Patent ID: 6845545
Filing Date: 2005-01-25
Classification: E05F,E05Y,F25D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus to close a door of a refrigerator, comprising: a hinge mechanism having a first hinge shaft provided at the door to allow the door to be coupled to a refrigerator cabinet and to allow the door to be rotated about the hinge shaft; a tension spring provided in the refrigerator cabinet to apply a tension force to the door, to close the door; a shock absorbing unit to absorb shock generated when the door is closed by the tension spring, the shock absorbing unit to absorb shock includes a housing coupled to the cabinet and a movable shaft which is received in the housing at one end and connected with the door at the other end to be linearly moved in the housing, and wherein the tension spring is connected with the cabinet at one end and connected with the movable shaft at the other end to apply the tension force to close the door.