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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 21, 2014
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Inventors:
Byoung Mok Kim, Kwangju, KR;
Seong Woo Kim, Anyang-si, KR;
Jae Hak Kim, Kwangju, KR;
Seung Yong Yang, Gwangju, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD., Suwon-Si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A47B 96/04 (2006.01); F25D 23/02 (2006.01); E05C 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25D 23/028 (2013.01); F25D 23/025 (2013.01); E05C 7/02 (2013.01); F25D 2323/023 (2013.01);
Abstract
A refrigerator includes a first door that is rotatably provided so as to open/close a storage compartment, a second door that is rotatably provided in the front of the first door so as to open/close the first door, and a door anti-opening unit that prevents or allows opening of the second door depending on whether the first door is opened or closed. The door anti-opening unit prevents the second door from being unintentionally opened when the first door is opened.