Patent ID: 9389011
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: E05D,E05Y,F25D

Claim Text:
1. A refrigerator having a sliding door, comprising: a refrigerator body having an open front and internally forming a compartment space; a pair of sliding guides installed on the top and bottom of the refrigerator body, at least one door placed in front of the refrigerator body; and at least one sliding actuator configured to wherein the door has a pair of pivot supports, each being hinged to the other end of the sliding actuator, and the pivot supports are hinged distally to the top and bottom of the door, respectively, wherein the door is internally formed with an insertion groove for receiving the other end of the sliding actuator by a portion hinged to the door, wherein the slide actuator includes a pair of slider members, each slider member having one end provided with at least one roller rolling horizontally along the sliding guide and the other end hinged distally to each of the pivot supports, wherein the slider members in a pair have respective one end hinged to opposite ends of a connection bar, wherein said each slider member has a first actuating arm configured to have one end provided with the roller and the other end hinged distally to the connection bar and a second actuating arm extending a predetermined length along a direction perpendicular from the other end of the first actuating arm, wherein the second actuating arm has one end provided with an insertion groove stopper which is in gearing engagement with the insertion groove, and wherein the first actuating arm and the second actuating arm have a connection bar therebetween.