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US 2026/0085878 A1Published application
Refrigerator including door open module
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsSeongwon GWON, Bohyeon LEE, Jinho CHANG, Hongshin CHO
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Abstract
The refrigerator according to the present invention includes the multi-stage rack-and-pinion assembly including at least three gear racks that are sequentially retracted and extended in the front-rear direction, thereby securing the sufficient extension distance of the drawer assembly even within the narrow storage compartment of the refrigerator.
Claims20
A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet including one or more storage compartments;
- a drawer assembly configured to open and close a front surface of the storage compartment;
- and
- a door open module which is disposed in the storage compartment and opens the drawer assembly,
- wherein the door open module includes:
- a multi-stage rack-and-pinion assembly including a plurality of gear racks configured to retract and extend in a first direction;
- and
- a gear assembly configured to transmit a driving force of a driving unit to the rack-and-pinion assembly, and
- the gear assembly is disposed at one side of the rack-and-pinion assembly corresponding to a second direction intersecting the first direction.
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A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet including one or more storage compartments;
- a drawer assembly configured to open and close a front surface of the storage compartment;
- and
- a door open module which is disposed in the storage compartment and opens the drawer assembly,
- wherein the door open module includes a multi-stage rack-and-pinion assembly including a first gear rack, a second gear rack, and a third gear rack that retracts and extends in a front-rear direction,
- the first gear rack includes a first pinion gear meshed with one side surface of the second gear rack, and
- the second gear rack includes a second pinion gear meshed with one side surface of the first gear rack and one side surface of the third gear rack.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.