Refrigerator

a technology for damping devices and refrigerators, which is applied in the direction of household cooling devices, lighting and heating devices, furniture parts, etc., can solve the problems of requiring separate damping devices, link devices having disadvantageously long links, and worn sealing parts of sealing components, so as to reduce the operating space of damping devices

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-11-24
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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[0009] Therefore, an aspect of the present invention provides a refrigerator comprising a damping device of a refrigerator door, which is mountable even in a narrow space by virtue of a

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This kind of damping device, however, has a problem in that a sealing member thereof is often worn due to rectilinear reciprocation of a rod provided in a link device of the damper.
To achieve the rectilinear reciprocation of the rod, the link device must have disadvantageously long links.
Another problem of the conventional damping device is that the damping device requires a separate structure to be used in the protection of an oil damper as well as the links

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[0036] Reference will now be made in detail to the embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to the like elements throughout. The embodiments are described below to explain the present invention by referring to the figures.

[0037] A preferred embodiment of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the annexed drawings. FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating the mounting position of a damping device for a refrigerator in accordance with the present invention.

[0038] The refrigerator, according to the present invention, comprises a rectangular housing 1 that is open at a front side thereof, and doors 3 and 4 which are coupled to the housing 1 in a hingedly rotatable manner. The doors 3 and 4 open or close the open front side of the housing 1. The doors 3 and 4 are coupled to the housing 1 via link devices 10 provided at an upper or lower end thereof. Dampi...

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Abstract

A refrigerator comprising a housing, a pair of doors, link devices, and damping devices. Each of the damping devices includes a casing defining the appearance of the damping device, a cam member, a piston, a sealing member fitted around the piston, a spring, a guide rod, and a cap member connected to the guide rod so as to be positioned inside the casing. Since the damping device of the present invention is reducible in size, and is vertically mountable by virtue of its reduced operating space, it can be installed inside a refrigerator door or refrigerator housing, rather than the bottom surface of the refrigerator. Especially, the damping device can be mounted inside the lower end portion of a front panel of the refrigerator door, resulting in ease in exchange and repair thereof.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [0001] This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 2004-36260, filed on May 21, 2004 in the Korean Intellectual Property Office, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] The present invention relates to a refrigerator, and, more particularly, to a damping device of a refrigerator which reduces an operating space thereof, and a simplified link device to realize the damping device. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Generally, in order to protect a refrigerator as well as various foods stored therein, the refrigerator is provided with damping devices, which serve to absorb shock generated upon a closing of refrigerator doors so as to secure a smooth closing operation of the doors. As such, a damping device has conventionally been a device using oil. This kind of damping device, however, has a problem in that a sealing memb...

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IPC IPC(8): A47B96/00E05F3/10E05F3/20F25D11/02F25D23/00F25D23/02
CPCE05F3/10E05Y2900/31F25D2400/06F25D2323/024F25D23/028F25D23/02
Inventor HWA KIM, DONG
Owner SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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