# US 2026/0098680 A1 · Refrigerator > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0098680 A1 - Document ID: US20260098680A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 19/326,040 - Filed: 2025-09-11 - Published: 2026-04-09 - Earliest claimed: 2024-10-07 - Assignees: LG Electronics Inc. - Applicants: LG Electronics Inc. - Inventors: Jungmi KIM - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260098680A1 ## CPC - F25D 23/028: {Details} - F25D 2323/024: Door hinges - F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B) ## Abstract A refrigerator is provided. According to one embodiment, the refrigerator includes a cabinet forming a storage space; a door opening and closing the storage space; and a hinge rotatably connecting the door to the cabinet, in which the hinge includes a first hinge bracket mounted on a front surface of the cabinet, a second hinge bracket disposed on an upper surface or lower surface of the door, a plurality of links coupled between the first hinge bracket and the second hinge bracket, and a mounting bracket disposed between the door and the second hinge bracket and mounted on the upper surface or lower surface of the door. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet forming a storage space; a door opening and closing the storage space; and a hinge rotatably connecting the door to the cabinet, wherein the hinge includes: a first hinge bracket mounted on a front surface of the cabinet, a second hinge bracket disposed on an upper surface or lower surface of the door, a plurality of links coupled between the first hinge bracket and the second hinge bracket, and a mounting bracket disposed between the door and the second hinge bracket and mounted on the upper surface or lower surface of the door. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the door includes a recessed part formed by the upper surface being recessed downward or the lower surface being recessed upward, and wherein the mounting bracket is mounted on the recessed part. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The refrigerator of claim 2, wherein the hinge further includes a fixing bracket disposed on an opposite side of the mounting bracket with the recessed part in between, and wherein the mounting bracket and the fixing bracket are fastened through a fastening member. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the mounting bracket includes: a first mounting part mounted on the upper surface or the lower surface of the door, a second mounting part spaced apart from the first mounting part and mounted on the second hinge bracket, and a connection part connecting a front end of the first mounting part and a front end of the second mounting part. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The refrigerator of claim 4, wherein the connection part is formed into a convex curved shape facing forward. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The refrigerator of claim 4, wherein the mounting bracket further includes a bracket support part that protrudes from an end part of the connection part and is disposed on one side of the second mounting part, and wherein the bracket support part is supported on a rear surface of the second hinge bracket. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The refrigerator of claim 4, wherein the first mounting part includes a first fastening hole through which a fastening member to be fastened on the door passes, and wherein the first fastening hole is disposed so as not to overlap with the second mounting part. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The refrigerator of claim 7, wherein the hinge includes a rotational shaft penetrating both the second hinge bracket and the mounting bracket, wherein the rotational shaft forms a rotation axis of at least one of the plurality of links, and wherein the second mounting part includes a second fastening hole through which the rotational shaft penetrates. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The refrigerator of claim 8, wherein the first fastening holes are configured as a pair, and wherein the second fastening hole is formed between the pair of first fastening holes. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The refrigerator of claim 1, Wherein the hinge includes a rotational shaft penetrating both the second hinge bracket and the mounting bracket, and wherein the rotational shaft forms a rotation axis of at least one of the plurality of links. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the hinge includes: a first hinge mounted on the upper surface of the door, and a second hinge mounted on the lower surface of the door. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) The refrigerator of claim 11, wherein the first hinge includes: a first upper hinge bracket included in the first hinge bracket and mounted at a position corresponding to an upper end of the door on the front surface of the cabinet, an upper mounting bracket included in the mounting bracket and mounted on the upper surface of the door, and a second upper hinge bracket mounted on an upper part of the upper mounting bracket. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The refrigerator of claim 12, wherein the second hinge includes: a first lower hinge bracket included in the first hinge bracket and mounted at a position corresponding to the upper end of the door on the front surface of the cabinet, a lower mounting bracket included in the mounting bracket and mounted on the lower surface of the door, and a second lower hinge bracket mounted on a lower part of the lower mounting bracket. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The refrigerator of claim 12, wherein the door includes a hinge mounting part formed by the upper surface thereof being recessed downward and on which the first hinge is mounted, and wherein the hinge mounting part includes a bottom part forming a bottom surface and a recessed part recessed downward from the bottom part, and on which the upper mounting bracket is mounted. ### Claim 15 A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet forming a storage space; a door opening and closing the storage space and including an upper surface including a recessed part which is downwardly recessed; and a first hinge rotatably connecting the door to the cabinet, wherein the first hinge includes: a first upper hinge bracket mounted on an upper end of a front surface of the cabinet, an upper mounting bracket mounted on the recessed part, a second upper hinge bracket mounted on the upper mounting bracket, and a plurality of links coupled between the first upper hinge bracket and the second upper hinge bracket, wherein the upper mounting bracket includes: a first mounting part mounted on the recessed part through a fastening member, a second mounting part spaced apart from the first mounting part and mounted on the second upper hinge bracket, and a connection part connecting a front end of the first mounting part and a front end of the second mounting part. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The refrigerator of claim 15, wherein the first mounting part includes a first fastening hole through which the fastening member to be fastened on the door passes, and wherein the first mounting hole is disposed so as not to overlap with the second mounting part. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The refrigerator of claim 16, wherein the first hinge includes a rotational shaft penetrating through both the second upper hinge bracket and the upper mounting bracket, and forming a rotation axis of at least one of the plurality of links, and wherein the second mounting part includes a second fastening hole through which the rotational shaft penetrates. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The refrigerator of claim 15, wherein the upper mounting bracket further includes a bracket support part that protrudes upward from an upper end of the connection part and is disposed on one side of the second mounting part, and wherein the bracket support part is supported on a rear surface of the second upper hinge bracket. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The refrigerator of claim 15, wherein the first hinge includes a rotational shaft penetrating both the second upper hinge bracket and the upper mounting bracket, and wherein the rotational shaft forms a rotation axis of at least one of the plurality of links. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The refrigerator of claim 15, wherein the connection part is formed into a convex curved shape facing forward.