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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 17, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2017
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Hyunbum Kim, Seoul, KR;
Dongjeong Kim, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door, and a door opening device. The door opening device includes a motor and a pushing member configured to be withdrawn out by the motor to open the door. The pushing member includes a first rack configured to be driven by the motor and to push one of the cabinet or the door, and a second rack configured to be driven by the motor and slidably coupled to the first rack in which the second rack at least partially overlaps with the first rack. The first rack is configured to move relative to the second rack in a first direction to open the door to a first angle, and to move together with the second rack in the first direction to move the door to a second angle greater than the first angle.