Device for adjusting mounting angle of LCD for refrigerator
AssigneeLG Electronics Inc.
InventorsJin Koo Park, Sang Ho Seo, Young Hoon Roh
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Abstract
Device for adjusting a mounting angle of an LCD for a refrigerator including an LCD rotatably mounted on a front surface of a door of a refrigerator by a hinge, and mounting angle adjusting means in rear of the LCD for rotating the LCD to an angle centered on the hinge shaft, thereby permitting the user to watch the most clear image, and improving a freedom of design.
Claims10
A device for adjusting a mounting angle of a liquid crystal display (LCD) for a refrigerator comprising:
- an LCD rotatably mounted in a cavity formed in a front surface of a door of a refrigerator by a hinge;
- a motor provided behind the front surface of the door;
- and,
- a linkage connecting an output of the motor to the LCD, such that the LCD can be moved from an initial position:
- to an angled position wherein the LCD is angled relative to the front surface of the door, wherein the motor is provided in the cavity.
A device for adjusting a mounting angle of a liquid crystal display (LCD) for a refrigerator comprising:
- an LCD rotatably mounted in a cavity formed in a front surface of a door of a refrigerator by a hinge;
- and
- mounting angle adjusting means rearward of the LCD for rotating the LCD about the hinge, such that the LCD is angled relative to the front surface of the door of the refrigerator, wherein the mounting angle adjusting means are provided in the cavity.
A device for adjusting a mounting angle of a liquid crystal display (LCD) for a refrigerator comprising:
- an LCD rotatable mounted in a cavity formed in a front surface of a door of a refrigerator by a hinge;
- and
- mounting angle adjusting means rearward of the LCD for rotating the LCD about the hinge, such that the LCD is angled relative to the front surface of the door of the refrigerator, wherein the mounting angle adjusting means includes;
- a motor mounted on the door,
- movement conversion means for converting a rotating movement of a shaft of the motor into a linear movement, and
- supplementary movement conversion means provided between the movement conversion means and the LCD for converting the linear movement into a rotating movement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.