# US 2017/0254583 A1 · Refrigerator > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2017/0254583 A1 - Document ID: US20170254583A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/327,406 - Filed: 2015-11-06 - Published: 2017-09-07 - Earliest claimed: 2014-11-07 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Minsub KIM; Hangbok LEE; Jungkyu SON; Eugene SUH - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20170254583A1 ## CPC - F25D 23/028: {Details} - E05C 19/161: {magnetic gaskets} - F25D 23/02: Doors; Covers (F25D23/08 takes precedence {locks or fastenings E05B65/0042}) - F25D 25/025: {Drawers} - 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) - 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 A refrigerator is disclosed. The refrigerator includes a cabinet provided with a storage compartment, an inner case to define an appearance of the storage compartment, a first door (20) pivotally mounted to the cabinet, to open or close one side of the storage compartment, and a second door (40) pivotally mounted to the cabinet, to open or close the other side of the storage compartment. The second door (40) is provided with a pillar (100) rotatable to come into contact with the first door (20). The pillar (100) is spaced apart from a top wall of the inner case and a bottom wall of the inner case, to be prevented from coming into contact with the inner case when the second door (40) is maintained to seal the storage compartment. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet provided with a storage compartment; an inner case to define an appearance of the storage compartment; a first door pivotally mounted to the cabinet, to open or close one side of the storage compartment; and a second door pivotally mounted to the cabinet, to open or close the other side of the storage compartment, the second door is provided with a pillar rotatable to come into contact with the first door, wherein the pillar is spaced apart from a top wall of the inner case and a bottom wall of the inner case, to be prevented from coming into contact with the inner case when the second door is maintained to seal the storage compartment. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the pillar is arranged to be rotatable when the first door opens the storage compartment under a condition that the second door seals the storage compartment. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the pillar contacts the first and second doors when the first and second doors are maintained to seal the storage compartment. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the pillar is rotated when the first door rotates to open the storage compartment under a condition that the first and second doors have sealed the storage compartment. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein: the first door is provided with a first door magnetic member having magnetic force, and a door dike magnetic member having magnetic force; the second door is provided with a second door magnetic member having magnetic force; and the pillar is provided with a first pillar magnetic member to magnetically interfere with the first door magnetic member, and a second pillar magnetic member to magnetically interfere with the second door magnetic member. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein: the first door magnetic member is installed at a gasket of the first door; the door dike magnetic member is installed at a door dike provided at a rear side of the first door; and the second door magnetic member is installed at a gasket of the second door. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The refrigerator according to claim 5, wherein a drive assembly is provided at the top wall of the inner case, to operate the pillar by magnetic force. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The refrigerator according to claim 7, wherein: the drive assembly is provided with a drive magnetic member; and the pillar is provided with a third pillar magnetic member to magnetically interfere with the drive magnetic member. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein the drive magnetic member is laterally movable with respect to a front side of the storage compartment. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The refrigerator according to claim 9, wherein the pillar is rotated in a direction that the storage compartment is opened, when the drive magnetic member moves toward a hinge axis of the second door. ### Claim 11 (depends on 7) The refrigerator according to claim 7, wherein a portion of the top wall where the drive assembly is installed is flush with other portions of the top wall adjacent thereto. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising: a first drawer arranged at a side of the first door; and a second drawer arranged at a side of the second door, wherein the first drawer and the second drawer have the same width. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The refrigerator according to claim 12, wherein the pillar rotates toward the second door, to be perpendicular to the second door, when the first drawer is withdrawn under a condition that the second door is maintained to seal the storage compartment. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The refrigerator according to claim 12, wherein: the first drawer and the second drawer are arranged to be flush with each other; and the first drawer and the second drawer are independently withdrawable. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the first door and the second door have the same width. ### Claim 16 A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet provided with a storage compartment; an inner case to define an appearance of the storage compartment; a first door pivotally mounted to the cabinet, to open or close one side of the storage compartment; and a second door pivotally mounted to the cabinet, to open or close the other side of the storage compartment, the second door is provided with a pillar rotatable to come into contact with the first door, wherein: the first door is provided with a first door magnetic member having magnetic force, and a door dike magnetic member having magnetic force; the second door is provided with a second door magnetic member having magnetic force; and the pillar is provided with a first pillar magnetic member to magnetically interfere with the first door magnetic member, and a second pillar magnetic member to magnetically interfere with the second door magnetic member. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The refrigerator according to claim 16, wherein the pillar is arranged to be rotatable when the first door opens the storage compartment under a condition that the second door seals the storage compartment. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The refrigerator according to claim 16, wherein the pillar contacts the first and second doors when the first and second doors are maintained to seal the storage compartment. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The refrigerator according to claim 16, wherein the pillar is rotated when the first door rotates to open the storage compartment under a condition that the first and second doors have sealed the storage compartment. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The refrigerator according to claim 16, wherein the first door and the second door have the same width.