Closure Structure Patents (Class 312/405)
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Patent number: 12259179Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a main body including a storeroom, a door body arranged to open or close the storeroom, a decoration panel coupled to a front side of the door body, and a holder mounted on the front side of the door body to be coupled to the decoration panel. The door body includes a rear case defining a rear side of the door body, and a main case defining front and sides of the door body. The main case includes a front part defining the front side of the door body and having an installation groove in which to install the holder, side parts defining sides of the door body, and a rear coupler coupled to the rear case. The main case is formed by bending a single metal board.Type: GrantFiled: February 9, 2024Date of Patent: March 25, 2025Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sungdeuk Park, Youngmin Kwon, Jeongman Nam, Seongwoo Kim, Seungho Yoon, Hojun Jeong
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Patent number: 12241678Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a refrigerator including a cabinet defining a storage space, and a door including a door body configured to open and close the storage space and a panel assembly coupled to the door body, wherein the panel assembly includes a panel defining a front surface of the door and transmitting light therethrough, a back cover defining a rear surface of the panel assembly and formed of a metal material, a light device configured to emit light to the panel, and a light supporter formed of an electrical insulation material and configured to support the lighting device, and heat generated during an operation of the lighting device is dissipated to a rear of the panel assembly through the back cover.Type: GrantFiled: July 19, 2023Date of Patent: March 4, 2025Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventor: Sangpyo Hong
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Patent number: 12222154Abstract: A refrigerated cabinet may include: a plurality of side walls forming a cabinet body and an interior storage space, the interior storage space accessible through an opening; a first door and a second door independently positionable over the opening; and a mullion formed by the second door, wherein the first door is configured to engage with the mullion. The mullion is a fixed structure formed by a portion of the second door. The refrigerated cabinet may further include a latching mechanism configured to selectively couple the first door and the second door, wherein the latching mechanism extends through the first door to engage the second door. The latching mechanism comprises a user-actuatable interface configured to decouple the first door and the second when the user-actuatable interface is engaged by a user.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: February 11, 2025Assignee: ELECTROLUX CONSUMER PRODUCTS, INC.Inventors: Gregory H. Evans, Terry Sexton
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Patent number: 12215913Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a cabinet forming one of a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment, a main door opening and closing the refrigerator compartment or the freezer compartment and including a storage space opened forward, a sub door installed on the main door and opening and closing the storage space of the main door, and a dispenser disposed on the sub door and dispensing water.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2023Date of Patent: February 4, 2025Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seonil Yu, Kyeongchul Cho, Insun Yeo, Hongsik Kwon
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Patent number: 12188711Abstract: A refrigerator, comprising a refrigerator body (30), a first door body (10), a second door body (20), a vertical beam (50), and a driving mechanism (60). The driving mechanism (60) comprises a telescopic member (61) that may be at an extension position or at a retraction position; an elastic member (62); a rotating member (63) rotatable around a second vertical axis and a third vertical axis (X3), with a sliding channel (631) formed thereon; and a sliding column (64). During the closing of the first door body (10) from an open state, the telescopic member (61) moves towards the retraction position from the extension position to drive the rotating member (63) to rotate around the second vertical axis (X2), so that the sliding channel (631) pushes the sliding column (64) to drive the vertical beam (50) to rotate from a folded state to an unfolded state.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2021Date of Patent: January 7, 2025Assignees: HEFEI HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD, HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD.Inventors: Peng Lyu, Hao Zhang, Wenchun Wang
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Patent number: 12078408Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet, a first door, a second door, a mullion, and a lock. The cabinet defines an internal cavity. The first and second doors are configured to transition between open and closed positions. The mullion is secured to an edge of the first door and is configured to transition between active and inactive positions. In the active position the mullion is configured to span a gap between the first and second doors. In the inactive position the mullion is retracted away from an edge of the first door. The lock is configured to, in response to the first door transitioning to the respective open position, activate and lock the mullion in the inactive position. The lock is configured to, in response to the first door transitioning to the respective closed position, deactivate and unlock the mullion such that mullion transitions to the active position.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2022Date of Patent: September 3, 2024Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Nancy Alanis, Kapil Ayyawar
