Patent ID: 8388078
Filing Date: 2013-03-05
Classification: F25D

Abstract:
1. A refrigerator comprising: a cabinet; a first storage chamber defined within the cabinet; a first door configured to open and close at least a portion of the first storage chamber by rotating; a second storage chamber that is smaller than the first storage chamber, that is defined at a side of the first door, and that is configured to move with the first door when the first door rotates between opened and closed positions; a second door configured to open and close the second storage chamber by rotating in a same direction as the first door, that enables access to the second storage chamber when the first door is oriented in a closed position, and that includes a recessed portion at an uppermost edge of the second door at a side of the second door that faces the first door when the second door is oriented in a closed position, an uppermost edge of the second door being flush with an uppermost edge of the first door when the second door is oriented in a closed position and the recessed portion of the second door being a cutout region in an uppermost corner of the second door; and a hinge that attaches to an upper portion of the second door, that enables rotation of the second door, and that is located in the recessed portion at the uppermost edge of the second door such that the hinge is hidden by a front side of the second door when the second door is oriented in a closed position, the front side of the second door being a side of the second door that is furthest from the first door when the second door is oriented in a closed position and a main body of the hinge being accommodated in the cutout region in the uppermost corner of the second door.