Patent ID: 11920855
Assignee: EPTECH CO., LTD.
Field: Civil engineering (Other fields)
Classification: CPC E  F | IPC E  F

Claim 15:
16. A refrigerator comprising:
a cabinet having an upper storage space and a lower storage space;
an upper door configured to open or close the upper storage space;
an upper hinge configured to rotatably connect a top of the upper door to the cabinet;
a lower door configured to open or close the lower storage space;
a lower hinge configured to rotatably connect a bottom of the lower door to the cabinet; and
a multi-joint link hinge provided between the upper hinge and the lower hinge,
wherein the multi-joint link hinge comprises:
a hinge bracket provided with a base plate and first and second side walls extending from the base plate so as to be spaced apart from each other in a vertical direction, the base plate being configured to be coupled to the cabinet,
an upper linkage configured to support the upper door and to be rotatably coupled to a lower side of the upper door;
a lower linkage provided below the upper linkage and rotatably coupled to an upper side of the lower door, the upper and lower linkages configured to be received between the first and second side walls and axially coupled to the hinge bracket;
at least one rotation shaft rotatably coupling the upper and lower linkages to the hinge bracket, the at least one rotation shaft is to pass through the first and second side walls and the upper and lower linkages; and
a spacer provided between the first and second side walls, and the spacer to have the rotation shaft inserted through the spacer, and
wherein the spacer supports each portion of the upper and lower linkages penetrated by the rotation shaft to maintain a prescribed distance between the upper and lower linkages.