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Patent number: 12061042Abstract: An appliance includes an outer wrapper and an inner liner that form a structural cabinet having an insulating cavity defined between the inner liner and the outer wrapper. An elliptical insulation port is defined within the outer wrapper, wherein the elliptical insulation port is configured to allow passage of a cylindrical insulation conduit when the insulation conduit is positioned at an oblique angle relative to the structural cabinet. An insulation material is disposed within the insulating cavity. A sealing cap covers the elliptical insulation port, wherein the sealing cap includes a protrusion that extends at least partially into the insulating cavity.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2023Date of Patent: August 13, 2024Assignee: WHIRLPOOL CORPORATIONInventors: Gustavo Frattini, Abhay Naik
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Patent number: 12055338Abstract: A display case door includes an insulated panel assembly, a door frame, and one or more mounting blocks. The insulated panel assembly is transparent to visible light. The door frame extends about and is coupled to the insulated panel assembly. The one or more mounting blocks are coupled to and extend inwardly from the door frame. The electronic display assembly includes an electronic display, and one or more side brackets coupled to the electronic display. At least one of the side brackets of the electronic display assembly is coupled to at least one of the one or more mounting blocks. The electronic display is at least partially supported on at least one of the one or more mounting blocks.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2022Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: Anthony, Inc.Inventors: Pedro Almaguer, David Briggs Baugh, Mark Sandnes, Dexter Maluto
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Patent number: 12044463Abstract: A refrigerator is provided, which includes a refrigerator body, a pair of door bodies, a turnover beam, a guide seat and a limiting block. The turnover beam is pivotally connected with one of the pair of door bodies, and the turnover beam includes a turnover beam body. The guide seat includes a guide seat body and a guide groove disposed in the guide seat body. The limiting block is rotatably connected with the guide seat body. When at least a portion of the guide block presses the limiting block through the front side opening of the guide groove, the limiting block is configured to pivot and exit the guide groove, and after the guide block enters the guide groove, the limiting block is configured to be reset by pivoting to limit the guide block.Type: GrantFiled: January 11, 2022Date of Patent: July 23, 2024Assignee: HISENSE (SHANDONG) REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD.Inventors: Zhenfei Jia, Weilun Zhang, Xiangping Zhang, Dong Guo
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Patent number: 12025368Abstract: Provided are a refrigerator and a control method thereof. The refrigerator is characterized by enabling at least a part of a refrigerator door to be selectively transparent by a user's operation, such that the user sees through an inside of the refrigerator while the refrigerator door is closed.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2023Date of Patent: July 2, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Hyungkyu Park, Jongpil Kim, Cheoljun Park
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Patent number: 11906238Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage space, a hinge bracket configured to be installed on an upper wall of the cabinet and having a hinge shaft, a door configured to be connected to the hinge shaft and to open and close the storage space while rotating, and a hinge cover configured to be installed on the upper wall of the cabinet and to cover the hinge bracket, in which the hinge cover includes a first mounting part and a second mounting part disposed to be spaced apart in a horizontal direction, a bracket cover detachably mounted on one mounting part of the first mounting part and the second mounting part disposed at a position corresponding to the hinge bracket and configured to cover the hinge bracket, and a shielding member detachably mounted on another mounting part of the first mounting part and the second mounting part.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2023Date of Patent: February 20, 2024Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jongmoon Jang, Joonyong Hwang
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Patent number: 11867459Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet including a storage space, a drawer door located in the storage space, the drawer door including a door part and a drawer part connected to the door part, a control panel located on an upper surface of the door part, the control panel being configured to display or manipulate a setting of the storage space, and an electric wire guide module connected to the cabinet and a rear surface of the door part to connect an electric wire in the cabinet to the control panel. The electric wire guide module includes a mounting plate, a rotation connection member rotatably mounted to the mounting plate, a guide head coupled to the rear surface of the door part, and at least one connecting member connecting the rotation connection member and the guide head, the electric wire extending through the at least one connecting member.Type: GrantFiled: March 21, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: LG ELECTRONICS INC.Inventors: Yongrak Jung, Kihyun Park, Seongjin Na
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Patent number: 11866980Abstract: 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.Type: GrantFiled: January 13, 2022Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Jihyun Im, Dongjeong Kim, Heejun Lee
