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Refrigerator

US12372294B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 2, 2021
Grant dateJul 29, 2025
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2042

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC F)Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating
  • CPC primaryF25D2323/021
  • WIPO fieldCivil engineering
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

Provided is a refrigerator including a main body configured to form a storage chamber, a door configured to open and close the storage chamber, a hinge configured to rotatably support the door, and a height adjusting device configured to be coupled to the hinge and located inside the door, wherein the height adjusting device includes a lever provided to be operable from an outside of the door, a power transmission member provided to be movable as the lever rotates, and a support member configured to guide the power transmission member in a first direction as the lever rotates to move the power transmission member so that a height of the door is increased, and guide the power transmission member in a second direction, different from the first direction, as the lever rotates to move the power transmission member so that the height of the door is decreased.

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