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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 11, 2019
Applicant:
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/619 (2015.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/619 (2015.01); F25D 23/028 (2013.01); E05Y 2201/426 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/31 (2013.01); F25D 2323/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refrigerator includes a cabinet defining a storage compartment, a door configured to open and close the storage compartment, and a door opening device configured to open the door. The door opening device includes a driving unit and a pushing member configured to be pushed out by the driving unit to thereby open the door. The pushing member includes a first rack configured to be driven by the driving unit in a first direction, and a second rack configured to be driven by the driving unit in the first direction. The first rack is slidably coupled to the second rack to thereby move relative to the second rack.