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Patent number: 11821676Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a main body including a storage chamber, a first door rotatably coupled to the main body and having an opening, and a second door rotatably coupled to the main body and the first door to open and close the opening, wherein the first door includes a first assembly formed with the opening, a second assembly provided below the first assembly, and a coupling frame arranged between the first assembly and the second assembly for the first assembly and the second assembly rotate as a unitary body.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2021Date of Patent: November 21, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Jonghyun Son, Seangwon Lee, Sungjun Cho, Dongyeong Kim
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Patent number: 11768027Abstract: A refrigerator including: a main body forming a storage compartment and a door provided to open and close the storage compartment, wherein the door includes a door frame, a cover arranged in front of the door frame and including a cover fixer, and a door panel arranged in front of the cover, the door panel including a first fixer and a second fixer on a rear surface of the door panel. When the door panel is coupled to a front side of the cover, the first fixer is coupled to the door frame and the second fixer is coupled to the cover.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: September 26, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chomin Lee, Byoungmok Kim, Oungu Lee, Jeonghyun Lee, Dongyeong Kim, Minseok Choi, Yang-yeol Gu, Ae-ryun Kim, Yountae Shin, Donghyun Lee, Seonju Lee, Jaemin Lee
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Patent number: 11747072Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a cabinet forming one of a refrigerator compartment and a freezer compartment, a main door opening and closing the refrigerator compartment or the freezer compartment and including a storage space opened forward, a sub door installed on the main door and opening and closing the storage space of the main door, and a dispenser disposed on the sub door and dispensing water.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2022Date of Patent: September 5, 2023Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seonil Yu, Kyeongchul Cho, Insun Yeo, Hongsik Kwon
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Patent number: 11740013Abstract: A refrigerator is provided. The refrigerator includes a body including a door, a door opening device including a motor, and configured to open the door through a rotation of the motor, a first sensor configured to sense an opening of the door, a second sensor configured to sense a position of the door, and a processor is included, and the processor is configured to control, based on a user command for the opening of the door being obtained, the motor to rotate at a first speed, control, based on the opening of the door being sensed by the first sensor, the motor to rotate by reducing speed in stages to a second speed which is slower than the first speed, and control, based on a position of the door being sensed in a first position by the second sensor, the motor to open the door to a second position by rotating at the second speed.Type: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: August 29, 2023Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Sungho Cho, Seungwan Kang, Daesung Ki, Hyunuk Park, Chanyoung Park, Taein Eom, Seungmi Kang, Kyungtae Ko
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Patent number: 11732952Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a main door having an opening, a sub-door rotatably provided in front of the main door to open and close the opening and filled with a heat insulating material, a locking member protruding from the sub-door to the main door and operated to lock the main door, an operation member provided below the locking member and protruding downward from a lower portion of the sub-door to be directly operated by a user, a connection member connecting the locking member and the operation member such that the locking member operates when the operation member operates, and a connection member case provided inside the sub-door and defining a space in which the connection member is operatively accommodated. The connection member case is formed with a reinforcement part extending in an upper-and-lower direction along the connection member case to prevent deformation of the connection member.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Woojin Jeon, Myeongseong Park
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Patent number: 11732954Abstract: A refrigerating appliance includes a cabinet assembly that defines an access opening for storing food goods. The cabinet assembly defines an insulating cavity that receives insulation. A mullion assembly extends across the access opening and a trim breaker extends about the access opening. The trim breaker includes a body portion that covers the insulating cavity. First and second connecting flanges extend outwardly from the body portion in a first direction and operably coupled to an inside wall and an outside wall of the cabinet assembly, such that the trim breaker seals the insulating cavity. A forward spacing flange extends outwardly from the body portion of the trim breaker in a second direction that is opposed to the first direction of the first and second connecting flanges. The forward spacing flange contacts the mullion assembly and at least partially defines a receiving space between the mullion assembly and the trim breaker.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2022Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventors: Arunkumar Harikrishnasamy, Lynne F. Hunter, Sai B. Krishna, Abhay Naik, Sanket Phalak
