door for a refrigerator having a reduced number of constituent elements, resulting in reduction in material and processing costs as well as manufacturing time is provided. The door may include a reinforced glass panel defining a front surface, a pair of lateral frames to support the reinforced glass panel, a rear panel defining a rear surface, a pair of caps including upper and lower caps, and a foam charged into an interior space of the door to couple the reinforced glass panel, lateral frames, rear panel and caps to one another. Each lateral frame comes into contact with two surfaces including a lateral surface and a rear surface of the reinforced glass panel to support the reinforced glass panel. Also, each lateral frame may be formed via extrusion molding of PVC synthetic resin and is painted via liquid painting.
Description
- This application claims the priority benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 10-2011-0107889, filed on Oct. 21, 2011 and Korean Patent Application No. 10-2012-0051474, filed on May 15, 2012 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosures of which are incorporated herein by reference.
- 1. Field
- Embodiments relate to a door for a refrigerator.
- 2. Description of the Related Art
- Generally, a refrigerator is an apparatus that includes a storage compartment in which food is stored and a cold air supply device to supply cold air into the storage compartment, thereby serving to keep food fresh. The storage compartment has an open front side for entrance/exit of food, and a door is provided to open or close the open front side.
- Oftentimes, some doors have front panels formed of reinforced glass to improve the outer appearance thereof. As shown in
FIG. 9 , a conventional door may include areinforced glass panel 1 defining a front surface, a rear panel 2, a pair oflateral frames intermediate members 5 and 6. - The reinforced
glass panel 1 defines the front surface of the door and contributes to improvement in aesthetic appreciation and decoration of the door. Thereinforced glass panel 1 may be damaged or broken when continuously receiving shock due to nature of glass. The pair oflateral frames glass panel 1 to prevent damage or breakage of thepanel 1. - The pair of
lateral frames Intermediate members 5 and 6 formed of Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS) material are interposed between thereinforced glass panel 1 and the pair oflateral frames intermediate members 5 and 6 are installed to come into contact with a rear surface of thereinforced glass panel 1. - The above-described conventional door may require the additional
intermediate members 5 and 6 because of high price of aluminum and for improvement in shock-resistance and wear-resistance of thereinforced glass panel 1. Moreover, aluminum having high thermal conductivity and electric conductivity may deteriorate insulation performance of the storage compartment, and may cause electric shock accidents upon ground failure of a refrigerator. Additionally, the aluminum lateral frames have complexity in view of manufacture because they may require forming, cutting, coating, painting processes, etc. - In accordance with an aspect of one or more embodiments, there is provided a refrigerator having a door that achieves reduction in material and processing costs.
- In accordance with an aspect of one or more embodiments, there is provided a refrigerator having a door that provides enhanced insulation effects and eliminates the risk of electric shock even upon ground failure of the refrigerator.
- In accordance with an aspect of one or more embodiments, there is provided a refrigerator having a door that achieves improvement in surface texture and color impression.
- In accordance with an aspect of one or more embodiments, there is provided a refrigerator includes a main body, a storage compartment defined in the main body, and a door pivotally rotatably mounted to the main body to open or close an open front side of the storage compartment, wherein the door includes a reinforced glass panel defining a front surface of the door, a pair of lateral frames to support the reinforced glass panel, a rear panel defining a rear surface of the door, a pair of caps including an upper cap and a lower cap, and a foam charged into an interior space of the door to couple the reinforced glass panel, the pair of lateral frames, the rear panel and the pair of caps to one another, wherein each of the pair of lateral frames comes into contact with two surfaces including a lateral surface and a rear surface of the reinforced glass panel to support the reinforced glass panel, and wherein each of the pair of lateral frames is formed via extrusion molding of PVC synthetic resin and is painted via liquid painting.
- The pair of lateral frames may be subjected to natural drying after completion of painting.
- Each of the pair of lateral frames may include a first support portion coming into contact with the lateral surface of the reinforced glass panel and a second support portion coming into contact with the rear surface of the reinforced glass panel.
- The first support portion may include a first support surface coming into contact with the lateral surface of the reinforced glass panel, and the second support portion may include a second support surface coming into contact with the rear surface of the reinforced glass panel.
- The first support surface and the second support surface may be flat.
- The first support portion may protrude farther forward than the second support portion.
