Refrigerator and hinge device for door of refrigerator
AssigneeDongbu Daewoo Electronics Corporation
InventorTae Jin Kim
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator and a hinge for a door of the refrigerator. In accordance with an aspect of the disclosure, there may be provided a refrigerator, including a main body having a storage space capable of storing food, a door configured to selectively open and close or shield the storage space of the main body, and a hinge rotatably fixing the door to the main body, wherein the hinge includes a lower hinge plate fixed to the main body, an upper hinge plate connected to the lower hinge plate, coupled to the door and including a pivot configured to enable the door to rotate, and a connection part connecting the upper hinge plate and the lower hinge plate and enabling the upper hinge to rotate with respect to the lower hinge plate.
Claims19
A refrigerator, comprising:
- a main body having a storage space capable of storing food;
- a door selectively opening and shielding or closing the storage space of the main body;
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- a hinge rotatably fixing the door to the main body,
- wherein the hinge comprises:
- a lower hinge plate fixed to the main body,
- a rotatable hitch member through the lower hinge plate;
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- an upper hinge plate having an end and/or side rotatably coupled to the lower hinge plate and a pivot for the door, wherein the upper hinge plate overlaps the lower hinge plate and is coupled to the lower hinge plate by the hitch member in a first state and is isolated or separated from the lower hinge plate in a second state, and the upper hinge plate comprises a hitch hole through which the hitch member can penetrate and an elastic member configured to maintain the first state, wherein, in the first state, the hitch member is movable within the hitch hole, and the elastic member applies a force to the hitch member.
A hinge for a door of a refrigerator, comprising:
- a lower hinge plate that can be fastened to a main body of the refrigerator and comprising an upward extending hitch member;
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- an upper hinge plate rotatably coupled to an end and/or side of the lower hinge plate, comprising a hitch hole through which the hitch member couples the lower hinge plate to the upper hinge plate, the hitch member is movable within the hitch hole, a pivot configured to be inserted into the door and enabling the door to rotate, and an elastic member configured to maintain the hitch member in an engaged state, the upper hinge plate being closely attached to the lower hinge plate when the hitch member couples the lower hinge plate to the upper hinge plate, and the hitch member and the elastic member may be configured to enable the hitch member to disengage from the hitch hole and/or the upper hinge plate.
A hinge for a door of a refrigerator, comprising:
- a lower hinge plate that can be fastened to a main body of the refrigerator and comprising an upward extending hitch member;
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- an upper hinge plate rotatably coupled to an end and/or side of the lower hinge plate, comprising a hitch hole through which the hitch member couples the lower hinge plate to the upper hinge plate, an elastic member having one side or end fixed to a top of the upper hinge plate, and a pivot configured to be inserted into the door and enabling the door to rotate, the upper hinge plate being closely attached to the lower hinge plate when the hitch member couples the lower hinge plate to the upper hinge plate,
- wherein the elastic member has another side or end that has a specific curvature, penetrates the hitch hole, and applies a force to the hitch member when the hitch member passes through the hitch hole so that the hitch member engages the upper hinge plate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.