Refrigerator
AssigneeSamsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
InventorsJoong Ho Kim, Youn Tae Shin, Wan Hyeong Lee
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Abstract
A refrigerator having a structure in which, when a first door or a second door is opened, a lamp installed at sidewalls of an opening in the first door emits light so that food stored in a door guard disposed in the opening can be illuminated. The refrigerator includes a main body having a storage compartment; a first door that is rotatably disposed in front of the main body and opens/closes the storage compartment, and has an opening formed therein, where at least one door guard is disposed in the opening; a second door that is rotatably disposed in front of the first door, opens/closes the opening, and is rotated in the same direction as the first door; and a lamp installed at the sidewalls of the opening.
Claims15
A refrigerator comprising:
- a main body having a storage compartment;
- a first door rotatably disposed in front of the main body to open/close the storage compartment, the first door having an opening framed by sidewalls formed therein and at least one door guard disposed in the opening;
- a second door rotatably disposed in front of the first door to open/close the opening, the second door being rotated in the same direction as the first door;
- a hinge unit to rotatably couple the first door to the main body;
- at least one lamp installation hole disposed in the sidewalls of the opening;
- at least one lamp fixing member disposed in the sidewalls of the opening in a position corresponding to the at least one lamp installation hole;
- at least one lamp fixed to the at least one lamp fixing member;
- an opening/closing detection sensor that is disposed in the hinge unit;
- and
- a sensor detection unit that is disposed in the second door in a position corresponding to the opening/closing detection sensor,
- wherein the opening/closing detection sensor is configured to detect a distance the sensor detection unit is spaced apart from the opening/closing detection sensor and to cause the at least one lamp to emit light when the second door is opened.
A refrigerator door to open/close a storage compartment of a refrigerator, the refrigerator door comprising:
- a first door rotatably coupled to the refrigerator by a hinge unit, the first door having a first door opening defined by a pair of sidewalls formed in the first door, a door guard disposed in the first door opening between the sidewalls, and a lamp configured to illuminate the door guard, the lamp being disposed in one of the sidewalls;
- a second door rotatably coupled to the first door, the second door being configured to open/close the first door opening;
- an opening/closing detection sensor disposed proximate to the hinge unit;
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- a sensor detection unit is disposed in an upper portion of the second door,
- wherein the opening/closing detection sensor is configured to detect a distance the sensor detection unit is spaced apart from the opening/closing detection sensor and to cause the lamp to emit light when the second door is opened.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.