- The first support portion may protrude farther than the second support portion at least by a length of the lateral surface of the reinforced glass panel, to prevent the lateral surface of the reinforced glass panel from being exposed to the outside.
- Each of the pair of lateral frames may take the form of a single part.
- In accordance with an aspect of one or more embodiments, there is provided a refrigerator includes a main body, a storage compartment defined in the main body, and a door pivotally rotatably mounted to the main body to open or close an open front side of the storage compartment, wherein the door includes a reinforced glass panel defining a front surface of the door, a pair of lateral frames to support the reinforced glass panel, a rear panel defining a rear surface of the door, a pair of caps including an upper cap and a lower cap, and a foam charged into an interior space of the door to couple the reinforced glass panel, the pair of lateral frames, the rear panel and the pair of caps to one another, and wherein each of the pair of lateral frames is formed into a single part via extrusion molding of PVC synthetic resin.
- Each of the pair of lateral frames may be painted via liquid painting.
- Each of the pair of lateral frames may be subjected to natural drying after completion of painting.
- In accordance with an aspect of one or more embodiments, there is provided a manufacturing method of a door for a refrigerator includes preparing a reinforced glass panel, a rear panel, and a pair of caps, preparing a pair of lateral frames to support the reinforced glass panel, provisionally fixing the reinforced glass panel, the pair of lateral frames, the rear panel, and the pair of caps, and foaming an insulating material into an interior space of the door to fix the reinforced glass panel, the pair of lateral frames, the rear panel, and the pair of caps, wherein the preparation of the pair of lateral frames includes forming a pair of extruded lateral frame articles via extrusion molding of PVC synthetic resin, painting the pair of extruded lateral frame articles via liquid painting, and drying the pair of painted lateral frames via natural drying.
- In accordance with an aspect of one or more embodiments, there is provided a refrigerator includes a main body, a storage compartment defined in the main body, and a door pivotally rotatably mounted to the main body to open or close an open front side of the storage compartment, wherein the door includes a reinforced glass panel defining a front surface of the door, a rear panel defining a rear surface of the door, an upper cap and a lower cap respectively defining an upper surface and a lower surface of the door, a pair of lateral frames defining both lateral surfaces of the door, an interior space defined by the reinforced glass panel, the rear panel, the upper cap, the lower cap, and the pair of lateral frames, and an insulating foam charged into an interior space of the door to couple the reinforced glass panel, the rear panel, the upper cap, the lower cap, and the pair of lateral frames to one another, and wherein each lateral frame includes a PVC plate formed via extrusion molding of PVC, a decorative film attached to a surface of the PVC plate to improve the outer appearance of the PVC plate without painting the PVC plate, and an adhesive material to attach the PVC plate and the decorative film to each other.
- The decorative film may be formed of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP).
- The decorative film may have a hair line pattern.
- In accordance with an aspect of one or more embodiments, there is provided a manufacturing method of a door for a refrigerator includes preparing a reinforced glass panel defining a front surface of the door, a rear panel defining a rear surface of the door, an upper cap and a lower cap respectively defining an upper surface and a lower surface of the door, and a pair of lateral frames defining both lateral surfaces of the door, provisionally fixing the reinforced glass panel, the rear panel, the upper cap, the lower cap, and the pair of lateral frames, and foaming an insulating material into an interior space of the door defined by the reinforced glass panel, the rear panel, the upper cap, the lower cap, and the pair of lateral frames, wherein the preparation of each lateral frame includes forming a PVC plate via extrusion molding of PVC resin, and attaching a decorative film to a surface of the PVC plate.
- The formation of the PVC plate via extrusion molding of PVC resin and the attachment of the decorative film to the surface of the PVC plate may be successively implemented.
- The attachment of the decorative film to the surface of the PVC plate may include introducing the PVC plate and the decorative film to a wrapping roller.
- These and/or other aspects of embodiments will become apparent and more readily appreciated from the following description of embodiments, taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings of which:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the outer appearance of a refrigerator according to an embodiment; -
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a left door for the refrigerator ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of a right door for the refrigerator ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 4 is an exploded plan view showing the configuration of the right door for the refrigerator ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 5 is an assembled plan view showing the configuration of the right door for the refrigerator ofFIG. 1 ; -
FIG. 6 is an assembled plan view showing the configuration of a right door for a refrigerator according to an embodiment; -
FIG. 7 is a view explaining the sequence of manufacturing a lateral frame of the right door for the refrigerator ofFIG. 6 ; -
FIG. 8 is a flowchart explaining a manufacturing method of the door for the refrigerator ofFIG. 6 ; and -
FIG. 9 is a view showing the configuration of a conventional refrigerator door. - Reference will now be made in detail to embodiments, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout.
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the outer appearance of a refrigerator according to an embodiment. Therefrigerator 10 according to an embodiment includes amain body 11,storage compartments main body 11 for food storage, and a cold air supply device (not shown) to supply cold air into thestorage compartments - The
main body 11 includes an outer shell defining the external appearance of therefrigerator 10, an inner shell defining thestorage compartments storage compartments - The
storage compartments first storage compartment 12 at the left side of avertical partition 16 and thesecond storage compartment 13 at the right side of thevertical partition 16. Thefirst storage compartment 12 and thesecond storage compartment 13 may respectively serve as a freezing compartment and a refrigerating compartment. Shelves 14 may be placed in thestorage compartment 13 to support food placed thereon. - The
storage compartments doors main body 11 to open or close the open front sides respectively. Thedoors main body 11 usingupper hinge members 15 and lower hinge members (not shown). Theleft door 21 and theright door 22 may individually open or close thefirst storage compartment 12 and thesecond storage compartment 13. - The
door 22 may be provided with a so-called home-bar chamber 24 for simple storage of food to allow a user to put or take food into or from thechamber 24 without opening thedoor 22. Additionally, door guards 25 for food storage may be installed to a rear surface of thedoor 22. The configuration of thedoors -
FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the left door for the refrigerator ofFIG. 1 , andFIG. 3 is an exploded perspective view showing the configuration of the right door for the refrigerator ofFIG. 1 .FIG. 4 is an exploded plan view showing the configuration of the right door for the refrigerator ofFIG. 1 , andFIG. 5 is an assembled plan view showing the configuration of the right door for the refrigerator ofFIG. 1 . - Referring to
FIG. 2 , theleft door 21 may include a front reinforcedglass panel 30, arear panel 31, a pair oflateral frames upper cap 90, and alower cap 91. - The reinforced
glass panel 30 formed of reinforced glass has an approximately rectangular shape to define a front surface of the door having improved aesthetic appreciation and decoration. Therear panel 31 has the same shape as the reinforcedglass panel 30 to define a rear surface of the door. - The
rear panel 31 may be provided at a rear surface thereof with a pair of vertically elongated door guard mounts 32 for installation of the door guards (25, seeFIG. 1 ). Therear panel 31 may be formed via vacuum forming. - The pair of
lateral frames left door 21 may include the firstlateral frame 60 and the secondlateral frame 70. The secondlateral frame 70 may be integrally provided with a handle groove (80, seeFIG. 4 ) for opening/closing of theleft door 21. - Each of the pair of
lateral frames glass panel 30. - In the case in which the pair of
lateral frames left door 21 has no conductivity, which may prevent electric shock even upon ground failure of the refrigerator. - Further, the pair of
lateral frames - Accordingly, extrusion molding of the lateral frames 60 and 70 using PVC synthetic resin may provide both lateral frames 60 and 70 with sufficient force to support the reinforced
glass panel 30 as well as insulation and stability, and may achieve reduction in cost and time. - The lateral frames 60 and 70 according to an embodiment may be manufactured via extrusion molding, cutting, painting, and drying processes, and may not require a coating process, having a simplified manufacturing process.
