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US 2026/0085875 A1Published application
Refrigerator including door open module
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSeongwon GWON, Jinho CHANG, Bohyeon LEE
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Abstract
In a refrigerator according to the present invention, by allowing an elastic member to store elastic energy when a hook member rotates about a rotational center axis in a first direction and the elastic member to release the elastic energy when the elastic member rotates in a second direction, the drawer assembly can be naturally engaged and disengaged using a circular trajectory.
Claims20
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet including one or more storage compartments;
- a drawer assembly including a door unit configured to open and close a front surface of the storage compartment and a storage unit accommodated within the storage compartment;
- and
- a door open module which is disposed on a side surface of the storage compartment, disengages from or engages with the drawer assembly, and includes a hook member,
- wherein the hook member disengages from or engages with the drawer assembly while rotating about a rotational center axis along a circular trajectory.
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A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet including one or more storage compartments;
- a drawer assembly including a door unit configured to open and close a front surface of the storage compartment and a storage unit accommodated within the storage compartment;
- and
- a door open module disposed on a side surface of the storage compartment,
- wherein the door open module includes a locking assembly disengaged from the drawer assembly to store elastic energy and engaged with the drawer assembly by releasing the stored elastic energy.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.