Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJihyun Im, Dongjeong Kim, Heejun Lee
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a cabinet including an outer case forming an external appearance and a storage compartment, a refrigerator door coupled to the cabinet to open or close the storage compartment, an installation bracket coupled to the outer case inside the outer case, a door opening device installed in the installation bracket outside the outer case and including a push member for opening or closing the refrigerator door, and a buffer member disposed a coupling portion between the door opening device and the installation bracket.
Claims20
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet that defines a storage compartment, the cabinet comprising an outer case that defines an external appearance of the refrigerator;
- a refrigerator door coupled to the cabinet and configured to open and close the storage compartment;
- an installation bracket coupled to the cabinet;
- and
- a door opening device that is located at an outside of the cabinet and that includes (i) a push member configured to open the refrigerator door and (ii) a driving motor configured to operate the push member,
- wherein the installation bracket comprises an installation part that has a recessed shape, and
- wherein the door opening device comprises a coupling part that is configured to couple to the installation part.
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet that defines a storage compartment, the cabinet comprising an outer case that defines an external appearance of the refrigerator;
- a refrigerator door coupled to the cabinet and configured to open and close the storage compartment;
- an installation bracket coupled to the cabinet and provided at an inside of the outer case;
- and
- a door opening device that is located outside of the cabinet and that includes a push member configured to open the refrigerator door and a coupling part,
- wherein the cabinet comprises an opening such that the coupling part is coupled to the installation bracket through the opening.
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet that defines a storage compartment, the cabinet comprising an outer case that defines an external appearance of the refrigerator;
- a refrigerator door coupled to the cabinet by a hinge shaft and configured to open and close the storage compartment;
- a door opening device mounted on the cabinet at an outside of the outer case and that includes a push member configured to open the refrigerator door;
- and
- a cable guide protruded upward from cabinet to guide a cable connected to the refrigerator door,
- wherein the cable guide is positioned between the push member and the hinge shaft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.