REFRIGERATOR INCLUDING MULTIPLE STORAGE COMPARTMENTS
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Abstract
The present invention provides a refrigerator, comprising: a cabinet that defines a first storage compartment; a first door that is opened or closed to allow or prevent access to an interior of the first storage compartment; a storing device coupled to the first door to define a second storage compartment, wherein, when the first door is closed, the second storage compartment is disposed in the first storage compartment; and a second door connected to the first door and configured to be opened or closed to allow or prevent access to an interior of the second storage compartment, wherein the interior of the second storage compartment is accessible when the first door is closed and the second door is opened, wherein the first door includes a plurality of first coupling parts to which the storing device is coupled, wherein the storing device includes: a frame; and a basket installed on the frame, wherein each of the frame and the basket includes at least one second coupling part interacting with at least one of the plurality of first coupling parts, wherein a front surface of the second door is positioned to be generally coplanar with at least a portion of a front surface of the first door.
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Citations
204 Claims
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1-175. -175. (canceled)
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176. A refrigerator comprising:
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a cabinet; a first storage compartment within the cabinet; a first door configured to open and close at least a portion of the first storage compartment; a storing device that is coupled to the first door and that defines a second storage compartment, the second storage compartment being disposed in the first storage compartment when the first door is oriented in a closed position and the second storage compartment being configured to move with the first door when the first door rotates between opened and closed positions; and a second door that is connected to the first door, that is configured to open and close the second storage compartment, that is configured to enable access to the second storage compartment when the first door is oriented in a closed position and the second door is oriented in an open position, and that is located in a position at which a front surface of the second door is generally coplanar with at least a portion of a front surface of the first door when the second door is oriented in a closed position, wherein the first door includes a plurality of first coupling parts that couple the storing device to the first door, and wherein the storing device includes a plurality of second coupling parts that interact with the plurality of first coupling parts to couple the storing device to the first door, the plurality of first coupling parts and the plurality of second coupling parts enabling removal and replacement of the storing device on the first door. - View Dependent Claims (177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183)
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184. A refrigerator comprising:
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a cabinet; a first storage compartment within the cabinet; a first door configured to open and close at least a portion of the first storage compartment; a storing device that is coupled to the first door and that defines a second storage compartment, the second storage compartment being disposed in the first storage compartment when the first door is oriented in a closed position and the second storage compartment being configured to move with the first door when the first door rotates between opened and closed positions; a second door that is connected to the first door, that is configured to open and close the second storage compartment, and that is configured to enable access to the second storage compartment when the first door is oriented in a closed position and the second door is oriented in an open position; a first hinge that rotatably connects the first door to the cabinet, the first hinge including a first hinge shaft positioned at a first location relative to a side edge of the first door that is closest to the first hinge shaft; and a second hinge that rotatably connects the second door to the first door, the second hinge including a second hinge shaft positioned at a second location relative to the side edge of the first door, the second location of the second hinge shaft having a horizontal distance from the side edge of the first door that is less than a horizontal distance from the side edge of the first door of the first location of the first hinge shaft. - View Dependent Claims (185, 186, 187, 188)
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189. A refrigerator comprising:
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a cabinet; a first storage compartment within the cabinet; a first door configured to open and close at least a portion of the first storage compartment; a storing device that is coupled to the first door and that defines a second storage compartment, the second storage compartment being disposed in the first storage compartment when the first door is oriented in a closed position and the second storage compartment being configured to move with the first door when the first door rotates between opened and closed positions; a second door that is connected to the first door, that is configured to open and close the second storage compartment, and that is configured to enable access to the second storage compartment when the first door is oriented in a closed position and the second door is oriented in an open position; a locking unit configured to lock the second door to the first door; and a release member configured to receive a user input, wherein the locking unit is configured to release the second door from the first door based on the release member receiving the user input, and wherein the locking unit also is configured to release the second door from the first door based on a sufficient amount of pressure applied to a front surface of the second door at a location spaced apart from the release member or based on a touch of the user input. - View Dependent Claims (190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 197, 198, 199, 200, 203, 204)
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201. A refrigerator comprising:
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a cabinet; a first storage compartment within the cabinet; a first door configured to open and close at least a portion of the first storage compartment; a storing device that is coupled to the first door and that defines a second storage compartment, the second storage compartment being disposed in the first storage compartment when the first door is oriented in a closed position and the second storage compartment being configured to move with the first door when the first door rotates between opened and closed positions; and a second door that is connected to the first door, that is configured to open and close the second storage compartment, that is configured to enable access to the second storage compartment when the first door is oriented in a closed position and the second door is oriented in an open position, and that is located in a position at which a front surface of the second door is generally coplanar with at least a portion of a front surface of the first door when the second door is oriented in a closed position, wherein the first door includes a pocket type handle which is configured to open the first door, and the pocket type handle is located at a bottom side of the second door. - View Dependent Claims (202)
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Specification