# US 10,309,715 B2 · Refrigerator > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,309,715 B2 - Document ID: US10309715B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/934,393 - Filed: 2018-03-23 - Published: 2018-10-18 - Granted: 2019-06-04 - Earliest claimed: 2017-04-13 - Assignees: Dongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation - Applicants: Dongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation - Inventors: Tae Jin Kim - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10309715B2 ## CPC - F25D 23/028: {Details} - E05B 1/0015: {Knobs or handles which do not operate the bolt or lock, e.g. non-movable; Mounting thereof} - E05B 2001/0023: {being movable into a non-operating position, e.g. foldable towards the mounting plane} - 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 ## Abstract Disclosed is a refrigerator. The refrigerator may include a main body having a storage space configured to store food, a door configured to selectively open and shield or close the storage space of the main body and including a first accommodation groove on one side and/or end and a second accommodation groove on another side and/or end, and a handle in or on a front side of the door, configured to be held by a user and including a first portion rotatably fixed or attached to a pivot in the first accommodation groove and a second portion in the second accommodation groove or withdrawn from the second accommodation groove by rotation of the first portion. The second portion is capable of being fixed or attached to a fixing member in the second accommodation groove when the second portion is withdrawn from the second accommodation groove. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A refrigerator, comprising: a main body having a storage space configured to store food; a door configured to selectively open and shield or close the storage space, comprising a first accommodation groove on or in one side or end of the door and a second accommodation groove on or in another side or end of the door; and a first handle in or on a front side of the door, configured to be held by a user and comprising a first portion rotatably fixed or attached to a first pivot in the first accommodation groove and a second portion in the second accommodation groove or withdrawn from the second accommodation groove by rotation of the first portion, wherein the first portion ends at a first side of the handle, the first accommodation groove includes a first space in which the first portion is insertable and rotatable, the first pivot is horizontal and intersects the first accommodation groove, the second portion ends at a second side of the handle opposite to the first side and is configured to be fixed or attached to a fixing member in the second accommodation groove when the second portion is withdrawn from the second accommodation groove, the second accommodation groove includes a second space in which the second portion is insertable, and the fixing member extends beyond a front surface of the refrigerator from an inside surface of the second accommodation groove. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein: the storage space comprises a cold room and a freezing room, the door comprises a cold room door and the refrigerator further comprises a freezing room door, the freezing room door comprising a third accommodation groove on or in one side of the freezing room door and a fourth accommodation groove on or in another side of the freezing room door, the cold room door includes the first handle, and the freezing room door includes a second handle comprising a third portion configured to be rotatably fixed or attached to a second pivot in the third accommodation groove and a fourth portion in the fourth accommodation groove or withdrawn from the fourth accommodation groove by rotation of the third portion. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein: the first accommodation groove is adjacent or near to an upper or lower side or end of the main body, and the second accommodation groove is adjacent or near to a center of the main body. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein: the second portion is configured to move when the second portion surrounds the fixing member, and the second portion is fixed or attached to the fixing member by a fastening member when the second portion is drawn out from the second accommodation groove. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein: the second portion is configured to move when the second portion surrounds the fixing member, and the second portion is fixed or attached to an end of the fixing member by a fastening member when the second portion is in the second accommodation groove. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein: the second portion comprises at least two fastening holes configured to be fixed or attached to the fixing member and spaced apart from each other, one of the fastening holes couples the second portion and the fixing member when the second portion is in the second accommodation groove, and another one of the fastening holes couples the second portion and the fixing member when the second portion is withdrawn from the second accommodation groove. ### Claim 7 A refrigerator configured to store food at low temperature, comprising: a main body having a storage space configured to store the food; a door configured to selectively open and shield or close the storage space of the main body; and a handle having a first end or side rotatably fixed to the door and a second end or side adjacent or near to or distant from a front side of the door, wherein the first end or side is connected to a pivot in a first accommodation groove on or in a first section of the door, the first accommodation groove includes a first space in which the first end or side of the handle is insertable and rotatable, the second end or side is in or withdrawn from a second accommodation groove on or in a second section of the door, the second accommodation groove includes a second space in which the second end or side of the handle is insertable, the first pivot is horizontal and intersects the first accommodation groove, and the handle is in a first state when the second end or side is adjacent or near to the front side of the door and in a second state when the second end or side is far or away from the front side of the door, when the refrigerator is packaged, the handle is in the first state, and when the refrigerator is installed or in use, the handle is in the second state and is fixed to the door. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The refrigerator of claim 7, wherein: the second end or side includes a guide extending toward the door, the second accommodation groove includes a space in which the guide is movable, and the guide is fixed or attached to a fixing member extending from an inside surface of the second accommodation groove by a fastening member in the second state. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The refrigerator of claim 8, wherein: an end of the fixing member extends beyond the front side of the door, and the fastening member is coupled to the end of the fixing member. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The refrigerator of claim 7, wherein the handle is fixed to the door when the handle is in the first state. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The refrigerator of claim 7, wherein: the storage space comprises a cold room and a freezing room, the door comprises a cold room door, and the refrigerator further comprise a freezing room door, the cold room door includes the handle, the freezing room door has a second handle having a first end or side rotatably fixed to the freezing room door and a second end or side adjacent or near to or distant from a front side of the freezing room door, wherein the second handle is in the first state when the second end or side thereof is adjacent or near to the front side of the freezing room door and in the second state when the second end or side thereof is far or away from the front side of the freezing room door, and the first end or side of the handle is adjacent or near to an upper or lower side or end of the main body.