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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 04, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 02, 2018
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Young Il Song, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Ii Sung Bae, Seongnam-si, KR;
Jae Koog An, Gwangju, KR;
Kwan Yeol Lee, Hwaseong-si, KR;
Joo Yong Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Assignee:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 11/02 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01); F25D 23/08 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01); E05F 15/619 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
E05F 15/619 (2015.01); F25D 11/02 (2013.01); F25D 23/028 (2013.01); F25D 23/087 (2013.01); F25D 29/003 (2013.01); F25D 29/005 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/31 (2013.01); F25D 2323/02 (2013.01); F25D 2700/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
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.