| 发明名称 | Refrigerator | ||
| 摘要 | A refrigerator is described. The refrigerator includes a cabinet that includes a storage compartment; an inner case that defines the storage compartment. The refrigerator further includes a first door that is pivotally mounted to the cabinet. The refrigerator further includes a second door that is pivotally mounted to the cabinet and that is provided with a pillar that is configured to rotate between a folded orientation and an unfolded orientation, the pillar being configured to contact the first door and thereby close a gap between the first door and the second door based on the pillar being oriented in the unfolded orientation and the first door and the second door being closed. The refrigerator further includes a drive assembly that is located at the inner case and that is configured to rotate the pillar. The refrigerator further includes a controller that is configured to drive the drive assembly. | ||
| 申请公布号 | US9581381(B2) | 申请公布日期 | 2017.02.28 |
| 申请号 | US201514944348 | 申请日期 | 2015.11.18 |
| 申请人 | LG Electronics Inc. | 发明人 | Jung Jaehun |
| 分类号 | A47B96/04;F25D23/02;E06B3/34;E05F15/611 | 主分类号 | A47B96/04 |
| 代理机构 | Fish & Richardson P.C. | 代理人 | Fish & Richardson P.C. |
| 主权项 | 1. A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet that includes a storage compartment; an inner case that defines the storage compartment; a first door that is pivotally mounted to the cabinet and that is configured to open or close a first side of the storage compartment; a second door that is pivotally mounted to the cabinet, that is configured to open or close a second side of the storage compartment, and that is provided with a pillar that is configured to rotate between a folded orientation and an unfolded orientation, the pillar being configured to contact the first door and thereby close a gap between the first door and the second door based on the pillar being oriented in the unfolded orientation and the first door and the second door being closed; a first door switch that is configured to sense at least one of opening or closing of the first door; a second door switch that is configured to sense at least one of opening or closing of the second door; a drive assembly that is located at the inner case and that is configured to rotate the pillar between the folded orientation and the unfolded orientation by magnetic force; and a controller that is configured to drive the drive assembly based on at least one of the first door switch or the second door switch sensing movement of at least one of the first door or the second door opening or closing. | ||
| 地址 | Seoul KR | ||