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upper cap 90 and thelower cap 91 are respectively coupled to an upper end and a lower end of theleft door 21 to hermetically seal an interior space of theleft door 21. The interior space (33, seeFIG. 5 ) is charged with a foam (34, seeFIG. 5 ) to ensure strong inter-coupling of respective elements. - Referring to
FIG. 3 , theright door 22 may include front reinforcedglass panels bar case 41, a home-bar door 40, arear panel 52, a pair oflateral frames upper cap 140, and alower cap 141. - The reinforced
glass panels bar case 41 interposed therebetween. The home-bar door 40 may be hinged to the home-bar case 41 to open or close anopening 44 of the home-bar case 41. - The
rear panel 52 may have a rear panel opening 54 corresponding to the home-bar opening 44. Therear panel 52 may be provided at a rear surface thereof with a pair of door guard mounts 53 for installation of the door guards (25, seeFIG. 1 ). - The pair of
lateral frames right door 22 and supports the reinforcedglass panels lateral frames left door 21. Also, the pair oflateral frames - The
upper cap 140 and thelower cap 141, which respectively define an upper surface and a lower surface of theright door 22, may be formed in the same manner as theupper cap 90 and thelower cap 91 of theleft door 21. - The lateral frames 110 and 120 may also serve as conventional intermediate members (5 and 6, see
FIG. 9 ) that are interposed between the reinforced glass panel and the lateral frames to improve shock-resistance and wear-resistance. - More specifically, differently from the related art in which the intermediate members (5 and 6, see
FIG. 9 ) formed of ABS synthetic resin are interposed between the reinforced glass panel and the aluminum lateral frames to come into contact with the rear surface of the reinforced glass panel for improvement of shock-resistance and wear-resistance, according to an embodiment, the lateral frames 110 and 120 may be formed of PVC synthetic resin, and thus may come into contact with the reinforcedglass panels - This will be described in more detail with reference to
FIGS. 3 to 5 . As shown, each of the firstlateral frame 110 and the secondlateral frame 120 comes into contact with to two surfaces, i.e. a lateral surface and a rear surface, of the reinforcedglass panel glass panels FIGS. 3 to 5 show theright door 22, this is equal in the case of theleft door 21. - The first
lateral frame 110 includes afirst support portion 61 having afirst support surface 63 to come into contact with alateral surface 56 of the reinforcedglass panel second support portion 62 having asecond support surface 64 to come into contact with arear surface 58 of the reinforcedglass panel first support surface 63 and thesecond support surface 64 may be flat. - The second
lateral frame 120 includes afirst support portion 65 having afirst support surface 67 to come into contact with alateral surface 57 of the reinforcedglass panel second support portion 66 having asecond support surface 68 to come into contact with therear surface 58 of the reinforcedglass panel first support surface 67 and thesecond support surface 68 may be flat. - As such, the first
lateral frame 110 and the secondlateral frame 120 come into contact with the rear surface of the reinforced glass panel without requiring the additional intermediate members (5 and 6, seeFIG. 9 ). This reduces the number of constituent elements of thedoors - The
first support portions glass panel second support portions rear surface 58 of the reinforcedglass panel - The
first support portions second support portions glass panel - With this configuration, the lateral surfaces 56 and 57 of the reinforced
glass panel first support portions - The
doors glass panels rear panels lower caps lateral frames - The pairs of
lateral frames - Thereafter, the reinforced
glass panels rear panels lower caps lateral frames -
FIG. 6 is an assembled plan view showing the configuration of the right door for a refrigerator according to an embodiment,FIG. 7 is a view explaining the sequence of manufacturing the lateral frame of the right door for the refrigerator ofFIG. 6 , andFIG. 8 is a flowchart explaining a manufacturing method of the door for the refrigerator ofFIG. 6 . - In the following description, the same elements as those of the refrigerator according to the previously described embodiment are designated by the same reference numerals, and a description thereof will be omitted.