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Patent number: 11709012Abstract: A refrigerator with an enhanced door includes a main body including a storeroom, first and second doors pivotally coupled to the main body to open or close the storeroom and a pivot bar pivotally installed at the first door. The pivot bar is movable between a first position between the first and second doors and a second position pivoted toward the first door to prevent cold air leaks from the storeroom. A locking device separably locks the pivot bar to the first door when the pivot bar is in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: May 13, 2022Date of Patent: July 25, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chanbin Park, Yang-Yeol Gu, Jaejin Lee, Jeonghyun Lee
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Patent number: 11635248Abstract: A built-in assembly comprises a refrigerator or freezer configured for installation in a piece of kitchen furniture having a front panel hinged to a cabinet structure. The front panel is arranged at the refrigerating appliance door and linked thereto by means of at least one sliding and connecting device which comprises a rail and a cursor, wherein at least one of the rail and cursor is fully interposed between the front panel and the refrigerating appliance door so that it is hidden from view in its installed configuration.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2021Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Whirlpool CorporationInventor: Matteo Parnisari
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Patent number: 11585590Abstract: A sealing assembly seals an area between a door and a cabinet of a cooling device having a refrigeration compartment with two doors and a rotating bar pivotally mounted to one of the doors. The sealing assembly having a magnet chamber which defines a receiving cavity for accommodating a magnetic element, a first air chamber provided at one side of the sealing assembly, an attachment portion for attaching the sealing assembly to the door of the cooling device, a second air chamber provided between the magnet chamber and the first air chamber; and a first sealing flap adapted to form a closed region for sealing a space thereof. The sealing assembly further contains a second sealing flap extending as a free end towards the rotating bar. Moreover, a cooling device ideally contains such sealing assemblies.Type: GrantFiled: April 7, 2021Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Muharrem Uemit Caglin, Tezcan Cetin, Ibrahim Tugrul Soenmez
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Patent number: 11578905Abstract: An ice maker includes a prefabricated cabinet with a base that defines a bottom of an ice maker housing. An access side of the cabinet defines a doorway for accessing an ice making device in the housing. A prefabricated door for opening and closing the doorway has a bottom spaced apart above the bottom of the housing. The ice maker can be mounted on a prefabricated receptacle so that the bottom of the housing is flush with a top of the receptacle and the door can clear a protruding dispenser unit as it swings on its hinge. The prefabricated cabinet may include a door mount that couples the door to the cabinet so that the bottom of the door is spaced above the bottom of the ice maker.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 2020Date of Patent: February 14, 2023Assignee: TRUE MANUFACTURING CO., INC.Inventors: Kevin Knatt, John Friend
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Patent number: 11561039Abstract: A sealing assembly seals an area between a door and a cabinet of a cooling device. The sealing assembly contains a magnet chamber which defines a receiving cavity for accommodating a magnetic element, a first air chamber provided at one side of the sealing assembly, an attachment portion for attaching the sealing assembly to the door of the cooling device, and an inner air chamber provided between the magnet chamber and the attachment portion. The sealing assembly contains a second air chamber provided between the magnet chamber and the first air chamber. A first separator wall is arranged in the second air chamber to partition the second air chamber into at least two upper sections and/or a second separator wall is arranged in the inner air chamber to partition the inner air chamber into at least two intermediate air sections.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: January 24, 2023Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Muharrem Uemit Caglin, Tezcan Cetin, Ibrahim Tugrul Soenmez
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Patent number: 11555650Abstract: A household refrigeration appliance includes a body having a storage compartment disposed therein which is closeable by a terminating element. A display and/or control unit has a cover formed by a plate. A carrier frame is fastened to the rear of the plate and an electronic display and/or control is disposed on the carrier frame.Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 2020Date of Patent: January 17, 2023Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Florian Gerstmayr, Simon Kraemer, Oliver Elser
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Patent number: 11519207Abstract: A refrigeration device has a first door with an opening and a second door for closing the opening in the first door. A first hinge member has a first connection portion fixed on a main body of the refrigeration device and a first hinged portion connected to the first door. A second hinge member has a second connection portion fixed on the first door and a second hinged portion connected to the second door. The second hinge member includes a columnar portion that is hinged to the first hinged portion. One of the columnar portion and the first hinged portion has a first shaft hole, and the other one has a first hinge shaft that extends into the first shaft hole. The novel device prevents a door body of the refrigeration device from being damaged at a hinged position and the reliability of the refrigeration device is improved.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2019Date of Patent: December 6, 2022Assignee: BSH HAUSGERAETE GMBHInventors: Qinchao Liu, Ping Lv, Alfred Raab, Chuan Zhang
