US 11,740,007 B2
Refrigerator and method for opening a refrigerator door
Minsub Kim, Seoul (KR); Hongsik Kwon, Seoul (KR); Dongjeong Kim, Seoul (KR); Jungjae Lee, Seoul (KR); and Jaehoon Shin, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on Feb. 3, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/592,177.
Application 17/592,177 is a continuation of application No. 16/938,568, filed on Jul. 24, 2020, granted, now 11,274,872.
Application 16/938,568 is a continuation of application No. 15/699,331, filed on Sep. 8, 2017, granted, now 10,746,457, issued on Aug. 18, 2020.
Application 15/699,331 is a continuation of application No. 15/532,806, granted, now 10,767,918, issued on Sep. 8, 2020, previously published as PCT/KR2016/004425, filed on Apr. 27, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2015-0058952 (KR), filed on Apr. 27, 2015; and application No. 10-2016-0001272 (KR), filed on Jan. 5, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0155002 A1, May 19, 2022
Int. Cl. F25D 23/02 (2006.01); F25D 29/00 (2006.01); E05F 15/619 (2015.01); H05B 47/16 (2020.01); E05F 15/75 (2015.01); F25D 27/00 (2006.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01); F25D 11/02 (2006.01); F21V 5/00 (2018.01); F21V 5/04 (2006.01); F21V 14/06 (2006.01); F21V 17/12 (2006.01); F21V 19/00 (2006.01); F21V 23/04 (2006.01); F21V 33/00 (2006.01); F21Y 115/10 (2016.01); F21W 131/305 (2006.01)
CPC F25D 23/028 (2013.01) [E05F 15/619 (2015.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01); E05F 15/75 (2015.01); F21V 5/008 (2013.01); F21V 5/04 (2013.01); F21V 14/06 (2013.01); F21V 17/12 (2013.01); F21V 19/0015 (2013.01); F21V 23/0471 (2013.01); F21V 33/0044 (2013.01); F25D 11/02 (2013.01); F25D 23/02 (2013.01); F25D 27/005 (2013.01); F25D 29/00 (2013.01); F25D 29/003 (2013.01); F25D 29/005 (2013.01); H05B 47/16 (2020.01); E05F 2015/765 (2015.01); E05Y 2400/44 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/45 (2013.01); E05Y 2400/858 (2013.01); E05Y 2900/31 (2013.01); F21W 2131/305 (2013.01); F21Y 2115/10 (2016.08); F25D 2323/021 (2013.01); F25D 2323/023 (2013.01); F25D 2600/02 (2013.01); F25D 2700/02 (2013.01); F25D 2700/04 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet defining a storage compartment, the storage compartment having a frontal access opening;
a door connected to the cabinet and configured to open and close the frontal access opening;
a first sensing assembly provided at a front side of the refrigerator;
a second sensing assembly provided at the front side of the refrigerator and configured to detect a presence of a user within a predetermined distance, wherein the first sensing assembly is configured to detect movement of the user based on a detection of the presence of the user within the predetermined distance by the second sensing assembly; and
a driving motor configured to open the door in a forward direction based on a detection of the movement of the user by the first sensing assembly, and
wherein the first sensing assembly is inclined with respect to the front side of the refrigerator and disposed at a position lower than the second sensing assembly.