Refrigerator and door locking assembly for the same

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8985718
APP PUB NO 20140327354A1
SERIAL NO

14363343

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A door locking assembly for a refrigerator includes a pivoting shaft (20) mounted on the door (80) of a refrigerator along a vertical direction. A rotating member (30) defines a first end (31) pivotably connected with the pivoting shaft (20) and a second end (32). The elastic member (40) defines a first end (41) fixed on the door (80) and a second end (42) connected with the rotating member (30) so as to apply a force on the rotating member (30). A stopping member (10) is disposed on the door (80) and configured to stop the rotating member (30) at a predetermined position. The positioning member (50) is disposed on the cabinet (90) of the refrigerator and configured to engage with the second end (32) of the rotating member (30) so as to lock the door (80) onto the cabinet (90) when the door (80) is closed.

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Patent Owner(s)

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HEFEI MIDEA REFRIGERATOR CO LTD230601 NO 669 CHANGJIANG WEST ROAD HEFEI ANHUI HEFEI CITY ANHUI PROVINCE 230601
HEFEI HUALING CO LTD230601 NO 176 JINXIU AVENUE HEFEI ECONOMIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT ZONE ANHUI CHINA HEFEI CITY ANHUI PROVINCE 230601

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Inventor(s)

Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Chen, Hao Hefei, CN 1012 6150
Zhang, Haixing Hefei, CN 11 194

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