Refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSunghun LEE, Dongjeong KIM
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a refrigerator which allows a user to easily open the doors of the refrigerator. To achieve the aforementioned purpose, provided according to one embodiment of the present invention can be a refrigerator comprising: a cabinet having storage chambers; doors for opening/closing the storage chambers; and door opening devices operating so as for the doors to open, wherein the door opening devices comprise: a motor provided so as to generate a driving force; and a rack provided in a direction diagonal to the front side of the cabinet, wherein the rack is moved in the lengthwise direction thereof by the drive of the motor.
Claims17
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet including a storage chamber;
- a door configured to open and close the storage chamber;
- and
- a door opening device configured to operate so as to open the door,
- wherein the door opening device comprises:
- a motor provided to generate driving force;
- and
- a rack provided in a diagonal direction with respect to a front surface of the cabinet,
- wherein the rack moves in a longitudinal direction thereof by driving of the motor to open the door.
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet including a storage chamber;
- a door configured to open and close the storage chamber;
- and
- a door opening device configured to operate so as to open the door,
- wherein the door opening device comprises:
- a motor configured to generate driving force;
- and
- a rack provided in a diagonal direction with respect to a front surface of the cabinet to move in a longitudinal direction thereof by driving of the motor and thereby to open the door,
- wherein a rack cover that is rotatable so that force varying in direction by the movement of the rack is transmitted to the cabinet or the door in a state of being closely attached to the cabinet or the door is provided on a distal end of the rack.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.