US 12,072,142 B2
Refrigerator
Daejin Choi, Seoul (KR); Donghoon Lee, Seoul (KR); Changwoan Yang, Seoul (KR); Dongjeong Kim, Seoul (KR); Wonsup Bae, Seoul (KR); and Jinsung Kim, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed by LG Electronics Inc., Seoul (KR)
Filed on May 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/316,761.
Application 18/316,761 is a continuation of application No. 17/585,023, filed on Jan. 26, 2022, granted, now 11,725,874.
Application 17/585,023 is a continuation of application No. 17/101,927, filed on Nov. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,274,878, issued on Mar. 15, 2022.
Application 17/101,927 is a continuation of application No. 16/825,009, filed on Mar. 20, 2020, granted, now 10,876,789, issued on Dec. 29, 2020.
Application 16/825,009 is a continuation of application No. 15/554,839, granted, now 10,612,836, issued on Apr. 7, 2020, previously published as PCT/KR2016/012607, filed on Nov. 3, 2016.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2015-0154816 (KR), filed on Nov. 4, 2015; and application No. 10-2016-0001300 (KR), filed on Jan. 5, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2023/0280090 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. F25D 25/02 (2006.01); A47B 88/457 (2017.01)
CPC F25D 25/025 (2013.01) [A47B 88/457 (2017.01); F25D 2700/02 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet with a storage space;
a door configured to rotate relative to the cabinet by a hinge, and to open and close at least a portion of the storage space;
a first sensor configured to sense a rotation angle of the door;
a drawer that is disposed in the storage space and that is configured to start to move from a first position to a second position when the first sensor senses a first rotation angle of the door;
a motor configured to supply a driving force to linearly move the drawer;
a second sensor configured to sense a position of the drawer; and
a controller configured to control the motor to move the drawer to the first position, when the first sensor senses a second rotation angle of the door.