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Refrigerator

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-01-15
LG ELECTRONICS INC
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[0009]Accordingly, the present invention is directed to a refrigerator which enables smooth fastening of a handle thereto, to improve productivity of the refrigerator.
[0010]An object of the present invention is to provide a refrigerator which enables to prevent contact between a door and a handle during fastening of the handle to the maximum, thereby preventing an exterior appearance of the door suffering from damage.
[0015]The fastening bolt includes a body placed in the rear surface of the handle, and a head at one end of the body having a diameter greater than the body, and the guide slot includes a first guide slot having a width enough to place the head therein, and a second guide slot which is an extension from the first guide slot to one side with a width smaller than the width of the first guide slot for preventing the head portion from falling off toward a front direction of the first guide slot in a case the head is slid moved.

Problems solved by technology

A related art refrigerator has the handle fastened to the door with fastening members, such as screws, wherein such a handle fastening system takes much time required for fastening the handle, leading productivity of the refrigerator poor.
Moreover, it is liable that an edge or corner of the handle comes into contact with the front of the door, to form a scratch on the front of the door, which damage beauty of the door.

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[0026]Reference will now be made in detail to the preferred embodiments of the present invention, examples of which are illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Wherever possible, the same reference numbers will be used throughout the drawings to refer to the same or like parts.

[0027]Referring to FIG. 1, the refrigerator of the present invention includes a body 1 having a storage chamber (not shown) therein, and a door 3 on a front of the body 1. The door 3 includes a first door 4 rotatably mounted to an upper side of the body 1, and a second door 5 on a lower side of the body 1 mounted slidable in front / rear directions connected to an inner storage chamber.

[0028]The door 3 has bar shaped handles 8, with handle spacers 10 between the handles 8 and the door 3 for providing spaces and holding the handles 8.

[0029]It is preferable that the handle 8 has a shape of a curved bar with a curvature to make a center portion thereof to bulge outward, so that a sense of beauty and high quality ...

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Abstract

Refrigerator which enables smooth fastening of a handle thereto, and prevents damage to a front of a door during fastening of the handle.For this, the refrigerator includes a body, a door for opening / closing the body, and a handle spacer fastened to the handle in a sliding fashion for holding and connecting the handle to the door.

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[0001]This application claims the benefit of the Patent Korean Application No. 10-2007-69921, filed on Jul. 12, 2007, which is hereby incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0002]1. Field of the Invention[0003]The present invention relates to refrigerators, more particularly, to a refrigerator which enables smooth fastening of a handle thereto, and prevents damage to a front of a door during fastening of the handle.[0004]2. Discussion of the Related Art[0005]The refrigerator is a home appliance for refrigerated or frozen storage of food by producing cold air with a refrigerating cycle of compression, condensing, expansion and evaporation.[0006]The refrigerator is provided with a body having a storage chamber, and the door for opening / closing the storage chamber. The door is provided with a handle for easy opening / closing of the door, so that a user pulls handle to open the storage chamber as the door rotates together with the handle.[0007]A...

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IPC IPC(8): A47B96/04
CPCF25D23/028A47B95/02F25D23/00F25D23/02
Inventor YANG, CHANG WOAN
Owner LG ELECTRONICS INC