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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2020
Qingdao Haier Refrigerator Co., Ltd., Qingdao, CN;
Haier Smart Home Co., Ltd., Qingdao, CN;
QINGDAO HAIER REFRIGERATOR CO., LTD., Qingdao, CN;
HAIER SMART HOME CO., LTD., Qingdao, CN;
Abstract
A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a door for opening and closing the cabinet, and a hinge assembly for connecting the cabinet and the door, wherein the cabinet includes a rear wall and an opening provided opposite to each other, a direction from the rear wall towards the opening serves as a first direction, and when the door is in an opening process, the hinge assembly drives the door to move away from the cabinet in the first direction. Mutual separation of the door and the cabinet may be assisted under the action of the hinge assembly, thereby improving door opening smoothness.