Refrigerator

Abstract

A refrigerator includes a door and a dispenser mounted on the door. The door includes a front panel forming at least a part of the door's front surface. The front panel has a through-hole which is configured to at least partially correspond to the dispenser. The front panel is a glass plate, and has an upper region above the through-hole, a lower region below the through-hole and side regions which are located between the upper region and the lower region and which connect with the upper region and the lower region.

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         15 . A refrigerator, comprising:
 a door comprising a front panel forming at least a part of a front surface of the door and having a through-hole; and   a dispenser mounted on the door, with the through-hole being configured to at least partially correspond to the dispenser,   wherein the front panel is a glass plate and comprises an upper region above the through-hole, a lower region below the through-hole, and side regions which are located between the upper region and the lower region and which connect with the upper region and the lower region.   
     
     
         16 . The refrigerator of  claim 15 , wherein the front panel has a one-pieced structure. 
     
     
         17 . The refrigerator of  claim 15 , wherein the upper and lower regions and the side regions are each defined by a longitudinal length, wherein a sum of the longitudinal lengths of the upper and lower regions and one of the side regions is substantially equal to a longitudinal height of the door in value. 
     
     
         18 . The refrigerator of  claim 15 , wherein the front surface of the door is substantially formed by the front panel. 
     
     
         19 . The refrigerator of  claim 15 , wherein each of the side regions has a lateral size which is at least 5 cm. 
     
     
         20 . The refrigerator of  claim 19 , wherein the lateral size is 7 to 8 cm. 
     
     
         21 . The refrigerator of  claim 15 , wherein the door comprises a first wall forming a back surface of the door, a second wall which is separated at a predetermined interval from the first wall, and a thermally insulated layer accommodated between the first wall and the second wall, said front panel being attached at a front side of the second wall. 
     
     
         22 . The refrigerator of  claim 21 , wherein a gap is formed in a front and back direction between the front panel and the second wall, said door comprising a shelter element for shielding the gap along the through-hole. 
     
     
         23 . The refrigerator of  claim 22 , wherein the dispenser comprises a dispenser housing, said shelter element being formed by the dispenser housing. 
     
     
         24 . The refrigerator of  claim 15 , wherein the dispenser comprises a dispensing chamber for accommodating at least a part of an additional device, and a chamber wall for defining the dispensing chamber, said chamber wall extending forwards into the through-hole. 
     
     
         25 . A refrigerator, comprising a door comprising a front panel which forms at least a part of a front surface of the door and has a through-hole defined by a lateral width which is at least a half of a lateral width of the front panel, said front panel being made of glass and comprising an upper region above the through-hole, a lower region below the through-hole, and side regions which each are located at a corresponding side of the through-hole and which connect with the upper region and the lower region. 
     
     
         26 . The refrigerator of  claim 25 , wherein the door has a dispensing chamber for accommodating at least a part of an additional device, at least a portion of the through-hole being constructed as an access to the dispensing chamber. 
     
     
         27 . The refrigerator of  claim 25 , wherein the door comprises a table-forming door which is used to selectively open or close the through-hole. 
     
     
         28 . The refrigerator of  claim 25 , further comprising a control panel which is at least partially accommodated in the through-hole. 
     
     
         29 . The refrigerator of  claim 25 , wherein the front panel has a one-pieced structure and substantially forms the front surface of the door.