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US 9,448,004 B2Granted
Refrigerator having double doors
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsSeong Woo Kim, Byoung Mok Kim, Seung Yong Yang
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Abstract
A refrigerator is disclosed. The disclosed refrigerator includes a body having a storage chamber, a first door pivotably provided at a front side of the body, to open or close the storage chamber, the first door having an opening, and at least one door pocket provided at the opening, a second door pivotably provided at a front side of the first door, to open or close the opening, the second door pivoting in the same direction as the first door, a first upper hinge and a first lower hinge respectively coupled to upper and lower surfaces of the body, to pivotably support the first door, and a second upper hinge and a second lower hinge respectively coupled to upper and lower surfaces of the first door, to pivotably support the second door.
Claims13
A refrigerator comprising:
- a body having a storage chamber;
- a first door pivotably provided at a front side of the body, to open or close the storage chamber, the first door having an opening, and at least one door pocket provided at the opening;
- a second door pivotably provided at a front side of the first door, to open or close the opening, the second door pivoting in a same direction as the first door and having a thickness thinner than a thickness of the first door;
- a first upper hinge connecting the body and the first door and having a first upper hinge pin;
- a second upper hinge connecting the first door and the second door and having a second upper hinge pin;
- a first lower hinge connecting the body and the first door and having a first lower hinge pin;
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- a second lower hinge connecting the first door and the second door and having a second lower hinge pin;
- a second door opening prevention device to prevent the second door from opening when the first door is open,
- wherein the second lower hinge is configured to be supported by the first lower hinge such that a weight of the second door is supported by the body,
- wherein a support leg provided on the first lower hinge and while the support leg is supporting the refrigerator a support pin is disposed telescopically within the first lower hinge pin,
- wherein the refrigerator comprises a first auto closer configured to pivot the first door in a closing direction to a position where the first door is completely closed, when the first door is closed a predetermined angle or more in the closing direction,
- wherein the first auto closer comprises a first cam member coupled to an upper surface of the first lower hinge while allowing the first lower hinge pin to penetrate the upper surface of the first lower hinge and a second cam member coupled to a lower surface of the second lower hinge while allowing the first lower hinge pin to penetrate the lower surface of the second lower hinge,
- wherein the first cam member comprises a rotation prevention bar to prevent the first cam member from pivoting together with the first lower hinge pin when the first lower hinge pin pivots, and the first lower hinge comprises a rotation prevention bar coupling hole in which the rotation prevention bar is accommodated, and wherein the second door opening prevention device comprises a latch to hold the second door closed when the first door is in an open position and the latch is rotated to a released position when the first door is in a closed position based on an actuation bar that is rectilinearly movable being in one of a compressed state while in contact with the body of the refrigerator and a non-compressed state while not in contact with the body of the refrigerator.
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A refrigerator comprising:
- a body having a storage chamber;
- a first door pivotably provided at a front side of the body, to open or close the storage chamber, the first door having an opening, and at least one door pocket provided at the opening;
- a second door pivotably provided at a front side of the first door, to open or close the opening, the second door pivoting in a same direction as the first door;
- a first upper hinge and a first lower hinge to pivotably support the first door;
- a second upper hinge and a second lower hinge to pivotably support the second a second door opening prevention device to prevent the second door from opening when the first door is open,
- wherein the second lower hinge is configured to be supported by the first lower hinge such that a weight of the second door is supported by the body,
- wherein a support leg provided on the first lower hinge and while the support leg is supporting the refrigerator a support pin is disposed telescopically within a first lower hinge pin,
- wherein the refrigerator comprises a first auto closer configured to pivot the first door in a closing direction to a position where the first door is completely closed, when the first door is closed a predetermined angle or more in the closing direction,
- wherein the first auto closer comprises a first cam member coupled to an upper surface of the first lower hinge while allowing the first lower hinge pin to penetrate the upper surface of the first lower hinge and a second cam member coupled to a lower surface of the second lower hinge while allowing the first lower hinge pin to penetrate the lower surface of the second lower hinge,
- wherein the first cam member comprises a rotation prevention bar to prevent the first cam member from pivoting together with the first lower hinge pin when the first lower hinge pin pivots, and the first lower hinge comprises a rotation prevention bar coupling hole in which the rotation prevention bar is accommodated, and wherein the second door opening prevention device comprises a latch to hold the second door closed when the first door is in an open position and the latch is rotated to a released position when the first door is in a closed position based on an actuation bar that is rectilinearly movable being in one of a compressed state while in contact with the body of the refrigerator and a non-compressed state while not in contact with the body of the refrigerator.
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A refrigerator comprising:
- a body having a storage chamber;
- a first door pivotably provided at a front side of the body, to open or close the storage chamber, the first door having an opening, and at least one door pocket provided at the opening;
- a second door pivotably provided at a front side of the first door, to open or close the opening, the second door pivoting in a same direction as the first door;
- a first lower hinge coupled to the lower surface of the body and extending into the first door to support the first door;
- a second lower hinge coupled to the lower surface of the first door and extending into the second door to support the second door;
- a second door opening prevention device to prevent the second door from opening when the first door is open,
- wherein the first lower hinge comprises a first lower hinge pin configured to penetrate the second hinge and be inserted into a lower part of the first door,
- wherein the second lower hinge is configured to be supported by the first lower hinge such that a weight of the second door is supported by the body,
- wherein a support leg provided on the first lower hinge and while the support leg is supporting the refrigerator a support pin is disposed telescopically within the first lower hinge pin,
- wherein the refrigerator comprises a first auto closer configured to pivot the first door in a closing direction to a position where the first door is completely closed, when the first door is closed a predetermined angle or more in the closing direction,
- wherein the first auto closer comprises a first cam member coupled to an upper surface of the first lower hinge while allowing the first lower hinge pin to penetrate the upper surface of the first lower hinge and a second cam member coupled to a lower surface of the second lower hinge while allowing the first lower hinge pin to penetrate the lower surface of the second lower hinge,
- wherein the first cam member comprises a rotation prevention bar to prevent the first cam member from pivoting together with the first lower hinge pin when the first lower hinge pin pivots, and the first lower hinge comprises a rotation prevention bar coupling hole in which the rotation prevention bar is accommodated, and wherein the second door opening prevention device comprises a latch to hold the second door closed when the first door is in an open position and the latch is rotated to a released position when the first door is in a closed position based on an actuation bar that is rectilinearly movable being in one of a compressed state while in contact with the body of the refrigerator and a non-compressed state while not in contact with the body of the refrigerator.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.