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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2024
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Suhyeong Lim, Suwon-si, KR;
Donghyeon Kwak, Suwon-si, KR;
Jaejin Lee, Suwon-si, KR;
Hojune Jeon, Suwon-si, KR;
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
A refrigerator may include a body having a compartment, an inner door having an opening, and being rotatable between a closed and an open position relative to the compartment, an outer door in front of the inner door, and rotatable to open and close the opening, a locking device to lock the outer door to, and unlock the outer door from, the inner door, and an input unit to receive a user input to unlock the outer door, wherein the locking device includes a latch that is rotatable between a locked and unlocked position, a lever configured to be manually manipulatable with a manipulation force by the user so that the latch rotates from the locked to the unlocked position, and a driving source configured to, based on the user input, apply a force so that the latch rotates from the locked to the unlocked position.