[특허]Refrigerator including multiple storage compartments

LG Electronics Inc.

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Refrigerator including multiple storage compartments

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국가/구분	United States(US) Patent 등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)	A47B-096/04 F25D-023/02 F25D-023/04 F25D-023/00 E05D-007/00 F25D-025/02 E05D-011/00 E05D-011/06 E05D-011/10 E05F-005/00 E05D-007/081 F25D-023/08
출원번호	US-0165696 (2014-01-28)
등록번호	US-9175901 (2015-11-03)
우선권정보	KR-10-2010-0000086 (2010-01-04)
발명자 / 주소	Oh, Seungjin Lee, Jonghwa Choi, Changbong Park, Manho Lim, Kiyoung
출원인 / 주소	LG Electronics Inc.
대리인 / 주소	Fish & Richardson P.C.
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A refrigerator includes a cabinet that defines a first storage compartment, a first door that is opened or closed to allow or prevent access to an interior of the first storage compartment, a storing device coupled to the first door to define a second storage compartment, and a second door connected to the first door that is opened or closed to allow or prevent access to an interior of the second storage compartment. The first door includes a plurality of first coupling parts to which the storing device is coupled. The storing device includes a frame and a basket installed on the frame, each including at least one second coupling part interacting with at least one of the plurality of first coupling parts. A front surface of the second door is positioned to be generally coplanar with at least a portion of a front surface of the first door.

