Refrigerator including multiple storage compartments
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IPC분류정보
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-0165708
(2014-01-28)
등록번호
US-9200830
(2015-12-01)
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
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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1. 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, wherein when the first
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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, wherein 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 pair of door dikes protruding rearward from both side edge portions of the rear surface of the first door and respectively extending in a vertical direction;a second storage area positioned at the rear surface of the first door;an access opening defined between the pair of door dikes and configured to enable access to the second storage area, anda first stepped portion defined at the upper surface of the first door, the first stepped portion being recessed downward from an uppermost portion of the upper surface of the first door;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, wherein 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, wherein the second door includes a second stepped portion defined as part of the upper surface of the second door, the second stepped portion being recessed downward from an uppermost portion of the upper surface of the second door;a hinge assembly including: a first hinge coupling the first stepped portion to an upper surface of the cabinet, anda second hinge coupling the second stepped portion to the first stepped portion, wherein a rotation direction of the first door for opening the first storage area is the same as a rotation direction of the second door for opening the access opening;a frame supported by the first door, the frame defining at least a portion of the second storage area and covering at least a portion of side and rear surfaces of the second storage area, the frame including: a pair of side surfaces that extend in the vertical direction and whose front ends are in contact with rear ends of the pair of the door dikes, anda supporter disposed horizontally within the second storage area and connecting the pair of side surfaces of the frame;a basket installation part disposed on the supporter and within the second storage area, the basket installation part including: an upper surface that is horizontally oriented,a pair of side surfaces each extending vertically from the side ends of the upper surface, anda receiving part defined by the upper surface and the pair of side surfaces;a slidable basket configured to be slidably received in the receiving part of the basket installation part, below the upper surface, and to be pulled out through the access opening; anda sliding guide part configured to guide a movement of the slidable basket such that the slidable basket can slidably move in a front-to-rear direction relative to the first door, the sliding guide part comprising: a first guide part extending in a front-to-rear direction at both side surfaces of the slidable basket, anda second guide part extending in a front-to-rear direction at both of the side surfaces of the basket installation part,wherein the first guide part is configured to be received in and move along the second guide part based on the slidable basket being received in the receiving part of the basket installation part, andwherein based on the first door being oriented in the closed position and the second door being oriented in an opened position, the slidable basket is configured to slide out through the access opening. 2. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein based on the first and second doors being 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. 3. The refrigerator of claim 2, wherein a diameter of a hinge shaft of the first hinge is greater than a diameter of a hinge shaft of the second hinge. 4. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the slidable basket is configured to be withdrawn forward through the access opening by sliding past the pair of door dikes. 5. The refrigerator of claim 4, wherein the frame is coupled to the pair of door dikes. 6. The refrigerator of claim 5, further comprising an additional basket configured to be removably disposed on the upper surface of the basket installation part. 7. The refrigerator of claim 1, wherein the first door includes: a first part; anda second part positioned vertically above the first part and having a thickness less than a thickness of the first part. 8. The refrigerator of claim 7, 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.
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