# US 10,309,714 B2 · Side-by-side refrigerator

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- Number: US 10,309,714 B2
- Document ID: US10309714B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 15/760,633
- Filed: 2016-04-22
- Published: 2018-10-18
- Granted: 2019-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2015-12-22
- Assignees: Hefei Hualing Co., Ltd.; Midea Group Co., Ltd.
- Applicants: Hefei Hualing Co., Ltd.; Midea Group Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Xianghua Jin; Xuezai Zheng
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10309714B2

## CPC

- F25D 23/028: {Details}
- E05B 65/0042: {For refrigerators or cold rooms (E05B17/0075 takes precedence; magnetic E05C19/16)}
- E05C 1/006: {parallel to the wing edge}
- E05C 1/085: {With means for assisting depression of the latch bolt during latching}
- E05C 7/04: for wings which abut when closed {(pillarless vehicle doors E05B83/38)}
- E05C 19/02: Automatic catches, i.e. released by pull or pressure on the wing (E05C19/06 takes precedence {; with locking means E05B63/22})
- F25D 23/02: Doors; Covers (F25D23/08 takes precedence {locks or fastenings E05B65/0042})
- F25D 2323/021: French doors
- F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B)
- E05B: LOCKS; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR; HANDCUFFS
- E05C: BOLTS OR FASTENING DEVICES FOR WINGS, SPECIALLY FOR DOORS OR WINDOWS (latching means for sideboard or tailgate structures for vehicles B62D, {B62D33/02}; fastening devices for constructional or engineering elements E04, F16B; locks, fastening devices structurally or operatively combined or having significant cooperation with locks E05B; means for operating or controlling wing fasteners in conjunction with mechanisms for moving the wing E05F)

## Abstract

Disclosed is a side-by-side refrigerator. The side-by-side refrigerator include a refrigerator body, the interior of the refrigerator body being provided with a refrigerating compartment; a first door body and a second door body, and the first door body and the second door body are respectively arranged on the refrigerator body to jointly open and close the refrigerating compartment, the first door body is provided with a first door seal, and the second door body is provided with a second door seal, and a door body locking assembly, and the first door body and the second door body are locked by the door body locking assembly when the refrigerating compartment is closed, and the first door seal and the second door seal jointly seal a gap between the first door body and the second door body.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A refrigerator, comprising:
a refrigerator body having a refrigerating compartment therein;
a first door body and a second door body pivotably arranged on the refrigerator body respectively configured to jointly open and close the refrigerating compartment, the first door body having a first door seal and the second door body having a second door seal; and
a door body locking assembly, wherein when the first door body and the second door body close the refrigerating compartment, the first door body and the second door body are locked by the door body locking assembly and the first door seal and the second door seal jointly seal a gap between the first door body and the second door body;
wherein the first door body having a first hanger and the second door body having a second hanger, and the first hanger and the second hanger are locked by the door body locking assembly when the first door body and the second door body close the refrigerating compartment;
wherein the door body locking assembly comprises:
a casing provided to the refrigerator body;
a first claw and a second claw, the first claw and the second claw being rotatably disposed to the casing separately;
a first elastic piece and a second elastic piece, the first elastic piece being arranged between the casing and the first claw and the second elastic piece being arranged between the casing and the second claw, wherein when the first door body and the second door body close the refrigerating compartment, the first hanger is hooked by the first claw under an action of the first elastic piece and the second hanger is hooked by the second claw under an action of the second elastic piece.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the first hanger having a first locking lug having a circular cross section, the first claw having a first guiding slope and a first locking arc surface located behind the first guiding slope, the second hanger having a second locking lug having a circular cross section, the second claw having a second guiding slope and a second locking arc surface located behind the second guiding slope, when the first door body and the second door body close the refrigerating compartment, the first claw is hooked to the first locking arc surface under a guidance of the first guiding slope and the second claw is hooked to the second locking arc surface under a guidance of the second guiding slope.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the first claw and the second claw are arranged opposite to each other in first and second directions, and a rotation axis of the first claw and a rotation axis of the second claw are parallel and oriented in up and down directions.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the casing is located at a center of the refrigerator body in first and second directions, the first hanger is disposed to a rear surface of the first door body and adjacent to a second side face of the first door body, and the second hanger is disposed to a rear surface of the second door body and adjacent to a first side surface of the second door body.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the casing comprises:
a body having an accommodating cavity, the accommodating cavity having an open rear surface, a front surface of the body being provided with a locking opening communicated with the accommodating cavity, the first claw, the second claw, the first elastic piece and the second elastic piece being all arranged in the accommodating cavity, and the first claw extending into the locking opening under an action of the first elastic piece and the second claw extending into the locking opening under an action of the second elastic piece; and
a cover detachably mounted to the body and covering the rear surface of the accommodating cavity.

### Claim 6 (depends on 5)

The refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein the first claw having a first rotation shaft, the second claw having a second rotation shaft, the cover and the body jointly define a first rotation shaft groove and a second rotation shaft groove, the first rotation shaft is rotatably fitted in the first rotation shaft groove, and the second rotation shaft is rotatably fitted in the second rotation shaft groove.

### Claim 7 (depends on 5)

The refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein the first elastic piece and the second elastic piece are both springs, a first side surface of the first claw having a first positioning column and a second side surface of the second claw having a second positioning column, the first elastic piece has a first end abutted against a first side wall of the accommodating cavity and a second end fitted over the first positioning column, the second elastic piece has a second first end fitted over the second positioning column and a third end abutted against a second side wall of the accommodating cavity.