Home appliance
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSimon IRELAND, Yu Na PARK, Deok Sang YUN, Gi Hoon KO
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Abstract
A home appliance has a door capable of being opened and closed in opposite directions. The home appliance includes a main body having an inner space and a door rotatably installed on the right or left side of the main body to open and close the inner space. A first door opening/closing system is provided on the right sides of the main body and the door to be involved in a right opening of the door. A second door opening/closing system is provided on the left sides of the main body and the door to be involved in a left opening of the door. A locking member is disposed to be slidable in a left-right direction between the first door opening/closing system and the second door opening/closing system.
Claims14
A home appliance comprising:
- a main body having an inner space;
- a door rotatably installed on the right or left side of the main body to open and close the inner space;
- a first door opening/closing system provided on the right sides of the main body and the door to be involved in a right opening of the door;
- a second door opening/closing system provided on the left sides of the main body and the door to be involved in a left opening of the door;
- and
- a locking member disposed to be slidable in a left-right direction between the first door opening/closing system and the second door opening/closing system to prevent the left opening of the door when the first door opening/closing system is operated and to prevent the right opening of the door when the second door opening/closing system is operated,
- wherein each of the first door opening/closing system and the second door opening/closing system comprises:
- a handle rotatably installed on the right side or the left side of the door;
- and
- a moving member configured to move in an up-down direction by being interlocked with the handle and provided to enable the locking member to be coupled thereto.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.