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FIG. 6 , the door for the refrigerator according to the present embodiment may include the reinforcedglass panels rear panel 52 defining a rear surface of the door, upper and lower caps defining upper and lower surfaces of the door, a pair oflateral frames foam 34 to intercouple the respective elements. - The lateral frames 210 and 220 may respectively include
PCV plates decorative films PVC plates Adhesive materials PVC plates decorative films decorative films PVC plates - That is, the lateral frames 210 and 220 for the refrigerator according to the present embodiment may be manufactured by extrusion molding PVC resin to form the
PVC plates decorative films PVC plates - This may provide the lateral frames 210 and 220 with a variety of designs that may be impossible to obtain via painting. For example, as shown in
FIG. 7 , by attaching thedecorative films PVC plate decorative films - Also, attaching the
decorative films PVC plates PVC plates - Referring to
FIG. 7 , thePVC plates 211 and the decorative films 231 are introduced into and attached to each other by a wrapping device. The wrapping device may includetransfer rollers 240 to transfer thePVC plate 211, a decorativefilm input member 250 to introduce thedecorative film 213, and awrapping roller 260 to attach thePVC plate 211 and thedecorative film 213 to each other. In this case, before the decorative film 231 reaches the wrappingroller 260, theadhesive material 212 may be applied to one surface of the decorative film 231. The wrappingroller 260 ensures that the decorative film 231 is adhered to the surface of thePVC plate 211 without a risk of separation. - In this case, the
transfer roller 240 may directly transfer the extrudedPVC plate 211 from anextruder 230 to the wrappingroller 250. That is, extrusion molding of thePVC plate 211 using PVC resin and attaching thedecorative film 213 to the surface of thePVC plate 211 may be successively implemented in a single line. This may result in further reduction in manufacturing time. - Hereinafter, a method of manufacturing the door for the refrigerator according to the secondly described embodiment will be described with reference to
FIG. 8 . - First, the reinforced glass panel(s) 30; 50 and 51 defining the front surface of the door is prepared (310). Also, the
rear panel 31; 52 defining the rear surface of the door is prepared (320). Theupper cap 90; 140 and thelower cap 91; 141 defining the upper and lower surfaces of the door are prepared (330). - Then, the lateral frames 210 and 220 defining the lateral surfaces of the door are prepared (340). In this case, the lateral frames 210 and 220 may be formed by forming the
PVC plates decorative films PVC plates 211 and 221 (360). - Next, the reinforced glass panel(s) 30; 50 and 51, the
rear panel 31; 52, theupper cap 90; 140, the lower cap; 91 and 141, and the lateral frames 210 and 220 are provisionally assembled (370). - Next, the insulating
foam 34 is charged into theinterior space 33 defined by the reinforced glass panel(s) 30; 50 and 51, therear panel 31; 52, theupper cap 90; 140, the lower cap; 91 and 141, and the lateral frames 210 and 220 (380). The reinforced glass panel(s) 30; 50 and 51, therear panel 31; 52, theupper cap 90; 140, the lower cap; 91 and 141, and the lateral frames 210 and 220 may be firmly adhered to one another with adhesive force of the insulatingfoam 34. - As is apparent from the above description, according to an embodiment, a door for a refrigerator achieves reduction in material and processing costs, which may reduce the price of the refrigerator.
- Also, the number of constituent elements of the door is reduced, resulting in enhanced manufacturing efficiency and costs.
- Also, the weight of the door may be reduced.
- Also, the door may be realized to have various surface textures and colors.
- Also, time consumed for surface treatment including painting and drying may be reduced.
- Also, the door has no conductor, which makes an earth unnecessary.
- Also, lateral frames of the door are prepared by simply cutting and painting an extruded PVC article, which provides a simplified manufacturing process.
- Although a few embodiments have been shown and described, it would be appreciated by those skilled in the art that changes may be made in embodiments without departing from the principles and spirit of the present disclosure, the scope of which is defined in the claims and their equivalents.
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1. A refrigerator comprising:
a main body;
a storage compartment defined in the main body; and
a door pivotally rotatably mounted to the main body to open or close a front side of the storage compartment,
wherein the door includes:
a reinforced glass panel defining a front surface of the door;
a pair of lateral frames to support the reinforced glass panel;
a rear panel defining a rear surface of the door;
a pair of caps including an upper cap and a lower cap; and
a foam charged into an interior space of the door to couple the reinforced glass panel, the pair of lateral frames, the rear panel, and the pair of caps to one another,
wherein each of the pair of lateral frames comes into contact with two surfaces including a lateral surface and a rear surface of the reinforced glass panel to support the reinforced glass panel, and
wherein each of the pair of lateral frames is formed via extrusion molding of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) synthetic resin and is painted via liquid painting.
2. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein the pair of lateral frames is subjected to natural drying after completion of painting.
3. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein each of the pair of lateral frames includes a first support portion coming into contact with the lateral surface of the reinforced glass panel and a second support portion coming into contact with the rear surface of the reinforced glass panel.
4. The refrigerator according to claim 3 , wherein the first support portion includes a first support surface coming into contact with the lateral surface of the reinforced glass panel, and the second support portion includes a second support surface coming into contact with the rear surface of the reinforced glass panel.
