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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 29, 2024
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Sunghun Lee, Seoul, KR;
Daekil Kang, Seoul, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
A refrigerator includes a cabinet which has a storage space; a door which opens and closes the storage space; a hinge which connects the door and the cabinet and supports the door so that the door is capable of rotating; and a damping device which is provided on one side where the hinge is mounted and provides a damping force to the door when the door rotates in a closing direction, in which the damping device consists of an oil damper, and a contact surface is formed on one side corresponding to the damping device, with which the door starts to be in contact and thus to which a damping force is transmitted, at a set angle or less, and which is separated from the damping device when the door is opened.