Refrigerator

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-12-29
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD
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[0017] According to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention, the refrigerator further comprises a display portion provided in the door and connected to the wire assembly to adjust and display a state of the refrigerating compartment, wherein the wire assembly passes through the wire insertion portion and the first accommodating portion of the door cap and the cutting portion of the hinge pin and connects the display portion with the main body when the hinge pin is rotatably insert

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Thus, in the refrigerator having a bi-directionally opening door, the installation position of the hinge unit is altered according to the opening directions of the door, so that there arises a problem that it is inconvenient to treat the wire passing through the hinge unit of the door and connecting the control component with the control panel.

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[0028] Reference will now be made in detail to illustrative, non-limiting embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein like reference numerals refer to like elements throughout. The embodiments are described below in order to explain the present invention by referring to the figures.

[0029] As shown in FIG. 1, a refrigerator according to a first embodiment of the present invention comprises a main body 1 forming upper and lower refrigerating compartments (not shown), upper and lower doors 4 and 5 rotatably opening and closing a front opening of each refrigerating compartment, and a hinge unit supporting each door 4,5 against the main body 1.

[0030] The hinge unit comprises an upper hinge unit having first and second hinges respectively supporting an upper portion and a lower portion of the upper door 4, and a lower hinge unit (not shown) supporting the lower door 5.

[0031] On a top portion of the main body 1, as shown ...

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Abstract

A refrigerator including a main body forming a refrigerating compartment; a door being rotated selectively in a first direction or in a second direction opposite to the first direction to open the refrigerating compartment; a wire assembly connecting the door with the main body; and a door cap coupled to the door, the door cap including a first accommodating section to receive the wire assembly when the door is rotated in the first direction, and a second accommodating section being opposite to the first accommodating section to receive the wire assembly when the door is rotated in the second direction. With this configuration, a refrigerator is provided in which an installation position of a wire assembly is conveniently altered in correspondence to an opening direction of a door.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS [0001] This application claims the benefit of Korean Patent Application No. 2004-0049146, filed on Jun. 28, 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 refrigerator, in which an installation position of a wire assembly is conveniently altered in correspondence to an opening direction of a door. [0004] 2. Description of the Related Art [0005] Generally, a refrigerator comprises a refrigerator main body forming a refrigerating compartment, a door opening and closing the refrigerating compartment, and a hinge unit hingedly connecting the door with the main body. [0006] As an example of the refrigerator, there is a refrigerator disclosed in Korean Utility Model Application No. 1994-028441, in which a hinge shaft is coupled to the door via ...

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IPC IPC(8): E05D7/02E05D11/00F25B49/00F25D11/02F25D19/00F25D23/02
CPCE05D7/02E05D11/0081E05Y2900/31F25D23/028F25D2400/40F25D2323/024F25D2400/04F25D2400/361F25D2323/022F25D23/02
InventorKIM, IK-KEUN
OwnerSAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD