Refrigerator with a door-in-door
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1. A refrigerator comprising:
- a cabinet;
a first storage chamber defined within the cabinet;
a first door configured to open and close at least a portion of the first storage chamber, wherein a first depth of a first part of the first door is narrower than a second depth of a second part of the first door and a stepped portion of the first door is located where the first door changes from the first depth to the second depth;
a handle provided at the stepped portion of the first door that enables a user to open and close the first door;
a second storage chamber defined at a side of the first door, and configured to move with the first door when the first door moves between opened and closed positions; and
a second door that is configured to open and close the second storage chamber, that enables access to the second storage chamber when the first door is oriented in a closed position, that is located at the first part of the first door that has the first depth, and that is spaced apart from the stepped portion of the first door,wherein, at the space between the stepped portion of the first door and a lower surface of the second door, the first door includes a recess that is recessed inward across the first door from a first portion of the first door that has the second depth and that is located at a first end of the first door to a second portion of the first door that has the first depth and that is located at a second end of the first door that is opposite the first end of the first door, wherein the recess enables the user to access the handle provided at the stepped portion of the first door through the space, andwherein a coupling part that rotatably couples the second door to the first door is located at the first portion of the first door that has the second depth.
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Abstract
A refrigerator includes a cabinet configured to define an exterior boundary of the refrigerator. The refrigerator also includes a first storage chamber configured to store food stuffs and a first door configured to open and close the first storage chamber. The refrigerator further includes a second storage chamber defined at a side of the first door, and configured to enable access to food stuffs while the first door remains closed and a second door located in a predetermined portion of the first door, and configured to open and close the second storage chamber, wherein a rotation direction of the second door is identical to a rotation direction of the first door.
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31 Claims
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1. A refrigerator comprising:
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a cabinet; a first storage chamber defined within the cabinet; a first door configured to open and close at least a portion of the first storage chamber, wherein a first depth of a first part of the first door is narrower than a second depth of a second part of the first door and a stepped portion of the first door is located where the first door changes from the first depth to the second depth; a handle provided at the stepped portion of the first door that enables a user to open and close the first door; a second storage chamber defined at a side of the first door, and configured to move with the first door when the first door moves between opened and closed positions; and a second door that is configured to open and close the second storage chamber, that enables access to the second storage chamber when the first door is oriented in a closed position, that is located at the first part of the first door that has the first depth, and that is spaced apart from the stepped portion of the first door, wherein, at the space between the stepped portion of the first door and a lower surface of the second door, the first door includes a recess that is recessed inward across the first door from a first portion of the first door that has the second depth and that is located at a first end of the first door to a second portion of the first door that has the first depth and that is located at a second end of the first door that is opposite the first end of the first door, wherein the recess enables the user to access the handle provided at the stepped portion of the first door through the space, and wherein a coupling part that rotatably couples the second door to the first door is located at the first portion of the first door that has the second depth. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A refrigerator comprising:
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a cabinet; a first storage chamber defined within the cabinet; a first door configured to open and close at least a portion of the first storage chamber, wherein a first depth of a first part of the first door is narrower than a second depth of a second part of the first door; a second storage chamber defined at a side of the first door, and configured to move with the first door when the first door moves between opened and closed positions; a second door that is configured to open and close the second storage chamber and that enables access to the second storage chamber when the first door is oriented in a closed position, wherein a rotation direction of the second door is identical to a rotation direction of the first door; a third storage chamber provided next to the first chamber; a third door that is configured to open and close the third storage chamber, and that enables access to the third storage chamber when the first door is oriented in a closed position, wherein a rotational direction of the third door is different from the rotational direction of the first and second doors; a first handle that is horizontally oriented, that is provided at the first door, and that is configured to facilitate access to the first storage chamber; and a second handle that is horizontally oriented in a manner aligned with the first handle, that is provided at the third door, and that is configured to facilitate access to the third storage chamber, wherein, at a space between the first handle and a lower surface of the second door, the first door includes a recess that is recessed inward across the first door from a first portion of the first door that has the second depth and that is located at a first end of the first door to a second portion of the first door that has the first depth and that is located at a second end of the first door that is opposite the first end of the first door, wherein the recess enables a user to access the first and second handles through the space, and wherein a coupling part that rotatably couples the second door to the first door is located at the first portion of the first door that has the second depth. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28)
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29. A refrigerator comprising:
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a cabinet; a first storage chamber defined within the cabinet; a first door configured to open and close at least a portion of the first storage chamber, wherein a first depth of a first part of the first door is narrower than a second depth of a second part of the first door; a second storage chamber defined at a side of the first door, and configured to move with the first door when the first door moves between opened and closed positions; a second door that is configured to open and close the second storage chamber and that enables access to the second storage chamber when the first door is oriented in a closed position; a third storage chamber provided next to the first chamber; a third door that is configured to open and close the third storage chamber and that enables access to the third storage chamber when the first door is oriented in a closed position, wherein a rotation direction of the third door is identical to a rotation direction of the first door; a first handle that is centered at approximately a midpoint of a height of the first door; and a second handle that is centered at approximately a midpoint of a height of the third door, wherein, at a space between an upper surface of the second part of the first door and a lower surface of the second door, the first door includes a recess that is recessed inward across the first door from a first portion of the first door that has the second depth and that is located at a first end of the first door to a second portion of the first door that has the first depth and that is located at a second end of the first door that is opposite the first end of the first door, and wherein a coupling part that rotatable couples the second door to the first door is located at the first portion of the first door that has the second depth. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31)
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