5. The refrigerator according to claim 4 , wherein the first support surface and the second support surface are flat.
6. The refrigerator according to claim 3 , wherein the first support portion protrudes farther forward than the second support portion.
7. The refrigerator according to claim 6 , wherein the first support portion protrudes farther than the second support portion at least by a length of the lateral surface of the reinforced glass panel, to prevent the lateral surface of the reinforced glass panel from being exposed to the outside.
8. The refrigerator according to claim 1 , wherein each of the pair of lateral frames takes the form of a single part.
9. A refrigerator comprising:
a main body;
a storage compartment defined in the main body; and
a door pivotally rotatably mounted to the main body to open or close a front side of the storage compartment,
wherein the door includes:
a reinforced glass panel defining a front surface of the door;
a pair of lateral frames to support the reinforced glass panel;
a rear panel defining a rear surface of the door;
a pair of caps including an upper cap and a lower cap; and
a foam charged into an interior space of the door to couple the reinforced glass panel, the pair of lateral frames, the rear panel, and the pair of caps to one another, and
wherein each of the pair of lateral frames is formed into a single part via extrusion molding of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) synthetic resin.
10. The refrigerator according to claim 9 , wherein each of the pair of lateral frames is painted via liquid painting.
11. The refrigerator according to claim 10 , wherein each of the pair of lateral frames is subjected to natural drying after completion of painting.
12. A method of manufacturing a door for a refrigerator, the method comprising:
preparing a reinforced glass panel, a rear panel, and a pair of caps;
preparing a pair of lateral frames to support the reinforced glass panel;
provisionally fixing the reinforced glass panel, the pair of lateral frames, the rear panel, and the pair of caps; and
foaming an insulating material into an interior space of the door to fix the reinforced glass panel, the pair of lateral frames, the rear panel, and the pair of caps,
wherein the preparation of the pair of lateral frames includes:
forming a pair of extruded lateral frame articles via extrusion molding of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) synthetic resin;
painting the pair of extruded lateral frame articles via liquid painting; and
drying the pair of painted lateral frames via natural drying.
13. A refrigerator comprising:
a main body;
a storage compartment defined in the main body; and
a door pivotally rotatably mounted to the main body to open or close a front side of the storage compartment,
wherein the door includes:
a reinforced glass panel defining a front surface of the door;
a rear panel defining a rear surface of the door;
an upper cap and a lower cap respectively defining an upper surface and a lower surface of the door;
a pair of lateral frames defining both lateral surfaces of the door;
an interior space defined by the reinforced glass panel, the rear panel, the upper cap, the lower cap, and the pair of lateral frames; and
an insulating foam charged into an interior space of the door to couple the reinforced glass panel, the rear panel, the upper cap, the lower cap, and the pair of lateral frames to one another, and
wherein each lateral frame includes a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plate formed via extrusion molding of PVC, a decorative film attached to a surface of the PVC plate to improve the outer appearance of the PVC plate without painting the PVC plate, and an adhesive material to attach the PVC plate and the decorative film to each other.
14. The refrigerator according to claim 13 , wherein the decorative film is formed of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) or polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP).
15. The refrigerator according to claim 13 , wherein the decorative film has a hair line pattern.
16. A method of manufacturing a door for a refrigerator, the method comprising:
preparing a reinforced glass panel defining a front surface of the door, a rear panel defining a rear surface of the door, an upper cap and a lower cap respectively defining an upper surface and a lower surface of the door, and a pair of lateral frames defining both lateral surfaces of the door;
provisionally fixing the reinforced glass panel, the rear panel, the upper cap, the lower cap, and the pair of lateral frames; and
foaming an insulating material into an interior space of the door defined by the reinforced glass panel, the rear panel, the upper cap, the lower cap, and the pair of lateral frames;
wherein the preparation of each lateral frame includes:
forming a polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plate via extrusion molding of PVC resin; and
attaching a decorative film to a surface of the PVC plate.
17. The manufacturing method according to claim 16 , wherein the formation of the PVC plate via extrusion molding of PVC resin and the attachment of the decorative film to the surface of the PVC plate are successively implemented.
18. The manufacturing method according to claim 16 , wherein the attachment of the decorative film to the surface of the PVC plate includes introducing the PVC plate and the decorative film to a wrapping roller.
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