Patent ID: 6338536
Filing Date: 2002-01-15
Classification: E05B,E05C,E05F,E05Y,F25D

Abstract:
A door opening device which is mounted on a food storage apparatus including a body with a storage compartment, a door for opening and closing an opening of the storage compartment, and a magnet gasket holding the door in a closed state, the door opening device comprising:a generally cylindrical coil unit provided on the body of the food storage apparatus and having an axially extending through hole; a plunger provided in the hole of the coil unit so as to be axially moved with respect to the coil unit, the plunger being moved in one direction when the coil unit is energized, the plunger having two axial ends; and a pushing member provided on one axial end of the plunger so as to be moved with the plunger, the pushing member pushing the door in an opening direction against an adsorbing force of the magnet gasket when moved in said one direction with the plunger.