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US 2021/0239393 A1Published application
Refrigerator
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsHyun Joo KIM, Yong Man SEO, In-Sung HWANG, Bok Hyun JANG, Tae Youl LEE, Jeong Won CHOI
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Abstract
A refrigerator may include a storage compartment, an inner door which comprises an opening having a size corresponding to a size of the storage compartment, a plurality of door guards, and an outer door which open and close the storage compartment, wherein the inner door comprises a control unit may control an internal environment of the storage compartment.
Claims7
A refrigerator comprising:
- a body;
- a storage compartment formed in the body;
- a first door pivotably coupled with the body and comprising an opening that allows access to the storage compartment from outside of the refrigerator by a user of the refrigerator when the first door is closed;
- a door basket mounted to the first door, and on which food is storable;
- a control unit coupled to the first door, and including a display portion to display information of the storage compartment and a user interface portion to receive an input from the user, the control unit configured to control an internal environment of the storage compartment in accordance with the received input;
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- a second door pivotable with respect to the first door and including a transparent or translucent portion that, while the first door and the second door are closed,
- allows the door basket to be visible to the user through the transparent or translucent portion and the opening, and
- allows the display portion and the user interface portion to be visible to the user through the transparent or translucent portion,
- wherein the second door covers the user interface portion to thereby prevent the user from operating the user interface portion when the second door is closed,
- the second door uncovers the user interface portion to thereby allow the user to operate the user interface portion when the second door is opened, and
- in response to the first door being opened, the first door, the second door, and the control unit are opened together.
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