Refrigerator
    41.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11767702B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-09-26

    申请号:US17939339

    申请日:2022-09-07

    CPC classification number: E05F15/619 F25D23/028 F25D29/005 E05Y2900/31

    Abstract: A refrigerator includes: a cabinet; a door rotatably connected to the cabinet by a hinge; and a door opening device for opening the door. The door opening device includes a driving motor and a push member configured to move in the forward/backward direction. The push member includes a first end portion positioned close to the front surface of the cabinet and a second end portion positioned on the opposite side of the first end portion. The cabinet includes a cabinet side wall positioned close to the hinge. The door includes a door side wall positioned close to the hinge. When the door is closed, the horizontal distance between the first end portion and the cabinet side wall or the door side wall is smaller than the horizontal distance between the second end portion and the cabinet side wall or the door side wall.

    Refrigerator and method for controlling the same

    公开(公告)号:US11287180B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-29

    申请号:US16201192

    申请日:2018-11-27

    Abstract: A refrigerator includes: a cabinet in which a storage compartment is formed; a refrigerator door for opening and closing the storage compartment; a rack which can move from an initial position to a door opening position to open the refrigerator door; a driving motor which generates a driving force to move the rack; a power transmission unit which transmits power of the driving motor to the rack; a rotation detection unit which detects a rotation number of the driving motor; and a controller that controls the driving motor based on information on the rotation number detected by the rotation detection unit, in which the controller may control the driving motor to a first state until the rack moves from the door opening position to a reference position and may control the driving motor to a second state until the rack moves from the reference position to the initial position.

    Refrigerator
    44.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11255118B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-22

    申请号:US16207984

    申请日:2018-12-03

    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet including an outer case forming an external appearance and a storage compartment, a refrigerator door coupled to the cabinet to open or close the storage compartment, an installation bracket coupled to the outer case inside the outer case, a door opening device installed in the installation bracket outside the outer case and including a push member for opening or closing the refrigerator door, and a buffer member disposed a coupling portion between the door opening device and the installation bracket.

    Refrigerator
    45.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11072960B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-27

    申请号:US16347383

    申请日:2017-11-03

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator which allows a user to easily open the doors of the refrigerator. To achieve the aforementioned purpose, provided according to one embodiment of the present invention can be a refrigerator comprising: a cabinet having storage chambers; doors for opening/closing the storage chambers; and door opening devices operating so as for the doors to open, wherein the door opening devices comprise: a motor provided so as to generate a driving force; and a rack provided in a direction diagonal to the front side of the cabinet, wherein the rack is moved in the lengthwise direction thereof by the drive of the motor.

    Refrigerator
    46.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11029078B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-08

    申请号:US16347377

    申请日:2017-11-03

    Abstract: The present invention relates to a refrigerator that allows a user to easily open a door thereof. A refrigerator, according to one embodiment of the present invention, may comprise: a cabinet having a storage compartment; left and right doors for opening and closing the storage compartment from the left and right; a door opening module provided to open the left and right doors; and having a single motor provided to rotate forward and backward; and a control unit for controlling forward and backward driving of the single motor, wherein the door opening module comprises: left and right racks provided to be moved by driving of the single motor so as to respectively open the left and right doors; a power transmission device for selectively transmitting a driving force of the single motor to the left and 4right racks; and a single switch provided to be turned on/off in conjunction with the power transmission device, and wherein the control unit detects a current position of the left and right racks through the switching-on/off of the single switch, and controls the forward and backward driving and stopping of the single motor.

    Refrigerator
    47.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US10724287B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-28

    申请号:US16441834

    申请日:2019-06-14

    Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage compartment, a refrigerator door configured to open and close the storage compartment, a hinge assembly configured to couple the refrigerator door to the cabinet, and a door opening device provided at the cabinet and configured to rotate the refrigerator door about the hinge assembly. The door opening device includes a frame, and a pushing member slidably provided at the frame and configured to protrude from the frame toward the hinge assembly to thereby open the refrigerator door.

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