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A refrigerator, comprising: a cabinet;a first storage area within the cabinet;a first door that has a front surface, a rear surface, an upper surface, a lower surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface, the first door being rotatably connected to the cabinet and configured to open and close at least a portion of the first storage area such that, when the first door is oriented in a closed position, the rear surface of the first door contacts a front surface of the cabinet, the first door including: a second storage area, andan access opening enabling access to the second storage area;a second door that has a front surface, a rear surface, an upper surface, a lower surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface, the second door being rotatably connected to the first door and configured to open and close the access opening such that, when the second door is oriented in a closed position, the rear surface of the second door contacts the front surface of the first door to close the access opening, the second door being thinner than the first door such that, when the first and second doors are oriented in closed positions, a distance between the front surface of the first door and the front surface of the second door is less than a distance between the front surface of the first door and the front surface of the cabinet; anda hinge assembly including: a first hinge disposed on the upper surface of the first door to rotatably connect the upper surface of the first door to the cabinet about a first hinge axis extending through the upper surface of the first door, the first hinge axis being positioned closer to the first side surface of the first door than the second side surface of the first door, anda second hinge disposed on the upper surface of the second door to rotatably connect the upper surface of the second door to the upper surface of the first door about a second hinge axis extending through the upper surface of the second door, the second hinge axis being positioned closer to the first side surface of the second door than the second side surface of the second door, wherein the first door and the second door are configured to be opened and closed by rotating in a same direction,wherein a first distance between the first hinge axis of the first hinge and the first side surface of the first door is greater than a second distance between the second hinge axis of the second hinge and the first side surface of the second door, andwherein the first and second doors have a relative orientation in which, when the first door and the second door are oriented in closed positions, the first side surface of the first door and the first side surface of the second door are substantially coplanar, the upper surface of the first door and the upper surface of the second door are substantially coplanar, and the second hinge axis is positioned ahead of the first hinge axis. 2. The refrigerator according to claim 1, further comprising a lower hinge assembly that rotatably connects a lower end of the second door to the first door. 3. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the first door comprises: a first part; anda second part positioned above the first part and having a thickness less than a thickness of the first part,wherein the lower hinge assembly is disposed at the second part. 4. The refrigerator according to claim 3, wherein the access opening is formed in the second part, and the second door is connected to the second part to selectively open and close the access opening. 5. The refrigerator according to claim 4, wherein when the second door is oriented in a closed position, the front surface of the second door and a front external surface of the first part of the first door are configured to be coplanar. 6. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the lower hinge assembly includes: a hinge fixation part fixed in position to the first door; anda hinge rotation part fixed in position to the second door,wherein the hinge fixation part comprises a lower cam having a recessed cam surface, and the hinge rotation part comprises: an upper cam having a protruded cam surface corresponding to and configured to be in contact with the recessed cam surface of the lower cam; andan elastic member disposed above the upper cam to push the upper cam toward the lower cam. 7. The refrigerator according to claim 2, wherein the lower hinge assembly further comprises: a hinge stopper having a confinement protrusion protruding from the lower end of the second door, the hinge stopper configured to rotate together with the second door; anda confinement member fixed to the first door and having a confinement protrusion receiving part that is configured to receive the confinement protrusion and limit movement of the confinement protrusion. 8. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the first hinge comprises: a first coupling part fixed to the cabinet;a first extension extending from the first coupling part toward the first door; anda first hinge shaft coupled to the first extension and inserted in the upper surface of the first door; andwherein the second hinge comprises: a second coupling part fixed to the first door;a second extension extending from the second coupling part; anda second hinge shaft coupled to the second extension and inserted in the upper surface of the second door. 9. The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein the upper surface of the first door includes a first stepped portion that is recessed downward from an uppermost portion of the upper surface of the first door, wherein the upper surface of the second door includes a second stepped portion that is recessed downward from an uppermost portion of the upper surface of the second door, and wherein the hinge assembly is connected to the first and second doors at a space that is defined by the first and second stepped portions. 10. The refrigerator according to claim 9, wherein the second stepped portion is recessed downward starting at a predetermined distance away from the front surface of the second door. 11. The refrigerator according to claim 9, wherein the first hinge shaft is inserted in the upper surface of the first door at the first stepped portion, and the second hinge shaft is inserted in the upper surface of the second door at the second stepped portion. 12. The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein the position at which the first hinge shaft is inserted in the upper surface of the first door is located at a midpoint of a distance between the rear surface of the first door and the front surface of the second door, the distance being the distance between the rear surface of the first door and the front surface of the second door at a time when the second door is closed. 13. The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein a diameter of the first hinge shaft is greater than a diameter of the second hinge shaft. 14. The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein an insertion depth of the first hinge shaft into the first door is longer than an insertion depth of the second hinge shaft into the second door. 15. The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein the first hinge shaft is positioned closer to the front surface of the first door than the rear surface of the first door. 16. The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein the first extension includes a portion that extends toward the first side surface of the first door. 17. The refrigerator according to claim 8, wherein the second extension includes a portion that extends toward the first side surface of the second door. 18. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein the first hinge includes: a hinge plate, at least a portion of the hinge plate being coupled to the cabinet; anda confinement lever disposed on an upper surface of the hinge plate and configured to fix the hinge plate to the cabinet. 19. The refrigerator according to claim 1, wherein upper ends of the first hinge and the second hinge, respectively, are positioned vertically lower than an uppermost portion of the upper surface of the second door. 20. A refrigerator, comprising: a cabinet;a first storage area within the cabinet;a first door that has a front surface, a rear surface, an upper surface, a lower surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface, the first door being rotatably connected to the cabinet and configured to open and close at least a portion of the first storage area such that, when the first door is oriented in a closed position, the rear surface of the first door contacts a front surface of the cabinet, the first door including: a second storage area, andan access opening enabling access to the second storage area;a second door that has a front surface, a rear surface, an upper surface, a lower surface, a first side surface, and a second side surface, the second door being rotatably connected to the first door and configured to open and close the access opening such that, when the second door is oriented in a closed position, the rear surface of the second door contacts the front surface of the first door to close the access opening; anda hinge assembly including: a first hinge disposed on the upper surface of the first door to rotatably connect the upper surface of the first door to the cabinet about a first hinge axis extending through the upper surface of the first door, the first hinge axis being positioned closer to the first side surface of the first door than the second side surface of the first door, anda second hinge disposed on the upper surface of the second door to rotatably connect the upper surface of the second door to the upper surface of the first door about a second hinge axis extending through the upper surface of the second door, the second hinge axis being positioned closer to the first side surface of the second door than the second side surface of the second door, wherein the first door and the second door are configured to be opened and closed by rotating in a same direction,wherein a first distance between the first hinge axis of the first hinge and the first side surface of the first door is greater than a second distance between the second hinge axis of the second hinge and the first side surface of the second door, thereby reducing interference of the second door with the first door during rotation and enabling the second door to, when closed, be closer to the first door as compared to the first distance being equal or less than the second distance,wherein the first and second doors have a relative orientation in which, when the first door and the second door are oriented in closed positions, the first side surface of the first door and the first side surface of the second door are substantially coplanar, the upper surface of the first door and the upper surface of the second door are substantially coplanar, and the second hinge axis is positioned ahead of the first hinge axis. 21. The refrigerator according to claim 20, wherein the first hinge comprises: a first coupling part fixed to the cabinet;a first extension extending from the first coupling part toward the first door; anda first hinge shaft coupled to the first extension and inserted in the upper surface of the first door; andwherein the second hinge comprises: a second coupling part fixed to the first door;a second extension extending from the second coupling part; anda second hinge shaft coupled to the second extension and inserted in the upper surface of the second door. 22. The refrigerator according to claim 21, wherein the upper surface of the first door includes a first stepped portion that is recessed downward from an uppermost portion of the upper surface of the first door, wherein the upper surface of the second door includes a second stepped portion that is recessed downward from an uppermost portion of the upper surface of the second door, and wherein the hinge assembly is connected to the first and second doors at a space that is defined by the first and second stepped portions. 23. The refrigerator according to claim 22, wherein the second stepped portion is recessed downward starting at a predetermined distance away from the front surface of the second door. 24. The refrigerator according to claim 22, wherein the first hinge shaft is inserted in the upper surface of the first door at the first stepped portion, and the second hinge shaft is inserted in the upper surface of the second door at the second stepped portion. 25. The refrigerator according to claim 21, wherein a diameter of the first hinge shaft is greater than a diameter of the second hinge shaft. 26. The refrigerator according to claim 21, wherein an insertion depth of the first hinge shaft into the first door is longer than an insertion depth of the second hinge shaft into the second door. 27. The refrigerator according to claim 21, wherein the first hinge shaft is positioned closer to the front surface of the first door than the rear surface of the first door. 28. The refrigerator according to claim 21, wherein the position at which the first hinge shaft is inserted in the upper surface of the first door is located at a midpoint of a distance between the rear surface of the first door and the front surface of the second door, the distance being the distance between the rear surface of the first door and the front surface of the second door at a time when the second door is closed. 29. The refrigerator according to claim 20, wherein upper ends of the first hinge and the second hinge, respectively, are positioned vertically lower than an uppermost portion of the upper surface of the second door.

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