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US 12,449,192 B2Granted
Refrigerator door with an adjustable mirror
AssigneeRQ Innovasion Inc.
InventorLenny Kwok Ming Lo
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a body, a door, a first arm, a mirror, and a second arm. The first arm is movably coupled to the door by a first hinge. The mirror is movably coupled to the first arm by a second hinge. The second arm is movably coupled to the door by a third hinge. The second arm is movably coupled to the first arm. The first arm is arranged to rotate about the first hinge to move the mirror away from the door. The mirror is arranged to rotate about the second hinge to tilt the mirror.
Claims18
A refrigerator comprising:
- a body;
- a door movably coupled to the body, the door comprising an inner surface and an outer surface opposite the inner surface, the inner surface facing the body when the door is closed, the outer surface defining a trough, wherein the trough comprises a first portion and a second portion deeper than the first portion;
- a first arm comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first arm movably coupled to the door by a first hinge positioned proximate the first end and within the first portion of trough;
- a mirror movably coupled to the first arm by a second hinge positioned proximate the second end;
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- a second arm comprising a third end and a fourth end opposite the third end, the second arm movably coupled to the door by a third hinge positioned proximate the third end and within the second portion of trough, wherein the second arm is movably coupled to the first arm at the fourth end, wherein the first arm is arranged to rotate about the first hinge to move the mirror away from the door and to transition the first arm and the second arm from a first state to a second state, wherein the first arm is positioned within the first portion of the trough in the first state, wherein the second arm is positioned within the second portion of the trough in the first state, and wherein the mirror is arranged to rotate about the second hinge to tilt the mirror.
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A system comprising:
- a door defining a trough comprising a first portion and a second portion deeper than the first portion;
- a first arm comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first arm movably coupled to the door by a first hinge positioned proximate the first end and within the first portion of trough;
- a mirror movably coupled to the first arm by a second hinge positioned proximate the second end;
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- a second arm comprising a third end and a fourth end opposite the third end, the second arm movably coupled to the door by a third hinge positioned proximate the third end and within the second portion of trough, wherein the second arm is movably coupled to the first arm at the fourth end, wherein the first arm is arranged to rotate about the first hinge to transition the first arm and the second arm from a first state to a second state, wherein the first arm is positioned within the first portion of the trough in the first state, and wherein the second arm is positioned within the second portion of the trough in the first state.
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A system comprising:
- a door defining a trough comprising a first portion and a second portion deeper than the first portion;
- a first arm comprising a first end and a second end opposite the first end, the first arm movably coupled to the door by a first hinge positioned proximate the first end and within the first portion of the trough;
- a mirror movably coupled to the first arm by a second hinge positioned proximate the second end;
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- a second arm comprising a third end and a fourth end opposite the third end, the second arm movably coupled to the door by a third hinge positioned proximate the third end and within the second portion of the trough, wherein the second arm is movably coupled to the first arm at the fourth end, wherein the first arm is arranged to rotate about the first hinge to move the mirror away from the door and to transition the first arm and the second arm from a first state to a second state, wherein the first arm is positioned within the first portion of the trough in the first state, wherein the second arm is positioned within the second portion of the trough in the first state, and wherein the mirror is arranged to rotate about the second hinge to tilt the mirror.
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