Refrigerator
US11029078B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 3, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jun 8, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 3, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
- CPC primaryF25D2700/02
- WIPO fieldCivil engineering
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention relates to a refrigerator that allows a user to easily open a door thereof. A refrigerator, according to one embodiment of the present invention, may comprise: a cabinet having a storage compartment; left and right doors for opening and closing the storage compartment from the left and right; a door opening module provided to open the left and right doors; and having a single motor provided to rotate forward and backward; and a control unit for controlling forward and backward driving of the single motor, wherein the door opening module comprises: left and right racks provided to be moved by driving of the single motor so as to respectively open the left and right doors; a power transmission device for selectively transmitting a driving force of the single motor to the left and 4right racks; and a single switch provided to be turned on/off in conjunction with the power transmission device, and wherein the control unit detects a current position of the left and right racks through the switching-on/off of the single switch, and controls the forward and backward driving and stopping of the single motor.
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