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Patent number: 11506443Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerator. The refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage compartment, an inner case (10) configured to define an external appearance of the storage compartment, a first door pivotably installed to the cabinet, the first door being configured to open or close one side of the storage compartment, a second door pivotably installed to the cabinet, the second door being configured to open or close a remaining side of the storage compartment, the second door having a pillar (100) configured to be rotated so as to come into contact with the first door, and a transfer member (1000) provided inside the inner case (10) so as to guide rotation of the pillar (100) by detecting rotation of the second door, and the pillar (100) is spaced apart from both a top wall of the inner case and a bottom wall of the inner case (10) so as not to come into contact with the inner case (10) in a state in which the second door seals the storage compartment.Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2020Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Hyunbum Kim, Jindong Kim, Jihyun Im, Sanggyun Lee
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Patent number: 11486632Abstract: A household refrigeration appliance includes a thermally insulated body or carcass which delimits a coolable interior, a refrigeration device for cooling the coolable interior space, a drawer which has a front panel, and a display provided on the front panel. The front panel includes a front side pointing away from the coolable interior space, a rear side pointing towards the coolable interior space, a top front edge and a top rear edge. The top region of the front panel includes a first region which has a recessed grip open to the top and which extends between the top front edge and the top rear edge, and a second region which extends next to the first region and in which the display is provided in a depression. The front panel includes a semitransparent cover. A method for producing a household refrigeration appliance is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: February 28, 2019Date of Patent: November 1, 2022Assignee: BSH Hausgeraete GmbHInventors: Andreas Feldmeyer, Simon Kraemer, Sandra Oefele, Bernd Osbar, Daniel Wengert
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Patent number: 11480384Abstract: A refrigerator including a main body forming a storage compartment, and a door configured to open and close the storage compartment. The door includes a door body rotatably coupled to the main body and including an insulator therein, a panel body positioned in a front of the door body, a first trim disposed at a first edge of the panel body and configured to be coupled to the door body while being rotated with respect to the door body, and a second trim disposed at a second edge opposite to the first edge of the panel body and configured to be coupled to the door body when the first trim is coupled to the door body.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2020Date of Patent: October 25, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chomin Lee, Yang-Yeol Gu, Dongyeong Kim, Byoungmok Kim, Yonghan Kim, Taecheol Park, Yongman Seo, Jinyoung Song, Yountae Shin, Byungkwan Yang
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Patent number: 11460238Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator having a simplified interior. The refrigerator includes a main body, a storage compartment formed in the main body and having a front side thereof open, a first door rotatably coupled to the main body to open and close a part of the storage compartment, a second door arranged below the first door and rotatably coupled to the main body to open and close a remaining part of the storage compartment, a filler rotatably provided on the first door or the second door to seal a gap between the first door and the second door in a state in which the first door and the second door are closed, a filler guide configured to guide the filler to be rotated in a first direction, and disposed on a sidewall of the storage compartment adjacent to a rotation axis of the first door and the second door, and a filler pusher configured to push the filler to be rotated in a second direction opposite to the first direction.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2019Date of Patent: October 4, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Nam Gu Choi, Sun Gyou Lee, Sang Chul Ryu, Sang Gyu Jung
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Patent number: 11391507Abstract: A refrigerator appliance includes a cabinet. A fresh food chamber and a freezer chamber are defined in the cabinet. The fresh food chamber and the freezer chamber are mutually separated by a mullion. The refrigerator appliance also includes an articulating lip coupled to the mullion. The articulating lip is movable relative to the mullion between a sealing position and an open position.Type: GrantFiled: November 24, 2020Date of Patent: July 19, 2022Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventor: Vineeth Vijayan
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Patent number: 11378331Abstract: A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door, an out plate that defines a front surface of the door, a display part at the out plate that defines plate holes configured to display operation information of the refrigerator by transmission of light through the out plate, light emitting members in the door at positions corresponding to the plate holes, hole filling members that fill the plate holes, and a first layer located at a surface of the hole filling members. The first layer includes a light blocking part, and light transmission parts positioned in an inner region of the plate holes. The display part is configured to transmit light having passed through one or more of the light transmission parts corresponding to one or more of the light emitting members.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2018Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Youngwoo Kim, Chijung Kim, Pojin Kim, Hyesun Jung
