Patent ID: 7448705
Filing Date: 2008-11-11
Classification: E05Y,F25D

Abstract:
1. A side-by-side refrigerator comprising: a cabinet including left and right storage chambers; left and right doors for respectively opening and closing the left and right storage chambers; a door-opening apparatus for selectively opening the left and right doors; a driving motor rotated in designated regular and reverse directions; a main cam rotated by the driving motor; and a first sub-cam operated by the main cam for opening the left door, and a second sub-cam operated by the main cam for opening the right door, wherein the first sub-cam or the second sub-cam is respectively operated as the main cam is rotated in the regular direction or in the reverse direction, and wherein the first and second sub-cams are respectively provided with first and second restoring springs for returning the first and second sub-cams to their original positions after the left and right doors are opened.