Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Semi-auto closing apparatus and refrigerator having the same
- Patent Title (中): 具有相同的半自动关闭装置和冰箱
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Application No.: US13859401Application Date: 2013-04-09
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Publication No.: US08944540B2Publication Date: 2015-02-03
- Inventor: Sung Mo Kim , Jong Hoon Oh , Sang Hyuk Kang , Youn Tae Shin , Jae Kyoung Jang , Il Young Jung
- Applicant: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: KR Suwon-Si
- Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: KR Suwon-Si
- Agency: Staas & Halsey LLP
- Priority: KR10-2012-0037439 20120410
- Main IPC: F25D23/02
- IPC: F25D23/02 ; E05F1/00 ; F25D23/00

Abstract:
A refrigerator which improves the structure of an auto closing apparatus, increases the sealing ability of a door, and omits mounting of a separate spring. The refrigerator includes at least one door opening and closing at least one storage chamber provided in a main body, at least one upper hinge module including a body part and an extension part rotatably coupled to the at least one door, at least one lower hinge module, a door cap installed on an upper portion of the at least one door and including a hinge receiving part, an auto close lever coupled to the door cap and has elasticity to transmit elastic force to the door, and a cam member including a cam surface contacting the auto close lever so that the auto close lever accumulates elastic force and then transmits the elastic force to the door when the door is closed.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130264930A1 SEMI-AUTO CLOSING APPARATUS AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME Public/Granted day:2013-10-10
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