Household electric appliances having door key linked to rotation of door
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJea-won LEE, Boo-keun YOON, Yong-soo KYONG, Yong-jong PARK
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Abstract
A household electric appliance in which a door key is operated in association with an opening/closing operation of a door and is drawn into an inside of the door in the door opening operation is provided. The household electric appliance includes a main body having a space therein, a door coupled to the main body to be rotatable about a first rotation axis to open and close, respectively, the space, and a door key coupled to one of the main body and the door, the door key rotatable about a second rotation axis, so that a rotation of the door about the first rotation axis causes the door key to rotate about the second rotation axis.
Claims20
A household electric appliance comprising:
- a main body having a space therein;
- a door pivotally coupled to the main body to be rotatable about a first rotation axis to open and close, respectively, the space;
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- a door key pivotally coupled to one of the main body and the door to be rotatable about a second rotation axis, different than the first rotation axis, so that a rotation of the door about the first rotation axis causes the door key to rotate about the second rotation axis.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.