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US 2022/0018591 A1Published application
Refrigerator
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorManabu KIKUCHI
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Abstract
The refrigerator includes a main body having an opening on a front side, an upper opening and a lower opening divided in the main body by a partition wall, an upper door to open and close the upper opening, a lower door to open and close the lower opening, and a hinge mechanism configured such that the door is rotatably coupled with respect to the main body, wherein the hinge mechanism includes a multiaxial hinge provided above and below each of the upper door and the lower door.
Claims14
A refrigerator comprising:
- a main body having an opening on a front side;
- an upper opening and a lower opening divided in the main body by a partition wall;
- an upper door to open and close the upper opening;
- a lower door to open and close the lower opening;
- and
- a hinge mechanism configured so that the door is rotatably coupled with respect to the main body,
- wherein the hinge mechanism comprises a multiaxial hinge, and
- wherein the multiaxial hinge comprises:
- a first hinge disposed below the upper door;
- a second hinge disposed above the lower door;
- a third hinge disposed above the upper door;
- a fourth hinge disposed below the lower door;
- a main body-side member fixed to the main body to connect the first hinge and the second hinge;
- a door-side member fixed to the upper door or the lower door;
- and
- a link mechanism configured to connect the main body-side member and the door-side member.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.