DOOR ASSEMBLY AND REFRIGERATOR HAVING THE SAME

摘要

A door coupling and rotation assembly and a refrigerator having the same are provided. The refrigerator may include a main body having a storage compartment, at least one door to open and close the storage compartment, and a door coupling and rotation assembly that rotatably couples the at least one door to the main body. A door opening/closing determination device may determine whether or not a user wishes to open the door, and a controller may drive at least one motor in response a signal sensed by the door opening/closing determination device to open or close the at least one door. The assembly may include a hinge bracket coupled to the main body, a hinge shaft coupled to the hinge bracket and defining an axis of rotation of the door, and a motor coupled to the hinge shaft to rotate the at least one door in a forward or reverse direction.

主权项

1. A refrigerator, comprising:
a main body having a storage compartment formed therein; at least one door coupled to the main body and configured to open and close the storage compartment; a door assembly configured to rotatably couple the at least one door to the main body; a door opening/closing determination device configured to determine whether or not a door rotation signal is received; and a controller configured to rotate the door in response to the door open signal received by the door opening/closing determination device, wherein the door assembly comprises:
a hinge bracket having a first end coupled to the main body;a hinge shaft fixed to a second end of the hinge bracket, wherein the hinge shaft defines an axis of rotation of the at least one door; anda motor installed in the at least one door, wherein the motor rotates within the at least one door relative to the fixed hinge shaft so as to rotate the at least one door in a first direction to open the door or in a second direction to close the at least one door, based on the received door rotation signal.