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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2018
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2014
Lg Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Nami Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jaeyoul Lee, Seoul, KR;
Sunghun Lee, Seoul, KR;
Jindong Kim, Seoul, KR;
Jihyun Im, Seoul, KR;
Hyunbum Kim, Seoul, KR;
LG Electronics Inc., Seoul, KR;
Abstract
Disclosed are a fixing device and a refrigerator having the same. The fixing device includes a clasp () installed to a first member (), the clasp having a contact portion () defining a plane, and a coupler () installed to a second member (), the coupler serving to fix the second member to the first member to enable selective coupling or release of the second member and the first member. The coupler includes a hook () having a protruding tip portion () configured to come into contact with the contact portions () so as to be caught by the contact portion (), the hook being rotatable, and an elastic member () configured to elastically support the hook such that the hook is rotated toward the clasp. A contact position of the protruding tip portion and the contact portion is spaced apart from a rotation center of the hook by a predetermined distance (d).