Refrigerator
US-10337785-B2 · Jul 2, 2019 · US
Refrigerator
US2019257572A1 · US · A1
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-2019257572-A1 |
| Application number | US-201916402609-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | A1 |
| Filing date | May 3, 2019 |
| Priority date | Jan 7, 2014 |
| Publication date | Aug 22, 2019 |
| Grant date | — |
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Provided is a refrigerator which allows a pivoting bar to pivot to seal a gap between a pair of doors regardless of whether the door at which the pivoting bar is not installed between the pair of doors is open or closed. The refrigerator includes a guide device which induces the pivoting bar to pivot. Here, the guide device includes a rack that is moved forward and backward linearly depending on opening and closing of the second door and includes a second magnet built therein, a pinion gear engaged with the rack and pivoting when the rack is moved linearly, and a guide unit which includes a guide groove guiding a guide protrusion and is engaged with the pinion gear to move linearly in a direction opposite to that of the rack to allow the pivoting bar to pivot when the pinion gear pivots.
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What is claimed is: 1 . A refrigerator comprising: a body; a storage compartment provided in the body and having a front side; a first door and a second door coupled to the body to open or close the front side of the storage compartment; a rotating bar coupled to the first door; and a guide assembly provided at the body to guide the rotating bar, wherein the guide assembly comprises: a moveable member configured to move in a first direction as the second door is being opened, and to move in a second direction as the second door is being closed, the first direction being opposite to the second direction, and a guide configured to move away from the front side as the moveable member moves in the first direction while the first door is closed so that the rotating bar rotates away from the second door, and to move toward the front side as the moveable member moves in the second direction while the first door is closed so that the rotating bar rotates toward the second door.
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- F25D23/028Primary
Details · CPC title
by means of movable edgings, e.g. draught sealings additionally used for bolting {, e.g. by spring force or with operating lever} · CPC title
- F25D23/02Primary
Doors; Covers (F25D23/08 takes precedence {locks or fastenings E05B65/0042}) · CPC title
with cooling compartments at different temperatures · CPC title
French doors · CPC title
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- What does patent US2019257572A1 cover?
- Provided is a refrigerator which allows a pivoting bar to pivot to seal a gap between a pair of doors regardless of whether the door at which the pivoting bar is not installed between the pair of doors is open or closed. The refrigerator includes a guide device which induces the pivoting bar to pivot. Here, the guide device includes a rack that is moved forward and backward linearly depending o…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification F25D23/028. Mapped technology areas include Mechanical Engineering.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Thu Aug 22 2019 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (A1). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 3 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).