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Patent number: 11359856Abstract: A refrigerator with an enhanced door includes a main body including a storeroom, first and second doors pivotally coupled to the main body to open or close the storeroom and a pivot bar pivotally installed at the first door. The pivot bar is movable between a first position between the first and second doors and a second position pivoted toward the first door to prevent cold air leaks from the storeroom. A locking device separably locks the pivot bar to the first door when the pivot bar is in the second position.Type: GrantFiled: May 18, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chanbin Park, Yang-Yeol Gu, Jaejin Lee, Jeonghyun Lee
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Patent number: 11333426Abstract: A refrigerator including a main body forming a storage compartment, and a door configured to open and close the storage compartment. The door includes a door body rotatably coupled to the main body and including an insulator therein, a panel body positioned in a front of the door body, a first trim disposed at a first edge of the panel body and configured to be coupled to the door body while being rotated with respect to the door body, and a second trim disposed at a second edge opposite to the first edge of the panel body and configured to be coupled to the door body when the first trim is coupled to the door body.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2020Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chomin Lee, Yang-Yeol Gu, Dongyeong Kim, Byoungmok Kim, Yonghan Kim, Taecheol Park, Yongman Seo, Jinyoung Song, Yountae Shin, Byungkwan Yang
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Patent number: 11320192Abstract: A refrigerator including: a main body forming a storage compartment and a door provided to open and close the storage compartment, wherein the door includes a door frame, a cover arranged in front of the door frame and including a cover fixer, and a door panel arranged in front of the cover, the door panel including a first fixer and a second fixer on a rear surface of the door panel. When the door panel is coupled to a front side of the cover, the first fixer is coupled to the door frame and the second fixer is coupled to the cover.Type: GrantFiled: April 15, 2020Date of Patent: May 3, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chomin Lee, Byoungmok Kim, Oungu Lee, Jeonghyun Lee, Dongyeong Kim, Minseok Choi, Yang-yeol Gu, Ae-ryun Kim, Yountae Shin, Donghyun Lee, Seonju Lee, Jaemin Lee
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Patent number: 11313612Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a main body including a storeroom, a door body arranged to open or close the storeroom, a decoration panel coupled to a front side of the door body, and a holder mounted on the front side of the door body to be coupled to the decoration panel. The door body includes a rear case defining a rear side of the door body, and a main case defining front and sides of the door body. The main case includes a front part defining the front side of the door body and having an installation groove in which to install the holder, side parts defining sides of the door body, and a rear coupler coupled to the rear case. The main case is formed by bending a single metal board.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2021Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sungdeuk Park, Youngmin Kwon, Jeongman Nam, Seongwoo Kim, Seungho Yoon, Hojun Jeong
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Patent number: 11293599Abstract: The disclosure relates to the technical field of bulbs, and discloses a multi-resistor waterproof bulb structure including a plastic base and at least one resistor. A first metal support wire passes through a first clamping seat to a first guide hole in sequence and clamps and fixes the resistor into the seat, and the wire extends outward and is electrically connected to a strip light. The disclosure has the following advantages: 1. By changing the structure, the resistor is directly clamped to the plastic base, so the clamping and fixation effects are good. 2. The assembly is easier: the resistor can be directly inserted into the clamping seat to realize fixation, and no displacement will occur to the resistor, so that the resistor is more stable in subsequent welding. 3. A process of pressing and fixing the resistor is eliminated, thereby saving the production and manufacturing cost.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2021Date of Patent: April 5, 2022Assignee: DONGGUAN HUIHUAN LIGHTING CO., LTD.Inventor: Song Wang
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Patent number: 11287174Abstract: A refrigerator including: a main body forming a storage compartment and a door provided to open and close the storage compartment, wherein the door includes a door frame, a cover arranged in front of the door frame and including a cover fixer, and a door panel arranged in front of the cover, the door panel including a first fixer and a second fixer on a rear surface of the door panel. When the door panel is coupled to a front side of the cover, the first fixer is coupled to the door frame and the second fixer is coupled to the cover.Type: GrantFiled: November 16, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chomin Lee, Byoungmok Kim, Oungu Lee, Jeonghyun Lee, Dongyeong Kim, Minseok Choi, Yang-yeol Gu, Ae-ryun Kim, Yountae Shin, Donghyun Lee, Seonju Lee, Jaemin Lee
