Patent ID: 9366472
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: E05D,E05F,E05Y,F25D

Claim Text:
1. A door assembly for a refrigerator, comprising: a hinge bracket having a first end fixed to a main body, the main body having a storage compartment formed therein and a door rotatably coupled thereto to open and close the storage compartment; a hinge shaft fixed to a second end of the hinge bracket, the hinge shaft defining an axis of rotation of the door; a motor provided in the door and rotatably coupled to the hinge shaft so as to rotate the door in a forward direction or a reverse direction about the hinge shaft, wherein the door and the motor are rotated together relative to the hinge shaft when the motor is driven, a link which fixes the hinge shaft to the second end of the hinge bracket; and a bore extending into the link, wherein the hinge shaft is received in the bore, and wherein a cross section of the bore including at least one flat section and at least one curved section so as to correspond to a cross section of the hinge shaft such that the hinge shaft remains stationary with the link and the hinge bracket fixed to the main body as the motor rotates with the door about the hinge shaft.