The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2024
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul, KR;
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.