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Patent number: 11287175Abstract: A refrigerator including a main body forming a storage compartment, and a door configured to open and close the storage compartment. The door includes a door body rotatably coupled to the main body and including an insulator therein, a panel body positioned in a front of the door body, a first trim disposed at a first edge of the panel body and configured to be coupled to the door body while being rotated with respect to the door body, and a second trim disposed at a second edge opposite to the first edge of the panel body and configured to be coupled to the door body when the first trim is coupled to the door body.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2020Date of Patent: March 29, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Chomin Lee, Yang-Yeol Gu, Dongyeong Kim, Byoungmok Kim, Yonghan Kim, Taecheol Park, Yongman Seo, Jinyoung Song, Yountae Shin, Byungkwan Yang
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Patent number: 11280540Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a main body including a storeroom, a door body arranged to open or close the storeroom, a decoration panel coupled to a front side of the door body, and a holder mounted on the front side of the door body to be coupled to the decoration panel. The door body includes a rear case defining a rear side of the door body, and a main case defining front and sides of the door body. The main case includes a front part defining the front side of the door body and having an installation groove in which to install the holder, side parts defining sides of the door body, and a rear coupler coupled to the rear case. The main case is formed by bending a single metal board.Type: GrantFiled: November 17, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sungdeuk Park, Youngmin Kwon, Jeongman Nam, Seongwoo Kim, Seungho Yoon, Hojun Jeong
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Patent number: 11280542Abstract: Provided is a refrigerator including a main body including a storeroom, a door body arranged to open or close the storeroom, a decoration panel coupled to a front side of the door body, and a holder mounted on the front side of the door body to be coupled to the decoration panel. The door body includes a rear case defining a rear side of the door body, and a main case defining front and sides of the door body. The main case includes a front part defining the front side of the door body and having an installation groove in which to install the holder, side parts defining sides of the door body, and a rear coupler coupled to the rear case. The main case is formed by bending a single metal board.Type: GrantFiled: February 25, 2021Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Sungdeuk Park, Youngmin Kwon, Jeongman Nam, Seongwoo Kim, Seungho Yoon, Hojun Jeong
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Patent number: 11280541Abstract: A refrigeration appliance includes a compartment for storing food items in a refrigerated environment, and a door for engaging with an appliance body and selectively closing the compartment. The door has a front panel, a rear panel, and a door end closure assembly providing an end of the door. The closure assembly includes an endcap extending between the front panel and the rear panel and a user interface engaged with the endcap. The user interface is configured to allow control of or to provide feedback regarding one or more aspects of the appliance to the user. The endcap defines at least a portion of a handle gap configured to receive at least a portion of a user's hand to allow for selective opening of the compartment, and an interface cavity for receiving the user interface. The interface cavity is separated from the handle gap and closed by the user interface.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Electrolux Home Products, Inc.Inventors: Fellipe Vinicius Marinho Scorsim, Carlos Cordero, Raony Barrios, John Thomas Campbell, III, Cristhian Camilo Serrano Camacho, Ran Zhou
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Patent number: 11199033Abstract: Disclosed is a refrigerator, more particularly a refrigerator including dual doors that are convenient to use. The refrigerator includes a main body having a storage space therein, a first door hinged to the main body for opening and closing the storage space, a door frame provided at the first door, a second door hinged to the first door, the second door having a side wall, at least a portion of which is inserted into the door frame, and a catching part provided in the side wall, and a locking device for selectively allowing the second door to be turned with respect to the first door, wherein the locking device includes a moving member, the displacement of which is changed depending on the open or closed state of the first door, and a catching member, the displacement of which is changed depending on the displacement of the moving member, whereby the protruding length of the catching member from the door frame is changed, the catching member being selectively caught in the catching part.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2016Date of Patent: December 14, 2021Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Myeongha Yi, Nami Kim
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Patent number: 11078701Abstract: An appliance includes a linear hinge that couples a door to a cabinet. The linear hinge includes a bearing and an elongated shaft received within the bearing such that the elongated shaft is slidable along a translation axis. A distal end portion of the elongated shaft is rotatably connected to the door such that the door is rotatable about a rotation axis that extends through the distal end portion of the elongated shaft. A first linkage arm is rotatably connected to the bearing. A second linkage arm is rotatably connected to the elongated shaft and to the first linkage arm. The distal end portion of the elongated shaft is spaced from the bearing by a gap along the translation axis when the door is closed, and a sum of a length of the first linkage arm and a length of the second linkage arm is greater than the gap.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2019Date of Patent: August 3, 2021Assignee: Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.Inventor: Bart Andrew Nuss
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Patent number: 11073327Abstract: A refrigerator may include a main body having a storage room, a door configured to open or close the storage room, a sensing lever configured to contact the door while the door is closed, where the sensing lever is movable in one of a first direction and in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction, a sensor configured to sense a movement of the sensing lever in one of the first direction and the second direction, and a controller configured to open the door when the sensor senses the movement of the sensing lever in the first direction, and to maintain the door closed when the sensor senses the movement of the sensing lever in the second direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2018Date of Patent: July 27, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Woo-Sung Kim, Sung Ho Cho, Il Sung Bae
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Patent number: 11009286Abstract: A refrigerator includes a main body having a storage compartment; an inner door rotatably provided at the main body; and an outer door configured to open and close the storage compartment together with the inner door and rotatably provided at the inner door, wherein the inner door includes a connector seating portion disposed at an upper portion of the inner door and configured to connect a first electric wire extending from the main body to the inner door to a second electric wire extending from the outer door to the inner door. Connections between the electric wires are improved so as not to be influenced by the inner and outer doors such that durability of the electric wires can be improved.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2019Date of Patent: May 18, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jeong Hyun Lee, Seang Won Lee, Yang-Yeol Gu, Seok Jun Yoon
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Patent number: 10995536Abstract: Disclosed herein is a door opening apparatus capable of preventing degradation of appearance quality of a door because an additional switch is not provided, and a refrigerator including the same. The refrigerator may include a main body including a storage compartment, a door provided to open or close the storage compartment, and a door opening apparatus provided to detect a moving amount of the door and open the door when the door is pushed.Type: GrantFiled: January 2, 2018Date of Patent: May 4, 2021Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.Inventors: Young Il Song, Ii Sung Bae, Jae Koog An, Kwan Yeol Lee, Joo Yong Lee
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Patent number: 10941976Abstract: Disclosed herein is a refrigerator which allows a user to check the status of a storage chamber with a camera without opening a door. The refrigerator includes a body having a storage chamber, a door rotatably coupled to the body to open or close the storage chamber, a frame coupled to the door and including a housing in which a camera configured to photograph the inside of the storage chamber is installed, and a first door bin configured to receive an object to be cooled, detachably coupled to the frame, and located on an upper portion of the housing to be supported by the housing.Type: GrantFiled: April 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 9, 2021Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Byoung Mok Kim, Seok-Jun Son, Jung-Geun Lee, Sang Gyu Jung
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Patent number: RE48724Abstract: 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, wherein, when the first door is closed, the second storage compartment is disposed in the first storage compartment; and a second door connected to the first door and configured to be opened or closed to allow or prevent access to an interior of the second storage compartment, wherein the interior of the second storage compartment is accessible when the first door is closed and the second door is opened, wherein the first door includes a plurality of first coupling parts to which the storing device is coupled, wherein the storing device includes: a frame; and a basket installed on the frame, wherein each of the frame and the basket includes at least one second coupling part interacting with at least one of the plurality of first coupling parType: GrantFiled: December 2, 2019Date of Patent: September 7, 2021Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seungjin Oh, Jonghwa Lee, Changbong Choi, Manho Park, Kiyoung Lim
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Patent number: RE48733Abstract: 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, wherein, when the first door is closed, the second storage compartment is disposed in the first storage compartment; and a second door connected to the first door and configured to be opened or closed to allow or prevent access to an interior of the second storage compartment, wherein the interior of the second storage compartment is accessible when the first door is closed and the second door is opened, wherein the first door includes a plurality of first coupling parts to which the storing device is coupled, wherein the storing device includes: a frame; and a basket installed on the frame, wherein each of the frame and the basket includes at least one second coupling part interacting with at least one of the plurality of first coupling parType: GrantFiled: December 2, 2019Date of Patent: September 14, 2021Assignee: LG Electronics Inc.Inventors: Seungjin Oh, Jonghwa Lee, Changbong Choi, Manho Park, Kiyoung Lim