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US 8,894,168 B2Granted
Refrigerator having gap adjuster
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorJin Sik Lee
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Abstract
A refrigerator having a gap adjuster includes a main body, at least one door to open and close the main body, and the gap adjuster located between the main body and the at least one door such that a length of the gap adjuster is increased or decreased so as to adjust a gap between the main body and the at least one door.
Claims8
A refrigerator comprising:
- a main body provided with a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber disposed at one side of the first storage chamber;
- a first door connected to the main body so as to open and close the first storage chamber;
- a second door connected to the main body so as to open and close the second storage chamber;
- a hinge device installed at one side of the first door;
- and
- a gap adjuster installed on a rear surface of an other side of the first door such that a length of the gap adjuster is increased or decreased so as to adjust a gap between the main body and the first door,
- wherein the gap adjuster adjusts a step difference in a forward and backward direction between the first door and the second door in a state that a buffer unit of the gap adjuster makes contact with the front surface of the main body when the first door is closed while the length of the gap adjuster is increased or decreased.
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A refrigerator comprising:
- a main body provided with a first storage chamber and a second storage chamber disposed at one side of the first storage chamber;
- a first door connected to the main body so as to open and close the first storage chamber;
- a second door connected to the main body so as to open and close the second storage chamber;
- a hinge device installed between the main body and one side of the first door to hinge the first door;
- and
- a gap adjuster installed on a rear surface of an other side of the first door such that a length of the gap adjuster is increased or decreased,
- wherein the gap adjuster adjusts a step difference in a forward and backward direction between the first door and the second door in a state that a buffer unit of the gap adjuster makes contact with the front surface of the main body when the first door is closed while the length of the gap adjuster is increased or decreased.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.