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Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026

Filed:

Jan. 17, 2024
Applicant:

Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;

Inventors:

Jungil Shin, Seoul, KR;

Younghoon Gwak, Seoul, KR;

Seonwoo Nam, Seoul, KR;

Assignee:

LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 23/02 (2006.01); E05B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 23/028 (2013.01); E05B 17/0033 (2013.01);
Abstract

A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage space; a door opening and closing the storage space; a cap decoration defining a portion of the door and having a recessed handle; and a door opening device provided on the door and operated by a user to open the door. The door opening device includes a case coupled to the cap decoration inside the door; an operating member mounted inside the case and exposed to a recessed inside of the handle; a push member provided inside the case and protruding through the rear surface of the door; and a link provided inside the case connecting the operating member and the push member to each other; and a plurality of push members on both sides of the operating member such that, when the operating member is operated, the plurality of push members simultaneously push the cabinet to open the door.


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