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Refrigerator
10648725 · 2020-05-12 · ·

A refrigerator includes a cabinet having a storage chamber, a main door pivotably mounted to the cabinet while including an opening provided at an inside of the main door, and a stepped portion provided around the opening, a sub-storage chamber mounted at the inside of the main door, a sub-door mounted to the main door, to allow a user to have access to the sub-storage chamber, the sub-door having opposite side surfaces with front portions protruding forwards of a front surface of the main door while having a greater width than the opening and stepped portion between the front portions of the side surfaces, to cover the stepped portion by the side surfaces, and a hinge pivotably mounted to the main door and coupled to the sub-door while being bent at an intermediate portion thereof, to pivotably support the sub-door with respect to the main door.

Lock Assembly

A lock assembly including a lock mechanism, a guide, a strike plate and an alignment track. The lock mechanism includes a lock bolt transitionable between an unlocked orientation and a locked orientation. The guide is carried by the lock bolt and travels along a path that is both parallel and perpendicular to the strike plate as the lock bolt transitions between the unlocked orientation and locked orientation. The strike plate includes a strike plate opening through which the lock bolt passes when transitioning from the unlocked orientation to the locked orientation. The alignment track engages the guide for laterally aligning the lock bolt within the strike plate opening in a direction generally orthogonal to a plane in which the lock bolt travels when transitioning from the unlocked orientation to the locked orientation. Methods of operation and door assemblies including the lock assembly are provided.

Refrigerator and door opening and closing apparatus for refrigerator
10605518 · 2020-03-31 · ·

A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a main-door, the main-door, a sub-door, a restraint device that protrudes from a rear surface of the sub-door, a latch device located at the main-door and configured to selectively restrict movement of the restraint device, and an operation device located at the sub-door and configured to release the restraint device from the latch device. The latch device includes a latch configured to restrict movement of the restraint device from the latch based on rotation of the latch, a stopper configured to engage a side of the latch and limit movement of the latch, a pusher configured to push the stopper to cause the stopper to rotate, and an elastic member connected to the latch and to the stopper. The latch is configured to, based on rotation of the stopper, rotate and release restraint between the latch and the stopper.

Refrigerator and door opening and closing apparatus for refrigerator
10605518 · 2020-03-31 · ·

A refrigerator includes a cabinet, a main-door, the main-door, a sub-door, a restraint device that protrudes from a rear surface of the sub-door, a latch device located at the main-door and configured to selectively restrict movement of the restraint device, and an operation device located at the sub-door and configured to release the restraint device from the latch device. The latch device includes a latch configured to restrict movement of the restraint device from the latch based on rotation of the latch, a stopper configured to engage a side of the latch and limit movement of the latch, a pusher configured to push the stopper to cause the stopper to rotate, and an elastic member connected to the latch and to the stopper. The latch is configured to, based on rotation of the stopper, rotate and release restraint between the latch and the stopper.

DOOR HATCH ASSEMBLY
20200070635 · 2020-03-05 ·

There is provided a door hatch assembly for an aperture in a screen door, the assembly including a substantially round rim mountable on a periphery of the aperture; a static member mounted in the rim and configured to cover at least a first portion of the aperture; and a hatch engaged with the static member and movable over the static member to reversibly cover at least a second portion of the aperture.

Deadbolt assembly for simultaneously securing co-mounted doors together and actuating at least one deadbolt

A deadbolt assembly for securing co-mounted doors together and activating at least one deadbolt may include at least a first retention component and a first actuator interface mounted to or defined by a first coupling assembly of a key-side assembly operatively mounted to one of the co-mounted doors, and at least a second retention component and a second actuator interface mounted to or defined by a second coupling assembly of a lever-side assembly operatively mounted to the other of the co-mounted doors, at least one of the key-side assembly and the lever-side assembly including a deadbolt assembly having a deadbolt configured to be responsive to actuation thereof to extend a deadbolt therefrom, wherein actuation of the deadbolt assembly also causes the first and second retention components to secure the first and second coupling assemblies to one another.

Deadbolt assembly for simultaneously securing co-mounted doors together and actuating at least one deadbolt

A deadbolt assembly for securing co-mounted doors together and activating at least one deadbolt may include at least a first retention component and a first actuator interface mounted to or defined by a first coupling assembly of a key-side assembly operatively mounted to one of the co-mounted doors, and at least a second retention component and a second actuator interface mounted to or defined by a second coupling assembly of a lever-side assembly operatively mounted to the other of the co-mounted doors, at least one of the key-side assembly and the lever-side assembly including a deadbolt assembly having a deadbolt configured to be responsive to actuation thereof to extend a deadbolt therefrom, wherein actuation of the deadbolt assembly also causes the first and second retention components to secure the first and second coupling assemblies to one another.

Twist release mechanism for a multi-pane door assembly

A door assembly includes an inner door panel and an outer door panel pivotable with respect to the inner door panel, the inner door panel including a latch base. The outer door panel includes a handle assembly including a handle endcap, a handle body rotatable with respect to the handle endcap, and a latch bar connected with the handle body, the latch bar being detachably coupled to the latch base. The outer door panel is rotatable with respect to the inner door panel, such that the outer door panel can be rotated away from the inner door panel.

Twist release mechanism for a multi-pane door assembly

A door assembly includes an inner door panel and an outer door panel pivotable with respect to the inner door panel, the inner door panel including a latch base. The outer door panel includes a handle assembly including a handle endcap, a handle body rotatable with respect to the handle endcap, and a latch bar connected with the handle body, the latch bar being detachably coupled to the latch base. The outer door panel is rotatable with respect to the inner door panel, such that the outer door panel can be rotated away from the inner door panel.

LATCH MECHANISM FOR AN ENCLOSURE
20240133206 · 2024-04-25 · ·

An enclosure used to mount electrical equipment. The enclosure includes a wall mount section, a center section pivotally attached to the wall mount section along one side, and a latch mechanism securing the opposite side of the center section to the wall mount section. The latch mechanism is accessible only from the front of the enclosure. The latch mechanism has a front latch support, a rear latch support, a cam latch, and an actuation rod. The actuation rod extends through the front latch support and the rear latch support and is secured to the cam latch. The latch mechanism secures the wall mount section to the center section.